Tims IB-6SL

[wokkaboy]

Hey Tim, good news the plan is coming together (like the A team haha)
yes I shielded pup cavities and control cavity. You will have to route out a small part of a cavity wall for one of the pots with a circuit board above it. Most important thing to do is make sure no lugs or wire threads short out on the shielding. Sometimes it causes a few headaches diagnosing where its shorting out but in the long run the bass will have less background interference. DB is probably up to his neck trying to release the Dingotone so hopefully your bone nut isn't too far off. You can probably use the plastic nut if you are waiting to drill the bridge in place

[wokkaboy]

Tim here's how I fit my preamp in the control cavity, before it was shielded. I can't remember the configuration but can let you know in terms of where each pot went - master volume, low/mid/high pots and volumes

[Timsan]

Sweet, thanks Wokka.

Got an email from dB. He's on it, but was waiting for more of the larger blanks to come in. I'm in the process of applying base coats at the moment, so no rush there.

I'll have a play around with the Tone Monster once the latest coat dries. See where I need to rout a bit of cavity away.

I guess I'd better order some shielding tape... did one pack last the distance, or will I need more than that?

[wokkaboy]

get DB to send the copper shielding with the bone nut. Up to you if you shield the pup cavities, for $7 a packet might as well get 2 packs

[Timsan]

Good point. If I have some tape left over it'll give me an excuse to order another kit!

[Fretworn]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from lawry on August 1, 2014, 17:22
God, I'd forgotten all about The A Team. And that's a good thing!

And yet that show was vastly superior to most of the garbage on TV these days.

[lawry]

Hi Tim. I did pretty much a carbon copy of what Wokka said. Definitely shield the cavities, it's just one more thing you can do to stop noise. But, as Wokka said, make sure the electronics don't touch it because it gets a bit tight in there. As for the nut, I went bone too and am very happy with it. I needed to do a bit of filing because I ripped the frets out. But I'd definitely recommend it.

[Timsan]

Copper tape is on it's way. Shielding will commence in the near future.

With the Tone Monster, do I need to run a grounding wire to the bridge? It doesn't look like I have one to run.

[lawry]

Yep. There's a connection point for extra earthing on the loom of the electronics. Easy!

[Timsan]

Sorry, Lawry, but I can't find where the ground wire goes...

Is it on one of the circuit boards, or somewhere else, like off one of the pots?