Bartolini P-Bass Swap - Foam Question

[Salamenster]

Hello,

I have a P Bass with 'Fender Original 62' pick-ups and I decided to swap them for Bartolini 8Ss.

I noticed however that the Fender pick-ups have a whole stand-alone shield plate with foam under them already.

This plate+foam seems to be too high for the Barts, which are larger pickups. I could not get them low enough.

My question is what foam I now should get to make them fit. [This invalid link has been removed]

 

[Docduval]

Any foam would do, if it fits, it sits. I use a cut up sponge.

 

[iiipopes]

How about the foam that came in the box packed around the pickup?

 

[Salamenster]

How about the foam that came in the box packed around the pickup?

Unfortunately the Barts came in bubble wrap, not foam.

 

[Salamenster]

Any foam would do, if it fits, it sits. I use a cut up sponge.

I wish this were true as the shield plate + foam from the Fender pick-ups was seemingly too high and thick.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

I like this except I do the same thing with springs and weatherstripping foam from the hardware store. A cut up flip flop sole can work in a pinch also.

Pickup Height Foam with Internal Springs - StewMac

Dense foam rubber mounts under pickups to control pickup height instead of using springs.

www.stewmac.com

 

[Hot Rats]

If you are anywhere near an upholstery shop, see if they have any seat foam (car, motorcycle) scraps they might part with. It is dense and doesn't lose its springiness. I use the foam from an old Heley seat, and it is good stuff.

 

[iqi616]

I wish this were true as the shield plate + foam from the Fender pick-ups was seemingly too high and thick.

I guess we presumed from your original question that you planned to replace the Fender foam with something thinner/more compressible (perhaps to preserve the Fender foam for later "return to spec" rather than trimming it).