JohnDaBass Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I have just ordered a Jess Loureiro 51 P split coil PUP for a new Bitsa project and I was wondering if anyone knew where I could source a Plastic cover to fit over the Pickup? The body for the project is an over sized Telecaster Guitar shape and I wanted to keep the appearance as simple as possible. I have a habit of resting my thumb on the PUP body on my P basses and I wanted some sort of plastic cover to protect the Jess Loureiro PUP from damage. The last resort is to fit a Jazz Bass chrome PUP cover as it is narrower than the 51 P PUP cover or standard P PUP cover. Anyone have any solutions? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 A nice little job for someone with a 3D printer perhaps...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDaBass Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 2 hours ago, ikay said: A nice little job for someone with a 3D printer perhaps...? Any body got a 3D printer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Don't know if the guitar version is the same size as the bass, if so these may fit: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NECK-PICKUP-COVER-FOR-FENDER-TELECASTER-ETC-CHROME-BLACK-GOLD/191496827037?hash=item2c9619b09d:m:mvQNdektJVE-nW5MaQ8OyXA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Unfortunately a Tele guitar pup is quite a bit smaller than a 51 P ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threedaymonk Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I do 3D printing. If you can give me the precise dimensions, I'd be happy to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDaBass Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 7 hours ago, threedaymonk said: I do 3D printing. If you can give me the precise dimensions, I'd be happy to help. Hi Monk, That's sounds fantastic, I'll PM you a sketch of the pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDaBass Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 We who participate in the Bass Chat community are truly blessed with a wealth of knowledge and experience. We enjoy contributions from bassists, other musicians, artisans, crafts men & women, engineers of many disciplines, technicians and Hobbyists. It was one such design engineer, “threedaymonk”, who kindly offered to manufacture a plastic Pup cover for my Jess Loureiro 51P split coil Pup. Paul & I shared drawings of the Pup and he went away and designed a 3D printed Pup cover. Here are his CAD renderings and a photo of the cover actually being manufactured. Having remembered the sadly missed Brother Dave evangelizes in his review of his own Fender 51 RI on his website (which survives his passing). WARNING! You should NEVER USE THIS PICKUP AS A THUMBREST because there is no plastic cover like on the other Fender bass pickups you may be accustomed to using as a thumbrest. This is partly why these originally came with a big chrome pickup cover. If you apply too much pressure with your thumb, you can break off the fiberboard top of the bobbin and the poles will then fall out on the floor. I’ve heard this can also happen if a string gets popped too hard and catches under the fiberboard bobbin top. Once the bobbin top pulls off the pickup it won’t work until you replace the pickup. It doesn't get softer or lose tone, it is DEAD SILENT. I wanted to make my 51&3/4s Tele-P as robust as possible so it made sense to seek a solution for protecting the Pup. Paul has posted the finished Pup cover and it should be with me on Tuesday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Wouldn't it be easier to fit a simple thumbrest/tug bar where you want it, close to the pup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 On 29/09/2018 at 16:15, JohnDaBass said: We who participate in the Bass Chat community are truly blessed with a wealth of knowledge and experience. We enjoy contributions from bassists, other musicians, artisans, crafts men & women, engineers of many disciplines, technicians and Hobbyists. It was one such design engineer, “threedaymonk”, who kindly offered to manufacture a plastic Pup cover for my Jess Loureiro 51P split coil Pup. Paul & I shared drawings of the Pup and he went away and designed a 3D printed Pup cover. Here are his CAD renderings and a photo of the cover actually being manufactured. Having remembered the sadly missed Brother Dave evangelizes in his review of his own Fender 51 RI on his website (which survives his passing). WARNING! You should NEVER USE THIS PICKUP AS A THUMBREST because there is no plastic cover like on the other Fender bass pickups you may be accustomed to using as a thumbrest. This is partly why these originally came with a big chrome pickup cover. If you apply too much pressure with your thumb, you can break off the fiberboard top of the bobbin and the poles will then fall out on the floor. I’ve heard this can also happen if a string gets popped too hard and catches under the fiberboard bobbin top. Once the bobbin top pulls off the pickup it won’t work until you replace the pickup. It doesn't get softer or lose tone, it is DEAD SILENT. I wanted to make my 51&3/4s Tele-P as robust as possible so it made sense to seek a solution for protecting the Pup. Paul has posted the finished Pup cover and it should be with me on Tuesday. Hi , I’ve been looking for one of these for my Harley Benton 51 bass. Do you think I might acquire one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDaBass Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Quilly said: Hi , I’ve been looking for one of these for my Harley Benton 51 bass. Do you think I might acquire one ? You need to contact @threedaymonk he's the engineering genius who crafted the cover for me. He's a real gent!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 28/09/2019 at 18:36, JohnDaBass said: You need to contact @threedaymonk he's the engineering genius who crafted the cover for me. He's a real gent!! Cheers - Paul has sorted me for one of these 😀 Although I appreciate the bare bobbin look, its not very ergonomic and makes me nervous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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