Dimarzios in a square tab housing?

bostjan · 07-15-2006, 10:12 PM

Ok, my pickups are in. How should I fit the Dimarzios in my Washburn WG-587? The ears are too damn wide, and I'm dying to try out these bad boys with the following weird-ass configuration:

EVO7N (Might be boomy as fucking hell, but I want to find out, I have an AN7 just in case, but they don't come in red

)
Blaze Middle
DS7B (rail toward the bridge)

If it doesn't work out, I'll flip he whole thing upside-down, then do the DS7B and the AN7N, but I hope it won't come to that)

dpm · 07-15-2006, 10:14 PM

The ears are too wide? Weird. Got a pic?

bostjan · 07-15-2006, 10:15 PM

Their regular square cavities, like in the RG7420 as opposed to the triangular ones in the RG7620. The pickups are soooooo close to fitting, but no cigar, as we say here in michigan.

dpm · 07-15-2006, 10:18 PM

Trim the ears just a little.

Post a pic of the DiMarzio sitting on top of the cavity.

bostjan · 07-15-2006, 10:35 PM

I tried to take a picture, but my camera crapped out, and I couldn't get it to sit on top like you said, one side always falls in. Like I say, it's only 2mm or less oversized. Come to think of it, I could probably sand that much off if I wanted to spend an hour or so sanding. I had to trim the ears of my Swinesheads before, actuallyi.

nyck · 07-15-2006, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bostjan

I tried to take a picture, but my camera crapped out, and I couldn't get it to sit on top like you said, one side always falls in. Like I say, it's only 2mm or less oversized. Come to think of it, I could probably sand that much off if I wanted to spend an hour or so sanding. I had to trim the ears of my Swinesheads before, actuallyi.

Yeah, sanding would be the easiest I think.

bostjan · 07-15-2006, 10:40 PM

Urgh, rather not deal with the effort and the dust. I'll just nip a tiny bit off. Either way, I won't be able to return them afterwards. I just realized that the holes were never drilled in the first place, only little dimples in the plastic, so I'll have to drill the holes at any rate. Weird, seems like every time I swap pickups, I run into more complications.

Think guitars might just be getting cheaper?

ChrisPcritter · 07-16-2006, 09:48 AM

Two words: DREMEL TOOL
It's easy fast and get the abrasive cutting disks. Be careful it can be too fast..

Elysian · 07-16-2006, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bostjan

Urgh, rather not deal with the effort and the dust. I'll just nip a tiny bit off. Either way, I won't be able to return them afterwards. I just realized that the holes were never drilled in the first place, only little dimples in the plastic, so I'll have to drill the holes at any rate. Weird, seems like every time I swap pickups, I run into more complications.

Think guitars might just be getting cheaper?

thats probably just wax you're seeing built up in the hole, you'd think dimarzio wouldn't ship a pickup that hadn't been drilled... try and screw a screw through it, it should push the wax right out... i've seen that on most every 7 string dimarzio pickup i've owned or come across

LordOVchaoS · 07-16-2006, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elysian

thats probably just wax you're seeing built up in the hole, you'd think dimarzio wouldn't ship a pickup that hadn't been drilled... try and screw a screw through it, it should push the wax right out... i've seen that on most every 7 string dimarzio pickup i've owned or come across

It's just wax.

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07-15-2006, 10:12 PM	#1
bostjan Spastic Kitchen! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 6,076 Main Seven: Oni Custom 7 Main ERG: Oni Custom 8 Rig: Mesa Dual Recto Thanked: 6	Dimarzios in a square tab housing? Ok, my pickups are in. How should I fit the Dimarzios in my Washburn WG-587? The ears are too damn wide, and I'm dying to try out these bad boys with the following weird-ass configuration: EVO7N (Might be boomy as fucking hell, but I want to find out, I have an AN7 just in case, but they don't come in red ) Blaze Middle DS7B (rail toward the bridge) If it doesn't work out, I'll flip he whole thing upside-down, then do the DS7B and the AN7N, but I hope it won't come to that) Khereb's myspace

07-15-2006, 10:18 PM	#4
dpm RnB causes cancer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,793 Real Name: Dan Main Seven: Old UV Main ERG: Oni 8 string Rig: modded Laney VC50 Thanked: 19	Trim the ears just a little. Post a pic of the DiMarzio sitting on top of the cavity. Last edited by dpm; 07-15-2006 at 10:19 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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07-15-2006, 10:14 PM	#2
dpm RnB causes cancer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,793 Real Name: Dan Main Seven: Old UV Main ERG: Oni 8 string Rig: modded Laney VC50 Thanked: 19	The ears are too wide? Weird. Got a pic?

07-15-2006, 10:15 PM	#3
bostjan Spastic Kitchen! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 6,076 Main Seven: Oni Custom 7 Main ERG: Oni Custom 8 Rig: Mesa Dual Recto Thanked: 6	Their regular square cavities, like in the RG7420 as opposed to the triangular ones in the RG7620. The pickups are soooooo close to fitting, but no cigar, as we say here in michigan.

07-15-2006, 10:35 PM	#5
bostjan Spastic Kitchen! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 6,076 Main Seven: Oni Custom 7 Main ERG: Oni Custom 8 Rig: Mesa Dual Recto Thanked: 6	I tried to take a picture, but my camera crapped out, and I couldn't get it to sit on top like you said, one side always falls in. Like I say, it's only 2mm or less oversized. Come to think of it, I could probably sand that much off if I wanted to spend an hour or so sanding. I had to trim the ears of my Swinesheads before, actuallyi.

07-15-2006, 10:40 PM	#7
bostjan Spastic Kitchen! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 6,076 Main Seven: Oni Custom 7 Main ERG: Oni Custom 8 Rig: Mesa Dual Recto Thanked: 6	Urgh, rather not deal with the effort and the dust. I'll just nip a tiny bit off. Either way, I won't be able to return them afterwards. I just realized that the holes were never drilled in the first place, only little dimples in the plastic, so I'll have to drill the holes at any rate. Weird, seems like every time I swap pickups, I run into more complications. Think guitars might just be getting cheaper?

07-16-2006, 09:48 AM	#8
ChrisPcritter Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Dixon Ca. Posts: 876 Main Seven: K7 Rig: Rivera khr100 w/sub Thanked: 23	Two words: DREMEL TOOL It's easy fast and get the abrasive cutting disks. Be careful it can be too fast..


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