What pickup models fits these holes??

[Vallhagen]

Hey you all. Hope its ok to start a new thread on this subject.

I just received this sexy pickguard. Orderred as HSS. I laughed a bit when i opened it though, no chance i can fit my OBL 900XL (with typical "EMG" housing) in that "humbucker" routed hole. And those two small drilled holes above the HB opening, replacing the "one drill hole" i expected?? Which pickups fits here?

Cheers!
/Bengt

 

[stratamania]

There's quite a few makers doing that type of mount as an optiion in some cases.

Fender being one I think. When you ordered was there an option for two or three holes ?

 

[Vallhagen]

There's quite a few makers doing that type of mount as an optiion in some cases.

Fender being one I think. When you ordered was there an option for two or three holes ?

Hey stratamania. Thanx for reply. Nope, there wasnt any "2 or 3 hole" option when i orderred. Only the more familiar "HSS or SSS" etc. And i didnt question that, until now i took for granted that "Humbucker" simply meant "humbucker the way i know them" :icon_jokercolor: ... learning things here...

So Fender is to check out... or maybe some hand-wiring pickup maker can do this as an option... Or maybe i can modify the mounting ear on some pickup myself. I dont like the idea of drilling a new hole in the middle of the two, that would destroy the design.

 

[stratamania]

Probably a few options if you check around.

 

[pabloman]

Where did you order the guard from?

 

[pabloman]

Looks like Carvin to me :dontknow:

 

[Vallhagen]

Where did you order the guard from?

Anotone. it's anodized aluminum.

 

[Fat Pete]

Cool guard. Does look to be the current Fender hss fit:

Seems a bit weird that it's their only option though, and they don't appear to even mention that it's a 'fat humbucker' type cut or the 3 screw mount.

 

[drewfx]

I don't know that this one would fit, but I would just make my own anyway:

https://store.tvjones.com/dual-screw-mount-adaptor-p148.aspx

 

[Vallhagen]

Thanx for more response

Yep, Fat Pete, i see the "original" dimension there... Fender it is. And i just did some googling, and understood the idea with two screws; the ability to tilt the pickup (or maybe rather to keep it untilted...).

drewfx: Perfect. Such an adaptor seems definately to solve the dual screw-problem. I am thinking of a similar diy solution.

Then... I really had decided to use my OBL900 XL on this project... which doesnt fit anyway. So i have two options i think... Get another pickup or route the pickup hole in this pickguard more square. hmm. I have to think twice before I decide which way to go.

 

[Vallhagen]

Well.

I am proud to here present the ultra-shiny highgloss metallion-batallion one2two-screw-adaptëur, very suitable for one2two-screw adaptiön applications!  arty07:

The material is FR4 (the stuff you find in PCB-s), i guess it shall be durable enough for this, and it was friendly enough to selfthread with the screws i had at hand.

More fun: the screw holes in the pickguard is too small, so i have to drill them up. No worries about that - i gladly drill three holes - but again, a bit fun! If you look close to the pic in the first post^^, note that the screw holes are bigger for the single coils than for the humbucker.

I have also noticed that screw width and threads are different for different pickups (brands?). Are there a few standards around, or do we completely go by chance here? I know the screws in the pic below are (sometimes) sold to fit "Fender Vintage strat or tele".

 

[Cagey]

I'm afraid here in the States the word "standard" has become meaningless.

 

[Vallhagen]

Ah, wtf. I woke up a little bit frustrated of having the project halted this weekend. I will go for routing up the hole to suite my square humbucker. Metal work! If i fail i can cover it all with an additional pickup ring.

I'll be back.

Cheeers.

 

[Cagey]

Good luck!

I'll tell ya, though, the difference between woodworking and metalworking is bigger than you might imagine, as are the tools used. If you aren't a metalworker yourself, it might be worth considering hiring the work out. What you want/need done isn't complex, so it shouldn't cost much. Slow and sure wins the race.

 

[stratamania]

I had to chuckle last time I was in the states as the bathroom whiteware was by American Standard. It changed my concept of what the phrase might mean. Prior to that I always thought of Fenders.

But it's not just in the U.S. Nothing can be assumed with guitar measurements. 

 

[Hbom]

It seems the only "Standard" coming out of FMIC these days is that they all start with an F-word.

 

[Vallhagen]

Good luck!

Thanx!

It turned out pretty damm good. not a standard pickguard! And i am back on track again, feels great. I even have started to like those double-holes.

Cheers

 

[pabloman]

:headbang1:

 

[Slackjaw]

You did a beautiful job cutting that hole... just to mount a chunked-up old OBL! But those aren't made any more, so whaddya gonna do? HA...  :guitaristgif:

 

[bagman67]

That's a tidy job of work you pulled off there.  Nice.