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Hi everyone - long time no post.... must be over three years now since I started my build?
Well, I got to the stage I'm at now, got a bit fed up, put it to one side, life got in the way and I've only just now got the enthusiasm to finish it.
Here we are as it stands today...
The reason I got fed up was that I'd set my heart on having frameless pick-ups like on a EVH Wolfgag etc, but being a first time builder (assembler) I didn't realise that having an angled neck pocket would result in the naked pickups having to stick up too high to be mounted either in a stable fashion or one that looks nice, so I threw my teddies out of the pram, put the guitar away and left it... until today where I remembered it and thought, oh well, how am I going to correct it?
The answer?
Mount the pick-ups in a frame and accept the compromise - if it is indeed a compromise?
I remember at the time one or two of you thought it would look better with them mounted in frames, so I'm hoping that is still the case? Having seen it again for the first time in a long time, it suddenly looked unfinished and is crying out for pickup frames. Anyone else agree?
Other than that, it just needs the truss rod cover mounting - I had both the cover and neck plate made and engraved by DangerousR6, but being brass they have tarnished over time so I'll get them gold plated to match the rest of the hardware.
Here is my question... would you put gold p/u frames on to match the pickups and other hardware, or cream to match the binding and toggle switch?
Are all pick up frames the same dimensions and will they all fit the DiMarzio Norton and Air Norton I have fitted?
Does anyone know of any gold plated metal pick up frames or are they all plastic?
Do I have to use Di Marzio frames?
Last question.. is it normal to have the neck screw heads sit at an angle to the mounting plate due to the angled relief cut on the back of the neck mount area on the body? The screws are naturally perpendicular to the neck and the angled neck pocket makes the screw heads sit at a slight angle to the rear face of the body relief mod. Is this normal?
Thanks in advance.
Well, I got to the stage I'm at now, got a bit fed up, put it to one side, life got in the way and I've only just now got the enthusiasm to finish it.
Here we are as it stands today...
The reason I got fed up was that I'd set my heart on having frameless pick-ups like on a EVH Wolfgag etc, but being a first time builder (assembler) I didn't realise that having an angled neck pocket would result in the naked pickups having to stick up too high to be mounted either in a stable fashion or one that looks nice, so I threw my teddies out of the pram, put the guitar away and left it... until today where I remembered it and thought, oh well, how am I going to correct it?
The answer?
Mount the pick-ups in a frame and accept the compromise - if it is indeed a compromise?
I remember at the time one or two of you thought it would look better with them mounted in frames, so I'm hoping that is still the case? Having seen it again for the first time in a long time, it suddenly looked unfinished and is crying out for pickup frames. Anyone else agree?
Other than that, it just needs the truss rod cover mounting - I had both the cover and neck plate made and engraved by DangerousR6, but being brass they have tarnished over time so I'll get them gold plated to match the rest of the hardware.
Here is my question... would you put gold p/u frames on to match the pickups and other hardware, or cream to match the binding and toggle switch?
Are all pick up frames the same dimensions and will they all fit the DiMarzio Norton and Air Norton I have fitted?
Does anyone know of any gold plated metal pick up frames or are they all plastic?
Do I have to use Di Marzio frames?
Last question.. is it normal to have the neck screw heads sit at an angle to the mounting plate due to the angled relief cut on the back of the neck mount area on the body? The screws are naturally perpendicular to the neck and the angled neck pocket makes the screw heads sit at a slight angle to the rear face of the body relief mod. Is this normal?
Thanks in advance.
