pmads Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 I managed to strip the head of one of my pickup screws. Any suggestions on how to get it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 which screw? the ones on the pickups themselves on the bobbins? or the ones that adjust the hight? if its the ones that adjust the hight, just take out the pickup, push down on the ring so the tenison from the spring is gone, and then you can just unscrew it with your fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmads Posted May 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 (edited) The one which secures the picup in the cavity - EMG HZ bass pickups. Edited May 6, 2008 by pmads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 The one which secures the picup in the cavity - EMG HZ bass pickups. Drill it with a metal cutting drill bit. Just take your time and go slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Drill it with a metal cutting drill bit. Just take your time and go slow. That is, IMO, a very bad remedy for this problem: I managed to strip the head of one of my pickup screws. Any suggestions on how to get it out? The guy have stripped the head of the screw, not broken the screw with a piece left in the thread. If the pickup is in a ring; Remove strings. Remove the ring. Compress the spring so that the head sticks out from the ring. Use pliers to turn the screw until it is removed completely. Get a new screw. If the pickup is in a pickguard Remove strings. Remove the pickguard. Compress the spring so that the head sticks out above the pickguard. Use pliers to turn the screw until it is removed completely. Get a new screw. For the future; Use suitable screwdrivers and use a decent amounth of downward pressure to avoid striping the screw head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneMonkey Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 First off (but you've probably tried it). Get a suitable screwdriver, lay the guitar on a flat clean surface. Put a lot of downward pressure on the screw driver and try turning very slowly, don't slip though or you'll embed the screwdriver in the axe. Sounds simple, but usually works. Or what Swedish Luthier said. Alternatively you can cut a slot in it with a dremel and use a normal screwdriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan316 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Here's a method I've used many times on all different kinds of stripped screw heads. Dremel tool and Vise-Grips. Use either a cutoff wheel or a sanding drum, and create two flat sides on the screw head, almost parallel with the shank of the screw. Then clamp on the Vise-Grips and twist it out. Go get new pickup screws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Drill it with a metal cutting drill bit. Just take your time and go slow. That is, IMO, a very bad remedy for this problem: I managed to strip the head of one of my pickup screws. Any suggestions on how to get it out? Why is that? Drill the head, remove the pickup, ring everything, then, with some pliers, grab the screw and twist out. I've done it before (not for pickup screws) and it works just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 or you could use the dremel to make a slot down the middle and use a flat tipped screwdriver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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