Mounting Pickups

[Curtis P]

I am going to route my body for the pickups when i get back to school next monday, should i mount them flush? oould they be up 1/4 inch? angled or not? I planned on putting the bridge pickup about 1/2 an inch away from bridge for a nice attack, is this too close?

Thanks

Curtis

[GuitarMaestro]

This depends on how you install them. If you dont use a mounting rig then you won't be able to adjust the PU height after installing them. In that case the routes need to have exactly the depth which results in a PU placement according to the PU's specs. Mounting them flush is no good idea at all. Most companies like DiMarzio have specified how far away from the strings the PU should be placed.

Usually that results in a PU which is not flush with the body but about 5mm above the body.

[Curtis P]

I was doing just a regular route the pickups and screw them on style, thing, so should i just check out seymourduncan.com for the specs on my humbuckers??

Thanks

Curtis

[GuitarMaestro]

Yep do that....they have very detailed specs and drawings of their PU's!

[Curtis P]

ok, dumb question, but where would that be????

Thanks

[Curtis P]

nevermind, just found it, god, I aint the sharpest tool in the shed

[Curtis P]

actually, i didnt find them, what i thought was them, wasnt

anyone post a link to it??

Thanks

Curtis

P.S. its the SH-1 59 model

Thanks again

Curtis

[BLS]

http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/produ...html#59153Model

[Curtis P]

I was there, but when i clicked specs, it didnt say anything bout mounting distance..... hmmmmmmmm

thanks anyways

Curtis

[RAI6]

If you dont use a mounting rig then you won't be able to adjust the PU height after installing them.

Why can't you adjust height on direct-mount pu's?

Simply place the spring under the tab...