cr_XD Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 ok, i've done this on a strat i call frankenstein and i don't mind hurting, that's what it is for. but i want it to replace the bridge pick-up of my fernandes strat, wich i like, and i don't mind cutting its pickguard because it's just a piece of plastic. in the frankenstein i had to make holes for the mounting screws (it's not dog-ear) and the holes just made it across the wood into the back where the springs of the bridge live. do you know anyway i could mount it without doing that holes?? thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 The only way a soapbar P-90 mounts is with a pair of screws. Without those screws, the cover won't hold, either. That said, where there's a will, there's a way. You could modify any number of things to accomplish what you want. For example, you could create dents in the pickup covers and leave tabs in the pickguard, so that it "snaps" into place. Not absolutely sure it would work, but it'd be worth experimenting with. Another alternative: simple double-backed tape. <shrug> 'Nother alternative, somehow attach your own "ears" for mounting. All kinds of possibilities, but there's no "one" way that I've ever come across. You'd have to be the pioneering trailblazer and come up with your own good method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikevirok Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 You'll need to make a kind of bracket to mount the p90 on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Good 1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr_XD Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 (edited) this is what i will probably be doing. put a piece of wood cut the depth between the guitar's body and the pickup and cut down the length of the screws so they don't reach the body. The piece of wood is glued to the body's cavity: dark brown = guitar light brown = new piece of wood black = pick up red = screws Edited July 24, 2007 by cr_XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jozer99 Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 I recently put a P90 in a Tele neck. The route instructions told me to route FAR to deep. What I ended up doing was exactly like your solution, and it worked great! Just fit a piece of wood into the hole so that it raises the "floor" to approximately the right depth. Drive your screws into that. Make sure you wait until the glue is dry to drill, as the foam or springs that suspend your P90 can put out a lot of force and crack a thin piece of wood. this is what i will probably be doing. put a piece of wood cut the depth between the guitar's body and the pickup and cut down the length of the screws so they don't reach the body. The piece of wood is glued to the body's cavity: dark brown = guitar light brown = new piece of wood black = pick up red = screws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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