Direct Mounting?

InTheRavensName · 11-22-2006, 06:09 PM

what's the deal with this, does it alter tone? can you do it if you have pickup rings fitted? how? IS IT WORTH IT?

thanks all

noodles · 11-22-2006, 06:17 PM

It has absolutely no effect on tone. If you want to fit rings, you can, as long as you have enough clearance between the top of the guitar and the strings.

Stitch · 11-22-2006, 06:20 PM

It looks better. I find it hard to believe 350g of mass on the body screwed in rather than suspended on springs imrpoves tone - its not even like the whole pickup touches the body for a higher contact area between vibrating surfaces - its just the pickup legs that touch the body.

ohio_eric · 11-22-2006, 06:23 PM

But Eddie Van Halen says it sounds better and .....wait....nevermind.

Anyway I'm with stitch216, it all boils down to how you wants your guitar to look.

InTheRavensName · 11-22-2006, 06:36 PM

aha cool...

thanks guys

how do I do it? haha...n00b question but...what screws etc

TonyFlyingSquirrel · 11-22-2006, 08:38 PM

I HAVE PICKUP RING MOUNTING SCREWS MOUNTING MY PICKUPS TO THE BODY. YOU REALLY DON'T NEED ANY MORE THAN THAT.

eaeolian · 11-22-2006, 11:23 PM

I'd use wood screws, the right size to pass through the "feet" of the pickup without threading into them. I owned a direct mount guitar that actually had the inserts (like for trem studs) for the pickups to screw into. That may have been overkill. My guitar came with springs and huge hunk of neoprene underneath it. Now it's got neoprene and 70 lbs of foam.

7 Dying Trees · 11-22-2006, 11:42 PM

No difference, direct mount pickups are padded with foam, so the onlyvibrational transfer would be through a screw, and even then the foam would have a damepening effect.

Personally i find pickup rings make life easier when you want to adjust pickup height.

InTheRavensName · 11-23-2006, 12:07 PM

Good call guys! Thanks

NickCormier · 11-24-2006, 10:40 AM

All I know is that rings on a 7 looks retarded.. just like direct mounting on 6's look retarded o_O

11-22-2006, 06:09 PM	#1
InTheRavensName Metal Machine =) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Derby, UK Posts: 2,754 Real Name: Ross The Great Main Seven: 666 strings only Rig: POD XTLive Thanked: 7	Direct Mounting? what's the deal with this, does it alter tone? can you do it if you have pickup rings fitted? how? IS IT WORTH IT? thanks all Sabaton

11-22-2006, 06:17 PM	#2
noodles I'm your huckleberry • Super Moderator • Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Woodbridge, VA Posts: 17,641 Real Name: Dave Main Seven: KxK V7 - The Emo Killer Rig: Roadster/GMaj/4x12 Thanked: 291	It has absolutely no effect on tone. If you want to fit rings, you can, as long as you have enough clearance between the top of the guitar and the strings. Noodles Division: American Metal without the suck. sales@kxkguitars.com "Somewhere along the way, the Straight Talk Express lost some wheels..." --Barack Obama on John McCain

11-22-2006, 06:23 PM	#4
ohio_eric He loves you Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,363 Main Seven: Schecter Jeff Loomis Sig Rig: Boss GT-8 Thanked: 180	But Eddie Van Halen says it sounds better and .....wait....nevermind. Anyway I'm with stitch216, it all boils down to how you wants your guitar to look. The only proof he needed for the existance of God was music. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Without music, life would be a mistake. Friedrich Nietzsche

11-22-2006, 08:38 PM	#6
TonyFlyingSquirrel Warmoth Sales Join Date: May 2006 Location: Puyallup, Washington: www.warmoth.com Posts: 1,228 Real Name: Flying Squirrel Main Seven: IBANEZ RG7620RB Rig: L6PXTL/TFS6/RG7620RB Thanked: 34	I HAVE PICKUP RING MOUNTING SCREWS MOUNTING MY PICKUPS TO THE BODY. YOU REALLY DON'T NEED ANY MORE THAN THAT. WWW.MYSPACE.COM/TONYFLYINGSQUIRRELMUSIC http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...?bandID=268162 Please direct all Warmoth related inquiries directly to Warmoth, here's that link; http://www.warmoth.com/customerservice/customer.cfm

11-22-2006, 11:23 PM	#7
eaeolian The Church of SEVEN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Woodbridge, VA Posts: 8,076 Real Name: Mike Main Seven: Jackson CS Soloist 7 Rig: Mesa Triple Recto Thanked: 30	I'd use wood screws, the right size to pass through the "feet" of the pickup without threading into them. I owned a direct mount guitar that actually had the inserts (like for trem studs) for the pickups to screw into. That may have been overkill. My guitar came with springs and huge hunk of neoprene underneath it. Now it's got neoprene and 70 lbs of foam. Division - American metal that doesn't suck. Much. Even on MySpace, and Soundclick, too.

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11-22-2006, 06:20 PM	#3
Stitch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 7,130 Real Name: Simon Main Seven: Ibanez RG7420 & S7420FMTW Main ERG: Orion OG8 Rig: Peavey 6505 Thanked: 110	It looks better. I find it hard to believe 350g of mass on the body screwed in rather than suspended on springs imrpoves tone - its not even like the whole pickup touches the body for a higher contact area between vibrating surfaces - its just the pickup legs that touch the body.

11-22-2006, 06:36 PM	#5
InTheRavensName Metal Machine =) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Derby, UK Posts: 2,754 Real Name: Ross The Great Main Seven: 666 strings only Rig: POD XTLive Thanked: 7	aha cool... thanks guys how do I do it? haha...n00b question but...what screws etc

11-22-2006, 11:42 PM	#8
7 Dying Trees Sarcy English Twat Join Date: May 2004 Location: 7th Ethereal Plane of interstellar hell, Innit Bruv, Safe, London, UK Posts: 6,839 Real Name: James Main Seven: UV7PWH / UV7BK / RG2027 Main ERG: 10 fingers of metal death Rig: VHT UL->Orange 4x12 Thanked: 89	No difference, direct mount pickups are padded with foam, so the onlyvibrational transfer would be through a screw, and even then the foam would have a damepening effect. Personally i find pickup rings make life easier when you want to adjust pickup height. The Chaos has come: www.chaosanct.com

11-23-2006, 12:07 PM	#9
InTheRavensName Metal Machine =) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Derby, UK Posts: 2,754 Real Name: Ross The Great Main Seven: 666 strings only Rig: POD XTLive Thanked: 7	Good call guys! Thanks

11-24-2006, 10:40 AM	#10
NickCormier Canada >>> You Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 1 Posts: 2,442 Thanked: 27	All I know is that rings on a 7 looks retarded.. just like direct mounting on 6's look retarded o_O

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