PaulThePlug Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) 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 11 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Bloody Hell !! Simple yet genius , cheers Paul I'll be using that 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 Few recent posts on pickup swaps etc... so though this might be worth a bump!.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Ace idea….. wish I’d seen this a couple of days ago 🤦🏻♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Harder Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 This is ingenious! ❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Or you could use firm neoprene-type foam under the pickups and not bother with springs. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted November 28 Share Posted November 28 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted December 13 Share Posted December 13 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 😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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