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Post subject: Re: Black Top Humbucking: details?
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 10:05 pm
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Here's an example of a bridge humbucker with 3-screw mounting. (Supposedly also a Mexican Standard HSS Floyd Rose Strat.)


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Post subject: Re: Black Top Humbucking: details?
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 11:14 pm
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Victor Barrette wrote:
(...)No, of course, I'm not going to make the replacement myself!
(...)
Thanks, very appreciated. Make it simple!

Since you're going to use a shop, the simplest way is to let them handle the whole thing.
Just tell them the basics (= precise guitar model), which pickup model you want for it, then let them order it and take the guitar to the shop when it has arrived so it's under construction the minimal time. If there's a few $€£ difference in the pickup price, it's IMHO worth the trouble saved.

That way, your only problem is to find the good guitar shop/tech... 8)(That last sentence is only half tongue in cheek; plenty of horror stories floating in the web about bad jobs. So, be sure to check the guitar thoroughly before you accept it back and/or pay the bill.)


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Post subject: Re: Black Top Humbucking: details?
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 2:23 am
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strayedstrater wrote:
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Here's an example of a bridge humbucker with 3-screw mounting. (Supposedly also a Mexican Standard HSS Floyd Rose Strat.)


That's an earlier version of the Standard Floyd Rose, model number 1144700 with the Fender Hot Rod HB.


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Post subject: Re: Black Top Humbucking: details?
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 3:03 pm
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strayedstrater wrote:
Victor Barrette wrote:
strayedstrater wrote:
If the stock humbucker mounts with 2 screws, no problem.

Some Fender humbuckers use 3 mounting screws. If yours is like that, then you'll have problems with replacement humbuckers.


Well my guitar is exactly like that, take a look : https://www.fmicassets.com/Damroot/Orig ... Manual.pdf

Can the shop handle those problems? What kind of problems are they?


Ok, your stock humbucker has 2 mounting screws. No problems.

If it had 3 mounting screws, the problems would have been what people were arguing about -- new pickguard, extra hole in stock pickguard, adapter plate.


Oooh, I thought the mounting screws were the tiny holes in the humbucker.. My bad! I learned something. Thank you so much for helping me out dude!


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Post subject: Re: Black Top Humbucking: details?
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 3:04 pm
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strayedstrater wrote:
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Here's an example of a bridge humbucker with 3-screw mounting. (Supposedly also a Mexican Standard HSS Floyd Rose Strat.)


Oh ok! I understand now.


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Post subject: Re: Black Top Humbucking: details?
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 3:07 pm
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jmattis wrote:
Victor Barrette wrote:
(...)No, of course, I'm not going to make the replacement myself!
(...)
Thanks, very appreciated. Make it simple!

Since you're going to use a shop, the simplest way is to let them handle the whole thing.
Just tell them the basics (= precise guitar model), which pickup model you want for it, then let them order it and take the guitar to the shop when it has arrived so it's under construction the minimal time. If there's a few $€£ difference in the pickup price, it's IMHO worth the trouble saved.

That way, your only problem is to find the good guitar shop/tech... 8)(That last sentence is only half tongue in cheek; plenty of horror stories floating in the web about bad jobs. So, be sure to check the guitar thoroughly before you accept it back and/or pay the bill.)


Yeah, don't worry about that! We have a VERY long time luthier near my house. The guy doesn't even have a Facebook page! He does very good jobs. That's where my dad changed his pickups.


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