cavity shields

[franklin_Dudeacough]

I have a CIJ Jaguar and i'm just wondering if they shoul have the shields in the control cavities, coz mine doesn't have any, and the earth goes all around the body to the bridge cavity.
Any advice please???

[GreenKnee]

I have a CIJ Jaguar and i'm just wondering if they shoul have the shields in the control cavities, coz mine doesn't have any, and the earth goes all around the body to the bridge cavity.
Any advice please???

Both mine are the same. They have the black shielding paint, and there are common ground wires running from every switch and pickup, and the bridge, to the back of both of the volume and tone controls.


Have you an earth problem, or just enquiring?

Jack

[franklin_Dudeacough]

yeah from time to time, i've replaced all the switches and it seems to have helped a bit, i'm just wondering if it's worth getting some and see if it resolves it

[laterallateral]

My understanding of it is that early CIJ (as well as MIJ era) Jag/jazzies used to have copper plates but that that was phased out and substituted with paint at some point in the mid 90's.

[Phil O'Keefe]

I couldn't find any brass shields when I was doing my '75 Duo Sonic project, so I went down to a local metal supply place (K&M Metal here in Riverside) and bought a box of "brass shim stock". It's basically a roll of brass material 100" X 6" X .004". I think mine is a bit thinner than stock Fender brass (which I think - don't quote me on this - is .006" thick), but I wanted to make sure I could cut it to size relatively easily. It's easy to cut with standard kitchen scissors, and the slightly thicker stuff may be workable as well. IIRC, I paid $12 or so for the roll of brass.

The company that makes this stuff is called Lyon Industries. They even have a website and everything! Here's the info in case anyone else is interested in cutting their own brass shields:

www.lyonindustries.com

(800) 367-5966

If you do, please be careful - this stuff can be sharp and you can get cut pretty easily if you're careless.

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[franklin_Dudeacough]

thanks guys