Jaguar grounding issue

[no-logic]

My Jaguar is noisey and I know from a search that all the cavities have to be grouded to each other to eliminate the noise. I saw the pic of the copper shielding tape coming up over the edge of the cavity and making contact with the shielded bottom of the pickguard. My question is how and what should the copper tape be attached to inside the cavity? Does it have to be anchored to the cavity wall with a screw? Is there another way? And should all the cavities ultimately be grounded to the back of a pot?

 

[no-logic]

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[no-logic]

I did some serious research and answered my own question here. So I thought I would pass it on. It seems that some of the better quality copper shielding tapes have a conductive adhesive on them so they are condutive on both sides. So the piece is actually stuck to the inside of the cavity and folded over the top of the cavity to make contact with the shielded bottom of the pickguard. The adhesive side, being conductive, will provide the ground contact to the back side of the copper tape to the painted cavity and the copper side provides the ground to the bottom of the pickguard. In other words, the tape is condutive on both sides.

 

[Basshole]

Any clue on the source for the "good" tape with the conductive adhesive? My red Jag is noisy. I think I may need to do this too.

 

[ModmanQ6]

Any clue on the source for the "good" tape with the conductive adhesive? My red Jag is noisy. I think I may need to do this too.

Stewart MacDonald
My Jag had the same issue, but GC fixed it under the 30 day satisfaction guarantee period... I bought the 3 pack of copper tape for my Tele. Be careful when smoothing out the tape, it has sharp edges and will cut you if you let it...(I learned this the hard way...)

 

[no-logic]

Just thought I would update. I bought some conductive shielding tape and connected all 4 cavities and the Jag is as quiet as can be. I just cut a few 1/4" wide strips and stuck them to the inside wall of the cavity and up over the edge so they would contact the shielded bottom of the pickguard once it is reinstalled. Hense all cavities are connected through the tape and pickguard. This was in some previsous threads here but I thought I would just pass it on that it does work. Easy fix......quiet Jag. I'm a happy guy.