Pickup Fitting Tip

[PaulThePlug]

Hate the whole 'Hack' thing... How many times has the 'spring gone ping' and stuck to the magnet on the underside... so here is a P Bass Pickup Fitting Tip... works equally well for J and other pups...

I added a foam off cut to the body, as the foam on the back of the pickups was not thick enough to hold the bobbins in the covers... the pickups were too low and the springs were also getting fully compressed...

Cocktail sticks in the screw holes... Springs on... then pups over the cocktail sticks... you can get a pointy thing in there to sort the wiring run.

Remove one stick at a time and replace with adjustment screw...

Use a sandwich bag between screwdriver tip and screw head to protect finish.

 

I like a fairly compressed spring as it makes the pup a stronger anchor, lightly compressed springs, and/or soft or lightly compressed foam allow a lot of movement... pushing in.

Edited June 23, 2023 by PaulThePlug

[kodiakblair]

Bloody Hell !!

 

Simple yet genius , cheers Paul I'll be using that 🙂

[PaulThePlug]

Few recent posts on pickup swaps etc... so though this might be worth a bump!..

[Rayman]

Ace idea….. wish I’d seen this a couple of days ago 🤦🏻‍♂️

[Groove Harder]

This is ingenious! ❤️

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Or you could use firm neoprene-type foam under the pickups and not bother with springs.

[Dan Dare]

On 19/11/2024 at 15:48, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

Or you could use firm neoprene-type foam under the pickups and not bother with springs.

 

I've used foam pieces cut from a thin camping mattress, which works. It's closed cell foam, so does not compress too much. You can use part of what's left over to make a mat to place between your head and cab.

[bremen]

On 28/11/2024 at 22:49, Dan Dare said:

 

I've used foam pieces cut from a thin camping mattress, which works. It's closed cell foam, so does not compress too much. You can use part of what's left over to make a mat to place between your head and cab.

Sounds comfy 😉