so i got ambitious today and decided to change the pickups in my warmoth strat. i had extra pickups laying around and decided to see what models they were (both out of the old peavey wolfgang i used to own). low and behold one of them was the Dimarzio Air Norton! i loved the sound of this pickup in the neck of my wolfgang, and already had an all black version ready for the bridge of my strat. however, i had no idea that this pickup i had laying around was the same model. just never bothered to check. so i thought "alright, the black and creme colors will look awesome in that strat" and set to work.
i unscrewed 2 screws from my humbucker mounting ring just fine, but the last two just spun in the hole and wouldn't come out. i figured i had drilled the pilot holes too large when i put the thing together, and found something to pry the ring up a very tiny bit so i would get something on them and pull them out. however, both had broken off about halfway through the screw. can i just drill straight through the middle of the cheap metal they're made out of? should i just accept that my mounting ring will only have 2 screws? any help seriously appreciated, i'd like to get this thing back together and playing by later tonight. really appreciate any help!
i unscrewed 2 screws from my humbucker mounting ring just fine, but the last two just spun in the hole and wouldn't come out. i figured i had drilled the pilot holes too large when i put the thing together, and found something to pry the ring up a very tiny bit so i would get something on them and pull them out. however, both had broken off about halfway through the screw. can i just drill straight through the middle of the cheap metal they're made out of? should i just accept that my mounting ring will only have 2 screws? any help seriously appreciated, i'd like to get this thing back together and playing by later tonight. really appreciate any help!