Fill surplus hole

[sdgrsr400]

Hi all, as per attached image, after replacing stock active electronics with passive p/u's in my Ibanez, I have a surplus 7mm hole.

Any suggestions on how to neatly cover it up (excluding sticking in another pot or switch)?

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[ahpook]

put a switch in - it'll cover the hole and you can call it what you like.

"the bass isn't really cutting through"

"hang on, i'll switch the resonance divider parameter loading"

/click/

"cool - that sounds much better"

[Bloodaxe]

[quote name='ahpook' post='644950' date='Nov 4 2009, 07:34 AM']put a switch in - it'll cover the hole and you can call it what you like.

"the bass isn't really cutting through"

"hang on, i'll switch the resonance divider parameter loading"

/click/

"cool - that sounds much better"

[/quote]

+1 - I call mine the DFA circuit (Does F All).

Useful for uppity guitards...

"Bass is a bit loud mate"

Looks down.. "Sorry, the DFA was on!" click.

Carry on as before.

100% success so far.

Pete.

[andyonbass]

Dunno if [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=60310&hl="]This thread[/url] will be of any use to you, depends if its the same size hole

[EBS_freak]

Not 7mm... but will something along these lines help you?

[url="http://maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=29944"]http://maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=29944[/url]

Food for thought maybe.

[mrcrow]

[quote name='ahpook' post='644950' date='Nov 4 2009, 07:34 AM']put a switch in - it'll cover the hole and you can call it what you like.

"the bass isn't really cutting through"

"hang on, i'll switch the resonance divider parameter loading"

/click/

"cool - that sounds much better"

[/quote]

exactly...you may need that hole someday

i put a little plastic cap thingy off of my diy kitchen cabinet left overs..the colour was beige
just a dab of bostik and it sits there...or they do...they covered the holes used for a bridge ashtray on my fender

Edited December 3, 2009 by mrcrow

[sdgrsr400]

As the thread has been revived, I thought I'd let you know what I did (and thanks for everyone's suggestions).

In a local hardware store I got a washing up mop which had an 8mm wood dowel handle:
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I cut off about 25mm from the end, and then put this stub in an electric drill to act as as kind of lathe. Then run the drill and with sandpaper I gradually sanded down the end until it was a snug push fit into the hole, flush to the top. Then I put some wood finishing oil on the plug to seal it and make its colour match the top a little better. Now, from a metre or more away it's not really visible:
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The knobs are new, brushed aluminium ones from Maplin: I think I prefer them to the matt black ones shown above, but I'm still looking for the perfect knob (er, perhaps I should rephrase that... ).

[mrcrow]

you are a real engineer!!

my vote is for the black knobs...pups and bridge...i have some fender ex precision type but only 2...even so the black feels good..they are plastic and warm to the touch

cheers

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[sdgrsr400]

Well, interestingly enough, on this Ibanez SR1205 instrument for the 1995 figured maple top/maple body version they offered it with gold hardware, then for the 1996 figured maple top/mahogany body they used black hardware. Here's the respective catalogue images from the Ibanez register:

The other visible change is on the 5pc thru-neck, changing from maple/walnut construction to maple/wenge (f/b remained rosewood).

Personally, I rather like the gold finish, I don't think it looks too bling and suits the light top wood colour. I'll be checking out my options on converting to that look: the tuners are Gotoh so shouldn't be a problem but a new bridge might have to be a non-OE part.