Strat P-up install direct to body...

[Great Ape]

I have a question; What is the "preferred" method of installing strat p-ups into the p-up route on a rear-routed, no-pickguard body...What are the 'best' mounting/adjustment screws? Appreciate your help. Greg

 

[Updown]

Here's what I used  :headbang:
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Hardware,_parts/Electric_guitar:_Screws_springs/Pickup_Height_Screws.html
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On my Exotic Custom Tele  http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=19843.0
Which is Strat pups Neck and Middle.
Also used on a mates build and will use again.

They went though the SD pup mount holes (without drilling) on the SD pups I used  :icon_thumright:

 

[Great Ape]

Thanks, man...foam under the p-up, I presume?

 

[Updown]

Can do if needed.
I didn't use any just those screws and the soft tubing, see how it goes.  :icon_thumright:

 

[Great Ape]

Thanks again....trans-yellow on BK=Hot Shit TELE!!

 

[fdesalvo]

I hand-drilled and installed two threaded inserts and used machine screws.  People will tell you that you must use a drill press, but with a good and steady hand (or a crapton of dumb luck), you can get 'em in there nice and straight. 

I just placed the pickup into the cavity, marked the holes, centerpunched, drilled, and started tapping.  I worked my way up in bits to be certain not to overshoot the hole diameter.  Oh-  and there isn't any real wiggle room for the pickup within the route, so even if you don't have the pickup 100% centered, the pole pieces will still line up with no visible evidence of a crooked pickup. 


I used high density foam along with the tubing and it's sitting nice, tight, and straight.  I did have to ream the pickup holes slightly to accommodate the larger machine screw diameter. 

 

[Great Ape]

Thanks for the info--that's a cool job you did there!

 

[fdesalvo]

Thanks, man!  If you use oval head machine screws, the conical bottom surface will help center the pickups.

 

[ZionWarmoth]

Fantastic job and great finish!  :hello2:

 

[fdesalvo]

:rock-on:

 

[bassfrancesco]

I used tubing on around the screws.  AND  foam that came with pickups, underneath pickup to make it level.  Its trial n error.  Improvise, jus don't use paper... 

 

[Great Ape]

Right-no paper....PAPER?! WTF?

 

[bassfrancesco]

Right-no paper....PAPER?! WTF?

Yes, Great Ape, no paper!