Alright, I hope this thread actually gets somewhere. I'm in need of help.

A buddy of mine recently informed me a little about shielding the inside of my guitar (under the pick-guard) to drastically reduce noise.

I have a 2001 USA Strat. It gets EXTREMELY noisy sometimes. A buddy spotted it one day and told me I could take the pickguard off and coat the bottom side of the pick guard with aluminum tape (the tape used on duct-work. aluminum foil with a sticky side). After that, he told me to coat the inside of the guitar with the same. Just carefully cut out the tape and cover the entire inside. Then, when I screw on the pickguard, everything but the pickups is now inside a shell of aluminum.

Does anyone else know anything about this? Is there something else I should do? I've decided not to upgrade the pickups, but I am trying desperately to get rid of the noise!

Any ideas? Sound kosher?

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