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#17,426
kat888 said:
Yeah, purchased trim rings with the pups. Don't have tools ... they make my husband feel inadequate(!)
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Eeerrmmm..... usually it's something else that makes us feel inadequete


In all seriousness it can be done with hand tools.
 
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TBird1958 said:
Eeerrmmm..... usually it's something else that makes us feel inadequete


In all seriousness it can be done with hand tools.
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I saw a picture on this thread from from time ago that showed how much needed removing, it was only a small amount, about the thickness of the lacquer all round. That could be removed with a dremel quickly if you have one or even course sand paper with a bit of patience. Either way you should be able to get the job done without outside assistance
 
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So, swapping out a rackmount bass pre for a Schecter Omen Extreme 4-string after work today. I figure it's a nice, presentable, "wedding band bass" to have handy, and it'll be a good reggae bass as well, might as well invest in my fegularr gig.
(Waits quietly for threats of flogging and Greco bird offers...)

Hopefully the Blackbird will have a nice pair of volume pots this weekend. Found some cool black brass stealth-like knobs for it.
 
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vdub75 said:
maybe I'll really grab a cheap ass bolt on bird instead of a classic pro as a second one later... and just fill the rear pickup cavity, I never understood Bridge pickups :-D
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Can't you just turn the volume knob on it down?

On my Rickenbackers I mainly use the bridge pickup, by itself. On my T-bird I mainly use the two pickups in series.
 
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vdub75 said:
nope, i hate it when there are unnecessary things on my instruments.

I even have a 2013 nonreverse with a pair of thunderbucker Ranch pickups and it drives me mad that I don't use that shagin 250 bucks Bridge pickup :-D
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Wire them in series. It's a monstrous tone and the bridge pickup won't be unnecessary anymore.

Honestly for me the pickup that matters more is the bridge one. Though really I wish the T-bird's pickups were about one pickup-width closer to the neck.
 
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Christine said:
I know the feeling! :woot:

but on the bright side, I was a cabinet maker for most of my working life, some advice on hand tools and their misuse is available if it's any help to anyone
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I have been a professional knuckle dragger of various kinds over the years, especially when the economy is down and nobody wants to pay me to sit at a desk. We should compare notes. You probably have clever ways to misuse and abuse tools that I haven't thought of, and vice versa. It's always good to learn new tricks!
 
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Gaolee said:
I have been a professional knuckle dragger of various kinds over the years, especially when the economy is down and nobody wants to pay me to sit at a desk. We should compare notes. You probably have clever ways to misuse and abuse tools that I haven't thought of, and vice versa. It's always good to learn new tricks!
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Indeed, I have many ways to apply fresh warm blood to hand and machine tools. In fact the furniture I made was often so blood stained I had to sell them off as period pieces :roflmao:

I'll go now
 
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