Copper Shielding Guitar Tape - Foil Tape EMI Blocking, Crafts, Electrical Repairs, Conductive Adhesive Copper Shielding Tape for Guitars Grounding

I replaced an aluminum pick guard with a plastic one, but it needed shielding. I applied the copper tape and my jazzmaster is actually quieter now than with the original guard. Amazing product.n

I've used this on less expensive strat style guitars, which often have hum problems. I like this foil because the adhesive is conductive. Also the foil is fairly thick which makes it durable when you're pressing it into place, it won't tear. Also being copper and fairly thick, you can solder a ground wire right down on the surface. There's videos online that show how to use this. It's not that hard and can really quiet down a noisy guitar. In a nutshell, you take off your strings, take off your pick guard and pickups. This tape is applied to the inside of the guitar cavities, and the backside of the pick guard, forming a shielded enclosure for you pickups, pots, switches and internal wiring. Cuts the hum or "buzz" way down. Makes your guitar quiet, so you only hears the sounds that you're playing. Update: I ordered again, this time for an American Standard Strat. It already had conductive paint, but still had a little hum in the 1, 3, 5 switch positions (single pickup selections). I had taken it apart to do some wiring mods, so while I was at it, I used this copper foil to completely line all the inside cavities. I think this newer roll was just a little thinner, I'd guess 10% less thickness than the same item I ordered before. But it was fine, actually a little easier to form into the inside corners, and plenty sturdy enough. Sine the adhesive is conductive, it's no problem if you have little gaps here and there. You can just make little patches as needed. Make sure to ground it and you're good to go. Oh, one thing to watch out for, the output jack might get shorted to ground if it touches the copper foil (yes I shielded that cavity too). Easy fix is to put a piece of black plastic electrical tape around the outside of that contact for the tip of the plug. And yes, it did quiet down almost all of the hum in the 1, 3, 5 switch positions. It also quieted the humbucker positions 2 and 4, so you can still a difference. Then again, when I'm using high gain, I always use the bridge and middle pups. P.s. There's a bunch of sellers for products like this, but in my research this was the best quaility and value. Just my opinion, YMMV.

I thought this product was great. I had plenty enough copper tape to cover the control well of a Stratocaster type guitar, soldered a spot for the ground wire. Enough tape for the inward facing side of the pick guard. Easy to work with, sticks great, Will do the job unless your a minus 2 IQ type.

So I was not sure about this stuff. I watched a bunch of YouTube videos about shielding, etc. and finally decided the best thing to do was try it myself. The roll has enough copper tape to do ABOUT two guitars depending what they are and how you do it. I took apart some of my Teles and Strats and installed the copper tape. Bottom line is that it did cut down the noise on all the single coil guitars to varying degrees. You can see the highest “before” noise on my iPhone db meter and the lowest “after” noise in the photos. All the before and after db readings were within this range. They were taken “hands off” at full guitar volume and at normal playing volume on my “stack” ( a GK 250ML on top of a Dean Markley 80W combo). I will keep using this copper tape whenever I build a single coil guitar and recommend it to others. For the price and ease of installation it’s worth it and cheap insurance against buzz! Shan CEO Snow Guitars

Worked great for my guitar build! I had lots of grounding issues, but this fixed it right away! It’s a great price and got me through two guitars, I definitely recommend it.

Installed in all guitar cavities with ease, Checked for continuity with no issues. Good product. One roll was just enough to completely shield a Fender Vintage Telecaster.

I used this to shield a new Strat build. There was JUST enough to do a complete job: All body cavities, (pickups, controls, and jack), and the back of the pick guard surrounding the pickup cutouts. The material was just thick enough to allow it to easily conform to the shapes required, without tearing. The adhesive holds very well and is conductive as advertised. There was thing that I found strange, though not actually a problem. I used a Warmoth pick guard in S/S/S configuration, which comes with a silvery, (Aluminum? Stainless?), shielding around the control mounting holes. I brought the edge of the copper shielding over the edge of the silver, and made sure it was pressed down firmly. When the job was done, I took out my DVM and tested the results. Good continuity throughout, except that there was a high, (appx. 140 ohms), resistance across the silver/copper junction. I checked the surface of the silver material, and found nothing which would cause this. Placing both probes on the silver surface showed 0 ohms, the same result as for the copper. I bent a piece of the copper in half, so it contacted the silver, surface to surface, and tested using the probes on the silver and the folded side of the copper, and there was no conductivity loss. It appears that the conductivity of the adhesive is somehow compromised when contacting the shielding supplied on the Warmoth pick guard. As I said, this is not really a problem because the body shielding extends onto the surface of the body appx 1/8", and therefore will contact the pick guard shielding surface to surface, allowing full continuity. Just something to keep in mind. If I had one request, it would be to ship 72" instead of 60". Another foot would be nice, and really come in handy if you happen to screw something up.

Works well for eliminating or quieting buzz. The adhesion is good and the product actually sticks well to both raw wood and uneven surfaces. The product is easy to cut and use. Thickness is just right (not too thick not too thin) It’s durable enough to contour around rough and uneven surfaces without tearing. I bought the smaller size roll which literally comes in a prescription bottle with an annoying child proof lid, but this size was more than enough to do two Les Paul style guitars. Value is good … even considering the smaller sized version (Because it works)