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slug/snail repellent adhesive copper tape shielding :)

Pimmsley

Pimmsley

Nov 29, 2012
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Melbourne, Australia
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So I was buying stuff at the local DIY home improvement store (in Melbourne Australia) when I happened upon this product in the pesticide aisle... I've been planning on shielding two newish basses that have passive single coil pups (jazz and a CV 50's P)

It's just over an inch wide and 4 meters long for $6.90 AU

The adhesive is amazing, non-conductive but you can solder to it very easily...

It went down a treat, and little overlaps produced a perfect contact that tested 100%... very impressed.

Does anyone else use this type of product to shield their basses ?
 

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I'm not sure if Ill be able to find that here.....I mean our snails are like the size of a marble. Aren't they about the size of a softball in Australia? :hiding:

I'll see if I can find it around here. I've been wanting to shield my jazz as well.
 
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Geroi Asfalta said:
I'm not sure if Ill be able to find that here.....I mean our snails are like the size of a marble. Aren't they about the size of a softball in Australia? :hiding:

I'll see if I can find it around here. I've been wanting to shield my jazz as well.
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well, not really... lol... toads yes :D

hope there is something for you, so cheap, probably half the price in the U.S. if there is something equivalent.

Here are the cavity shots, forgot to take one of the CV's pup cavity shielding I did...
 
#6
One big disadvantage of this shielding!

Afterwards you play MUCH too SLOW ... :D

Haven't ever seen this in Germany.
Maybe because everyone in Germany uses beer-traps against snails?! A small cup of beer put into the earth.

Beer won't help you to solve the humming.
But enough beer (in you - not the bass) solves the problem because you don't mind anymore ... :D
 
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pghjeeper said:
Pimmsley nice work and a nice find and quality work on the install
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Thanks pg ! I'm very happy with it, the adhesive is strong but also allows a little adjustment if you need to peel it back up and re-apply, perfect width for the job and solder took to it straight away...
I didn't trust the factory black conductive paint that was in there as it didn't really test up as conductive on my meter ?!?
I did notice a lot less noise (buzz,hum) after I did the pickup cavity in the CV 50's P, so a worthwhile exercise and cheap.
:D
 
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Recently bought the 2" x 180" roll from Stewmac for $20, shielded my Fender Amer Dlx J5(used maybe 4 feet and I shielded every sq. inch(had less then 2" of waist)) and have enough left over for at least 2 more basses. Still a great find when you want to do it NOW and not wait for shipping. Do we even have to worry about snails in the states , not in NYC ? wonder if we have it here ?
 
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TWISTEDSTRINGS said:
Recently bought the 2" x 180" roll from Stewmac for $20, shielded my Fender Amer Dlx J5(used maybe 4 feet and I shielded every sq. inch(had less then 2" of waist)) and have enough left over for at least 2 more basses. Still a great find when you want to do it NOW and not wait for shipping. Do we even have to worry about snails in the states , not in NYC ? wonder if we have it here ?
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Impatience was a major selling point ;)
The stewmac roll sounds like a good deal. Maybe the Hamptons ? I hear the tomatoes are huge... Lol.
 

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