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Topic: My MSA Millennium pickups don't slide into the groove |
Ivan Goldstein
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Vermont, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2016 5:32 pm |
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When I say don't I mean I can't get the one that was installed back in . I just bought the guitar, an SD10 M1
Any suggestions? Thanks!!
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 23 Apr 2016 6:21 pm
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| Don't know about MSA, but my Sierra's with modular pickups had the contact pins spring loaded in the cavity. You had to push down on the pickup while sliding it in place. |
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Mack Quinney
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Texas, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2016 8:16 pm
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I purchased some BL 705's that slide in my MSA. I had to sand down the back of the card to get them in. I ended up pulling out the drimmel tool and sanded it that way.
They work fine now. Find out if it is hanging up on the flat part or the grove, then do a little sanding. Take a little at a time off, then try putting t.hem in the guitar. Keep sanding them a little at a time until they fit.
Mack
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76 Emmons Push Pull, Williams 600, ShoBud Pro I, MSA Classic, Remington SteelMaster dbl 8, MSA Super Slide dbl 8, Gold Tone 6, And other instruments and equipment I can't afford. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 24 Apr 2016 5:00 am
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| The brass contacts on the pickup must mate with those on the pickup receptacle. They'll only go in one way, so if you have them oriented wrong, they won't slide in. |
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Ivan Goldstein
From:
Vermont, USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2016 6:07 am
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They are properly oriented. I have attempted using a screwdriver to simultaneously depress the contact points while sliding the pickup. It just doesn't seem to fit in the channel. I will attempt some sanding however since it was in there once I wonder if there is a specific technique that I haven't yet figured out. I can get the guitar to work fine just by resting the pickup on the points but then I have to be careful of not jostling the guitar (for instance by stepping on pedals clumsily lol). Since the rest of the guitar is really well thought out and precision machined I can't help thinking that I am missing a technique.
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Steve Spitz
From:
New Orleans, LA, USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2016 6:28 am
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On mine , I had to raise or lower the pickup hight from the screws underneath to get the pickup to slide out of the tray easily. I'd check this out before routing or sanding anything. They slid in there, they should slide out With only some pickup hight adjustment.
They should slide out.
Before doing anything permanent, I'd contact Mitchell Smithy for some advice.
903 450 7416 or 214 388 0461.
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Ivan Goldstein
From:
Vermont, USA
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Mack Quinney
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2016 11:11 am
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Hey Ivan,
Was wondering if you had any luck with the pickups and what you found out?
Mack
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76 Emmons Push Pull, Williams 600, ShoBud Pro I, MSA Classic, Remington SteelMaster dbl 8, MSA Super Slide dbl 8, Gold Tone 6, And other instruments and equipment I can't afford. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 28 Apr 2016 5:45 am
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The small dovetail on the pickup arrangement was one of the things I didn't like about the new MSA redesign.  |
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Ivan Goldstein
From:
Vermont, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2016 12:32 pm
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I didn't make the phone call yet. It such a cognitive dissonance to have what is supposed to be simple be such an annoyance.i have been traveling so I haven't had time to play with it further
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 29 Apr 2016 1:57 pm
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I bet it IS something simple but easy to overlook
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2016 7:10 pm
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I had to raise the mounting plate on one of my MSA's slightly to let the pickup slide in and out easily. A simple adjustment.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro.
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 29 Apr 2016 11:32 pm
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The folks at MSA are best placed to advise you on this problem. I bet it is something so simple once you know.
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Show Pro D10 - amber (8+6), MSA D10 Legend XL Signature - redburst (9+6), Sho-Bud Pro 111 Custom (8+6), Emmons black Push-Pull D10 (8+5), Zum D10 (8x8), Hudson pedal resonator. Telonics TCA-500, Webb 614-E, |
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Ivan Goldstein
From:
Vermont, USA
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Posted 18 May 2016 11:45 am Problem solved
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One of the adjusting screws that hold and lift the base was missing on my guitar when it arrived. I didn't think it was a big deal. When I spoke with Mitchell Smithey he graciously helped me figure out the problem. I put in a new 4-40 x7/8 screw tightened it up and problem solved. Thanks so much for your collective help!!! I love this Forum.
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 18 May 2016 12:48 pm
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yay!  
good. it's very important to do nothing until you get the proper advice. good work. |
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