Straighten Me Out

[cwoodall]

OK,

Since I don't play, I haven't had much exposure to electric guitars. I am, however, sitting here with a set of Texas Specials in fron of me ready to go in. Am I stupid? (don't answer that)

From the outside of the pickguard, doesn't it go like this:

1. Put screw thru pickguard

2. Put rubber tubing on screw

3. Place pickup cover on screw

4. Place pickup on screw and thread on.

Don't the screws "self-tap" into the Forbon material of the pickup base?

I'm not going to mess these up until I get some kind of response.......

Dang! I feel stupid....................

Thanks, sincerely.

[crafty]

You got it right. Just make sure you have the pickup oriented the right way. The "V" shaped part of the baseplate should be "pointing" towards the bridge.

[cwoodall]

You got it right. Just make sure you have the pickup oriented the right way. The "V" shaped part of the baseplate should be "pointing" towards the bridge.

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THANKS!

I was thinking that, but dang-it, I;m about done with this project and everything has gone right. That's just not like me.

Thanks again........there may be sound before daybreak....................

[thedoctor]

Don't feel bad. I still think it is kind of creepy to be putting those screws through that thin, flimsy crap, too. I've even thought abought getting some of those J-nut thingies to put real metal in the pickup-mount but, so far, it hasen't been needed.

[cwoodall]

Yea, and I gues it simplifies one more step in my endeavor to wind my own pickups........no need to wory about those holes, just grab the awl and have at it! (of course the holes for the solder eyelets would be a different story....)