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| Author: | jncllc [ Sun Jul 11, 2010 9:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Hollowbodys and shielding |
Are hollow & semi- hollowbody ( es35 style) controls shielded? I'm thinking of building a single cutaway semi-hollowbody with the f-holes and solid centerblock and was wondering how you would shield the electronics? |
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| Author: | Stuart Gort [ Sun Jul 11, 2010 11:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hollowbodys and shielding |
A lot of manufacturers don't do this but I hate RF noise in the system when trying to record. There are many ways to do it but I think the easiest way for a semi-hollow body would be to paint the inside cavities with conductive paint prior to gluing up the body, and then run a ground to each cavity. Not sure how that might look when finished.....whether it would show too terribly bad through the f-hole, but if it's good paint the shield will function. http://www.semicro.org/silverpaint-18silver15g.aspx |
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| Author: | peters instruments [ Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hollowbodys and shielding |
if they make a conductive paint that was black i wouldnt think that would be an issue at all, your wouldnt even notice it. |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hollowbodys and shielding |
I just use shielded cable. Seems to work fine. |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hollowbodys and shielding |
I think you can follow Barry's advice with total confidence. I used shielded cable on my archtop, and it's a very quiet, hum-free guitar. I did ground my strings to the output jack via the tailpiece. Not sure whether that made a difference, but it sure didn't hurt. |
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