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Nothing you can do about that if you want to keep it.
You could eliminate the capacitance by fitting insulating washers around the pot bushings so they don't contact the plate, but firstly that will remove the shielding provided by the guard, and secondly I think the eddy currents are the bigger problem, since 60s Strats with a full shielding plate (which is more of a thick foil than a plate really) don't seem to suffer as much from it, and in any case capacitance shouldn't affect the bass response, whereas eddy currents will.
For what it's worth I think an anodized aluminium guard improves the sound of a traditional Strat, but I've never tried it on one with hotter pickups.
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