Alex_C

I've had to take a bit a metal of pup tabs for some solid mount builds. It only takes a minute or two. Odd that people don't take the time do it properly.

Some great advice here. Thanks to all. I never thought of using an exacto knife, this is the first thing I'l try. I also never thought that someone may have used double-sided foam tape! This is likely the problem because the pups don't move in any direction (can't even rock them) and one of the pup tabs isn't touching the side. The finish is matte, but I don't want to snag the top wood, so an exacto to make some room, then bend the tabs and use mini j-bars (modified allen keys) to pry them up. I'll order new pups and perform the surgery next week or so. I'll post pics of the operation. Low quality pics: This pup tab has some room, but no movement. Top down view - poor angle. This tab is touching the route. The guitar

I picked up a used Kiesel. The pickups are not stock. I wanted to see what brand/model they were, but they are jammed into the pickup cavity. Kiesels are known to have tight pup cavities, some pickup brands need to have their tabs filled to get them to fit. Whoever put these in used brute force to cram them in. The screws are superfluous at this point because these suckers are crammed in and don't move at all. How the #$@*(! do I get them out?