Pickup cavity too big??

PJ all day · #1 02-23-2009, 08:25 PM

when i was recently routing the pickup cavities on my new bass i realized that the drawing i had on the bass was to large but the problem was i found this after i had routed the pickups to that size

What could i do to fix this?

John Wentzien · #2 02-23-2009, 08:33 PM

Maybe something like this?
http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bpickup_rings.htm

PJ all day · #3 02-23-2009, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Wentzien

Maybe something like this?
http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bpickup_rings.htm

Thats what i was thinking but there out of stock everywhere ive tryed

so i just mixed some glue with some of the sawdust from the wood to see if that would work i will find out tomorrow

John Wentzien · #4 02-23-2009, 08:39 PM

Maybe cut some out yourself from wood laminate?

Beej · #5 02-23-2009, 09:54 PM

It would be time consuming, but you could line the sides of the pickup cavity with a nice veneer. If you work it carefully, it could look like an intentional detail...

wsal · #6 02-24-2009, 04:44 AM

I made the same mistake with the bass I'm building, and decided to make wood pickup covers to completely cover the pickup, and fill the gap. Granted, it required a lot of precision, and a lot of failed attempts, but I'm glad I did it, as I like the look better than the plain pickups.

Dirk Diggler · #7 02-24-2009, 10:02 AM

Hey that's a great thought on the pickup covers, that should make up the difference quite well, nice solution. But yeah pickup rings out of a contrasting wood might be nice. It's one of things I like about building, trying to come up with elegant solutions to improv your way out of mistakes.

Good luck,
Dirk

PJ all day · #8 02-24-2009, 01:33 PM

good ideas by making the rings but im useing emg's so i cannot remove the cover

Fudgester · #9 02-24-2009, 01:49 PM

I've done this on my bass that I'm currently building, and I decided to make a small scratchplate for it (so the controls can be mounted on it).

Stealth · #10 02-24-2009, 01:50 PM

You don't have to remove the cover - build a cover ON TOP of a cover. And, if you wish so, make it out of thin veneer. Heck, use a piece of a pickguard as the top side...

Dirk Diggler · #11 02-24-2009, 04:32 PM

You can also grind down the plastic if you are concerned about the wood hindering the pickup, but unless your using really thick wood you should be fine.
Dirk