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Pickup Foam
- Thread starter bhubb3rd
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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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
I bought a role of foam weatherstrip, about 1/2" wide several years ago and have used it on several basses with plenty to spare. It has adhesive on one side. From Home Depot.
I searched Ebay and found official Fender pickup parts/foam. Really was not expensive and cut to shape already. Some came with that copper ground strip also. Nice consistancy and perfect fit!
In Germany you can get "original foam" at Rockinger for 1,10 per piece.
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If I needed foam urgently, I would also use "foam" from the kitchen.
The typical German kitchen "foam" is 5 cm / 2" high. Compressed to 1" or less it has enough "string force" ...
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If I needed foam urgently, I would also use "foam" from the kitchen.
The typical German kitchen "foam" is 5 cm / 2" high. Compressed to 1" or less it has enough "string force" ...
I got a thick can coozie from the dollar store. Cut out strips for my J and there is plenty left over. On the neck pickup it was just a little on the thick side so I cut it down a little much like filleting a fish.
