Pickup Foam

[Steveaux]

Originally Posted by itzs

Old mouse pads work for me. =)

Just cut them into size.

^^This.^^

[acebase62]

High density adhesive weatherstrip is available at hardware stores (in a variety of widths, thicknesses, etc.)

[Zooberwerx]

I just swiped a whole stack of our company's logo'd 2012 calendar mouse pads. I mean, what the heck are they going to do with them?!?

I just noticed that the pads sport a calendar for each month but nowhere does it say "2012" or any year, for that fact.

Riis

[Steveaux]

Originally Posted by Zooberwerx

I just swiped a whole stack of our company's logo'd 2012 calendar mouse pads. I mean, what the heck are they going to do with them?!?

I just noticed that the pads sport a calendar for each month but nowhere does it say "2012" or any year, for that fact.

Riis

Excellent score !!!

[Zooberwerx]

Originally Posted by Steveaux

Excellent score !!!

I'm going to razor up a handful for mounting foam. The rest I'm...errr...going to use as mouse pads. Anybody need one?

They also work well when tucked betweenst components in a rackbox to minimize vibration / rattles.

Riis

[bassman10096]

I prefer using springs under the pickup screws. You can get them at any hardware store.

Really the cleanest solution. If you tension the springs correctly you'll never have a problem. The "boing-boing" bassbenji mentioned really can happen, but is pretty easily cured by getting the right tension springs or adding some damping material (like, 'er a little foam) cures the problem and gives you maximum adjustability.

The key is getting the pickups to the right height and holding them there without undue vibration. I personally love Alembic's system: There's one screw that pushes the pickup up and another that pushes it down -- end of story -- no vibration whatsoever. Not rocket science, nor (I suspect) a patented solution. Other builders could build this, but just don't want to add to their manufacturing cost.

This isn't an advertisement for Alembic, but only an illustration (for you Alembic-haters out there) of one of the numerous design upgrades that go into the price of their basses.

[bassbenj]

Originally Posted by bassman10096

Really the cleanest solution. If you tension the springs correctly you'll never have a problem. The "boing-boing" bassbenji mentioned really can happen, but is pretty easily cured by getting the right tension springs or adding some damping material (like, 'er a little foam) cures the problem and gives you maximum adjustability.

The key is getting the pickups to the right height and holding them there without undue vibration. I personally love Alembic's system: There's one screw that pushes the pickup up and another that pushes it down -- end of story -- no vibration whatsoever. Not rocket science, nor (I suspect) a patented solution. Other builders could build this, but just don't want to add to their manufacturing cost.

This isn't an advertisement for Alembic, but only an illustration (for you Alembic-haters out there) of one of the numerous design upgrades that go into the price of their basses.

I like this idea of dual acting screws for positive height control, but probably hard to install on standard pickups.

Personally I do favor springs in spite of the boing-boing problem. One TBer solved that by shoving those cheap sound-reducing ear plugs down each spring. Neat.

[delta7fred]

I prefer springs, with a small piece of soft foam inside to stop any "spring ping".

[Road Bull]

Originally Posted by bassbenj

I like this idea of dual acting screws for positive height control, but probably hard to install on standard pickups.

Personally I do favor springs in spite of the boing-boing problem. One TBer solved that by shoving those cheap sound-reducing ear plugs down each spring. Neat.

You might be on to something there... That is cheap foam that is easy to find.

[Darren Low]

I know that bestbassgear sells foam for like a dollar

[tbird36go]

Just go to Lowe's/Home Depot & get some weather stripping. You can sut it to size & stack it or whatever. I'ts the best stuff hwn you need to adjust for the perfect height. I dont like springs because their metal, stick to the magnets & screw with polarity im sure.