humbucker screws.

[greenlps]

just got the email from warmoth that my stuff is on the way. going to mount humbucker to wood no mounting ring. i know the new vanhalen picups come with wood screws any of you fello warmoth builder know what would thread right in a dimarzio pup? thanks.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Drill the threads out, get the wood screws you want and shim it to height.  :icon_thumright:

 

[line6man]

Drill the threads out, get the wood screws you want and shim it to height.  :icon_thumright:

Shimming is a bad idea, as the pickup will not be adjustable.
It's best to do it bass pickup style, with a piece of foam under the pickup, to push it up.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Drill the threads out, get the wood screws you want and shim it to height.  :icon_thumright:

Shimming is a bad idea, as the pickup will not be adjustable.
It's best to do it bass pickup style, with a piece of foam under the pickup, to push it up.

Foam is a shim.  :tard:

Still gotta drill the threads out.

:laughing7:

 

[MSP]

I just force wood screws through the PUP holes with no modifications.  Of course, I am probably doing it all wrong.  But, hey, they work.

 

[greenlps]

thanks guys. i acyually went to home depot and found  fine thread wood screwsthat work perfect.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

thanks guys. i acyually went to home depot and found  fine thread wood screwsthat work perfect.

How are you planning to adjust the height?

 

[greenlps]

thats pretty easy. the pickup cavity is routed so the flange sits flat.so the pick up is at perfect height its pretty much dead on as to h
ow one mounted in a ring is in height.also basically got that infofrom ernie ball service shop guy. veryy nice on the phone. he pretty much says why use a ring when the pick up sits already at perfect height.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

And what if it's not at the perfect height?

 

[MSP]

I've always used wood screws that tightly fit into the humbucker screw holes and it's easy to adjust the height by screwing them deeper, or less deeply, into the wood.  Seems like I'm the only one who does this, though.  Never had a problem and I've done it loads of times.

 

[greenlps]

well i just mounted my dimarzio mo joe with fine thred screws and its perfect in height from strings. running through an orange tiny terror stack sounds great

 

[line6man]

thats pretty easy. the pickup cavity is routed so the flange sits flat.so the pick up is at perfect height its pretty much dead on as to h
ow one mounted in a ring is in height.also basically got that infofrom ernie ball service shop guy. veryy nice on the phone. he pretty much says why use a ring when the pick up sits already at perfect height.

Humbuckers should be adjustable. You don't want it screwed down to the bottom of the cavity, there should be foam and/or springs under it to let you adjust it up or down. Even if the cavity was to the perfect depth, I would route it deeper and prop the pickup up with foam so that I could adjust it with action changes and such.

 

[Rickgrxbass]

thats pretty easy. the pickup cavity is routed so the flange sits flat.so the pick up is at perfect height its pretty much dead on as to h
ow one mounted in a ring is in height.also basically got that infofrom ernie ball service shop guy. veryy nice on the phone. he pretty much says why use a ring when the pick up sits already at perfect height.

Humbuckers should be adjustable. You don't want it screwed down to the bottom of the cavity, there should be foam and/or springs under it to let you adjust it up or down. Even if the cavity was to the perfect depth, I would route it deeper and prop the pickup up with foam so that I could adjust it with action changes and such.

But then it's not screwed tightly to the wood for "better tonal transfer", which is what EVH intended for whatever misguided reason...

...On a tangentially related note, I just re-affirmed that I am completely incapable of not stripping out Jazz bass pickup screws...

 

[AutoBat]

...On a tangentially related note, I just re-affirmed that I am completely incapable of not stripping out Jazz bass pickup screws...

slow down and use more lube (and larger pilot holes)

 

[bagman67]

slow down and use more lube

Gritting my teeth...must...not...say...




Aw, screw it:


That's what SHE said!!!

 

[Rickgrxbass]

slow down and use more lube

Gritting my teeth...must...not...say...




Aw, screw it:


That's what SHE said!!!

Whether "she" mentioned larger pilot holes is equivocal...