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Topic: Pickup Mounting and Height |
Bradley Harper
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United Kingdom
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Posted 4 Mar 2021 11:33 am |
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Hi guys,
Just got a wide mount BL705, but looks like it’s a little long. Is it ok to just file the plate down a bit lengthways, and what type of tool is best to do it with?
Also, any ideas in terms of the best pickup height (by that I mean the distance between the pickup and strings) for a 705?
Thanks guys! |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 4 Mar 2021 2:11 pm
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Every Bill Lawrence pickup I have ever purchased, 710s and XR-16, wide or narrow, have never just dropped in the cavity. They all (6 of them) had to have the baseplate filed down (I use a Dremel).
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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Bradley Harper
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 5 Mar 2021 4:06 pm
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| Thanks Richard! I’m glad I’m not alone in this lol! |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 9 Mar 2021 6:54 am
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Another vote for the Dremel.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Aren Orsen
From:
Electric City, WA
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Posted 9 Mar 2021 4:50 pm
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To drop the pickup lower on my Justice, I had to grind off the sides of the baseplate. The Dremel worked great.
My 705 was blowing out my effects and tubes, hence the drop. I got it to be about 5 to 6 mm from the strings, and it now sounds great to me. |
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Gene Tani
From:
Pac NW
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Posted 10 Mar 2021 5:16 pm
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can you take the plate off? You want to keep metal filings away from the magnet and windings.
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- keyless Sonny Jenkins laps stay in tune forever!; Carter PSG
- The secret sauce: polyester sweatpants to buff your picks, cheapo Presonus channel strip for preamp/EQ/compress/limiter, Diet Mountain Dew |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 11 Mar 2021 5:21 am
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| Gene Tani wrote: |
| can you take the plate off? You want to keep metal filings away from the magnet and windings. |
I found no way to remove the baseplate and still be able to screw the pickup in, as removing the baseplate also removes the mounting holes. The baseplate is plastic, not metal.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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