Pickup Ring Questions

[Watchie]

Okay, I have a USACG Jazzmaster body (flat top, non-tilt neck pocket).  Am I correct that I do NOT need tilted pickup rings?  Second, Stewmac only sells the non-tilting metal pickup rings in one height, not a tall and a short as they do with the tilting style.  Is it acceptable to use the same height ring for both the neck and bridge pickups?

Thanks!

 

[rockskate4x]

jazzmaster pickups do not have pickup rings. Are you getting humbuckers instead? If you are not angling the neck and you are using humbuckers, I would guess that the flat rings would be the best, but I doubt that you would have a problem either way.

 

[OzziePete]

Okay, I have a USACG Jazzmaster body (flat top, non-tilt neck pocket).  Am I correct that I do NOT need tilted pickup rings?  Second, Stewmac only sells the non-tilting metal pickup rings in one height, not a tall and a short as they do with the tilting style.  Is it acceptable to use the same height ring for both the neck and bridge pickups?

Thanks!

Warmoth also sell them: 1/16" thickness.....link below.
http://www.warmoth.com/Metal-Humbucker-Mounting-Ring-Chrome-P847C71.aspx

Please confirm that you have the body routed for humbuckers and are fitting in humbuckers? :dontknow:

As another poster said, AFAIK there are no Jazmmaster pickup 'rings' on the market.

Also, 'non-tilt neck pocket'. What sort of bridge is going onto that body?

 

[Watchie]

Some clarifications are obviously in order.

1.  Yes, it is routed for humbuckers

2.  It is also a rear routed body (no pick guard)

3.  It has the "standard" neck pocket (using a Hipshot hardtail bridge)

So, again my questions:

a.  Tilted or non-tilted rings?


b.  Same height for both the neck and bridge or should the bridge ring (and hence PUP) be taller?

 

[Jeremiah]

I would say with a non-tilt neck and a standard hardtail bridge, the flat pickup rings, both the same height would be the right choice.

If you think about it, many guitars with non-tilted necks use pickguards, which have all the pickups mounted at the same height (with adjustment possible obviously,) so if you are using a similar guitar without a pickguard it makes sense to still have all the pickup mounting rings at the same height.

 

[Watchie]

That does make absolute sense.  Indeed, my confusion may have been based on the fact that the only other guitars I have built have been LP style, with the Tunomatic bridge setup.

Thanks!