Shielding paint.

[gary mac]

It's about time that I got around to shielding all the cavities on mine and my daughters VMJ basses.

Can anyone recommend a product and supplier.

I'm thinking of a brush applied product, rather than foil.


Thanks in advance.


Gary.

[Krysbass]

[quote name='gary mac' post='734947' date='Feb 4 2010, 12:31 PM']It's about time that I got around to shielding all the cavities on mine and my daughters VMJ basses.

Can anyone recommend a product and supplier.

I'm thinking of a brush applied product, rather than foil.


Thanks in advance.


Gary.[/quote]

I used conductive silver paint, sold by Maplin (you can order online) to screen the electronics cavity on a cheap Stagg fretless I was upgrading. I seem to remember it cost about £7 for a small pot, which was just enough to screen 1 bass. I used foil too, to line the inside of the plastic electronics cover on the back of the bass. This combination works perfectly.

Hope this helps.

[AlanP2008]

[quote name='Krysbass' post='735008' date='Feb 4 2010, 01:26 PM']I used conductive silver paint, sold by Maplin (you can order online) to screen the electronics cavity on a cheap Stagg fretless I was upgrading. I seem to remember it cost about £7 for a small pot, which was just enough to screen 1 bass. I used foil too, to line the inside of the plastic electronics cover on the back of the bass. This combination works perfectly.

Hope this helps.[/quote]

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is cheap, quicker to apply than layers of conductive paint, easily soldered, and very effective...

[yorks5stringer]

Copper tape is very quick, shielding paint however takes a few days to dry.

Edited February 4, 2010 by yorks5stringer

[gary mac]

Thanks chaps.
Maybe I'll go with the foil option then.

[Metalmoore]

I used some copper foil and my jazz is silent. does have a audere in it so dunno if that helps with the buzz

[Lfalex v1.1]

Go hardcore! Use copper foil tape, solder it to ground, and THEN paint it with the Graphite Acrylic Resin paint!!! Now that's [i]noiseless[/i]!

[BassBunny]

I got my Copper Sheet and Copper Tape from here. £5.00 for the lot.
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[gabson]

spray mount some kitchen foil into the cavity for the cheapest option!

[Count Bassy]

[quote name='gabson' post='737811' date='Feb 7 2010, 02:13 AM']spray mount some kitchen foil into the cavity for the cheapest option![/quote]

Problem is that aluminium is only half as conductive as copper, tends to tear, and is a pig to solder to.
I would say go with the copper foil, and try to get the stuff with the conductive adhesive.