Simple single coil mounting question

turmoil · 03-18-2008, 04:39 PM

i have a guitar similar to this one

it has no pickguard and i have to install 2 single coil pickups, one in the neck and one in the middle, but what do i need to mount them since there is no pickguard?

i bought the guitar without the single coils installed so i need to buy the hardware/parts somewhere online. I'm assuming maybe it's just some springs and some screws. also, could i mount the humbucker in the same manner, without a pickup ring?

thanks!

MF_Kitten · 03-18-2008, 05:31 PM

it´s usually screws and a foam pad instead of springs.

you could direct mount your humbuckers, but if it´s not routed to do so, it might not work out that well... depends heavily on the route that you´ve got under the humbucker, and it would leave holes from the pickup ring screws too.

turmoil · 03-18-2008, 06:18 PM

yeah, i was reading on stew mac and they have a kit for single coils/humbucker direct mounts that use two long screws and a rubber hose as a spring i believe. i'll have to look and see about the foam pad.

yeah, i'll have to see about the humbucker. i'd like to mount it like that but i don't want to route the body to make it work.

giannifive · 03-18-2008, 06:48 PM

For single coils, these are what you want:

Single-coil Pickup Height Springs at Stewart-MacDonald

With a long-ish screw, of course.

You can generally use the same springs to mount humbuckers, from what I've heard.

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turmoil l0rd of teh shr3d Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 541 Real Name: George Main Seven: squier stagemaster-7OMGZ! Main ERG: i like to call it 'woody' Rig: ENGL pball --> Mesa Thanked: 11	yeah, i was reading on stew mac and they have a kit for single coils/humbucker direct mounts that use two long screws and a rubber hose as a spring i believe. i'll have to look and see about the foam pad. yeah, i'll have to see about the humbucker. i'd like to mount it like that but i don't want to route the body to make it work.

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