Gregory Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 I'm using a set of single coil strat pickups in my guitar. It's not going to have a pickguard, I was wondering what I should mount them in. I was thinking maybe sheet steel but wouldn't that interfeer with the pickups. while I'm here, I got the pickups in a White/Black/White pickguard originally from WD music, I'm gonna either sell this or a plain black pickguard off my Kramer Focus strat copy because they are interchangable. Which one would go for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 You can direct-mount them, and eliminate the need for rings all together - these are the threads I bookmarked on direct-mounting: 5577 2887 1511 679 526 68 Or you can make rings in any size, shape and material that you'd like - one of my favorite old-school customs had inset polished brass rings on an oiled walnut Strat body. Steel might be a problem, since it could interact with the pickup magnets, but I have no info to that effect, so it might not be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Stewmac and AllParts sell mounting rings that might work. Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted August 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Thanks I've never seen a picture of direct mounted singles... wouldn't it leave a big space from the tab that goes around the pickup? I'm probably leaning more towards the pickup mounting rings. Unless I'm mistaken they function like a partial pickguard so you can raise and lower the pickups easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 Suhr, Anderson and numerous other makers of "boutique" strat-type guitars all offer rear-routed models with direct-mounted pickups. I think mounting rings on single-coils look awful. I can even do without mounting rings on humbuckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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