Members gardo Posted May 7, 2018 Members Share Posted May 7, 2018 How to eliminate pickguard static . Dryer sheets only work for a while. Is the static generated between the pg and the fingers or between the pg and the body.? I hear it when my hand moves so I'm guessing it's the fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted May 8, 2018 Members Share Posted May 8, 2018 Wow, that's a new one. Sorry I have no advice, but hope you get some good answers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted May 8, 2018 Members Share Posted May 8, 2018 I don't know either but would putting a piece of shielding foil on the underside and soldering a ground wire to that help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted May 8, 2018 Members Share Posted May 8, 2018 Possibly. I do that to all my strat type guitars to shield emf and ive never had static issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted May 8, 2018 Members Share Posted May 8, 2018 Try respelling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted May 8, 2018 Author Members Share Posted May 8, 2018 picky,picky but there you go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted May 8, 2018 Members Share Posted May 8, 2018 lol. and the static? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted May 8, 2018 Members Share Posted May 8, 2018 If the pick guard cellulite? Most pick guards on Strat type guitars are made of PVC. Along with the grounded foil they typically shouldn't be developing any static. The ground foil should bleed it off immediately. Other plastics may generate higher static levels but I've never seen it happen. As far as what's generating it - it takes cool and very dry conditions to generate static. Typically a natural fiber like the hair on your arms or a wool shirt will do it when rubbed against an ungrounded insulator like a glass or plastic rod. As far as eliminating it the foil will do the trick. You cant use regular furniture polish too. It typically contains allot of moisture and waxes which should help dissipate any charges. Wear different shirts too. I don't think you need to resort to shaving your arms. I suppose after applying the foil you could also wipe a thin coat of fabric softener inside the cavity and let it dry. Water it down and It should carry away all static. Its the silicone in it that does the trick. Silicone is a conductor for static and prevents it from building up. I still have a gallon of optical polish called Brillinize I've used in my industry for 40 years. Its mostly water and silicone. We used it on copier machines and printers. The static when feeding paper over the glass became so strong it would slow the feed belts till they stopped. You treat it with that polish and it killed all the static.We used to sprits the carpet in front of the machine too so peoples shoes wouldn't generate a spark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted May 8, 2018 Members Share Posted May 8, 2018 I've had the same issue on a friend's Tele. I foiled the back of the pickguard, and made sure it went to ground. Shielding paint helped also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted May 8, 2018 Author Members Share Posted May 8, 2018 Shielding seems like a good idea. . I also found a video. This guy claims that sanding the back of the pg will cure it. [video=youtube_share;JX54CwIfPIc] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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