How much shielding tape would you need for a jazzmaster routed for three humbuckers?

[Rick]

I'm thinking one roll of copper shielding tape, and one copper shielding sheet. Of course, I'd put a blob of solder to connect each sheet. Does that make sense? Sheet would go on the bottom and the tape around edges.

 

[Hodgo]

I'm thinking one roll of copper shielding tape, and one copper shielding sheet. Of course, I'd put a blob of solder to connect each sheet. Does that make sense? Sheet would go on the bottom and the tape around edges.

Seems like it would be sufficient. All of the various copper shielding I’ve gotten has always been conductive on both sides and didn’t need any additional solder if there was overlap.

A 55mL bottle of MG Chemicals shielding paint would cover the job too!

 

[Strat Avenger]

You don't need any.

 

[JohnnyHardtail]

One roll is overkill IMO. I would only shield around the control cavity. The humbuckers will have proper grounding and shielding of their own.

 

[Rick]

Johnny, that's interesting ... so just shield the cavity that has the output jack, and the pots, and then the upper cavity that has the switch, and if someday I change from a humbucker to a regular jazzmaster pup, then shield those sections. Mmh. I've always been a humbucker / noiseless user so the idea of shielding is new to me.

 

[JohnnyHardtail]

The pickup selector is the main candidate for shielding. Whether you have a blade switch or toggles, some shielding to ground around the switch body is a good idea IMO. Pickup wires to humbuckers are shielded already so I would not bother with shielding there.