Pickup cavity too big??

[PJ all day]

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]

Maybe something like this?
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[PJ all day]

Maybe something like this?
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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]

Maybe cut some out yourself from wood laminate?

 

[Beej]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[Fudgester]

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]

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]

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