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Topic: Question for Stringmaster -- Deluxe 6 -- Deluxe 8 owners |
Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2017 11:09 am |
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For an upcoming project, I need the measurements for the distances from the apex of the top of the bridge to:
1) The rear (bridge) edge of the bridge pickup
2) The front (neck) edge of the neck pickup
3) The distance (gap) between the two pickups
The plan is to convert a basketcase Gibson Ultratone body into a Stringmaster configuration using two Fender-style single-coil pickups and utilizing the existing three pre-routed holes for volume, tone, and blend controls.
Would it be an Ultramaster, or a Stringtone? |
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Bill Sinclair
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Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2017 5:59 pm
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5/8", 2-7/8", 3/4" on my short scale D8 Stringmaster. Jimmy Hudson makes a repro stainless Stringmaster control/pickup plate for about $60 + another $20 for the bridge if you can use that for your project. Sounds like an Ultramaster could beat the crap out of a Stringtone. 
Edit: corrected second dimension to 2-7/8 from 2-1/8"
Last edited by Bill Sinclair on 11 Sep 2017 5:31 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2017 4:18 am
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| Thanks, Bill. Those are exactly the measurements I needed. I plan to fabricate a new mounting plate from plastic pickguard material, both to mount the pickups and to cover up some nasty damage to the body inflicted by a previous owner. I tend to agree -- an Ultramaster it shall be. |
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Bill Sinclair
From:
Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2017 5:28 am
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Jack, I hope you haven't started routing yet. The second dimension is 2-7/8". I was in a hurry and measured to the bridge edge of the second pickup instead of the neck edge. Sorry 'bout that. I'm sure you would have figured that out when you saw that the 3/4" between pickups wouldn't have been possible.  |
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