Hi,
I have never modded a guitar before and just bought a set of Hotrodded Humbuckers for my Epiphone SG-400. I also bought SD Nickel covers to go over them. I was putting the cover over the neck pickup (had not even tried the bridge one yet) in order to solder it into place.
However the screws in the HB do not come up even with the holes in the cover, much less protrude. There is about 1 mm and it is snugly in place. I'd hate to force it and break it or affect the tone. Any suggestions? Also I understand most HB's have some sort of wax potting material holding it on. Is this needed to do a good job? Will it affect tone if I don't use it?
Thanks for your help. I'm a real newbie and don't wanna mess this up.
I have never modded a guitar before and just bought a set of Hotrodded Humbuckers for my Epiphone SG-400. I also bought SD Nickel covers to go over them. I was putting the cover over the neck pickup (had not even tried the bridge one yet) in order to solder it into place.
However the screws in the HB do not come up even with the holes in the cover, much less protrude. There is about 1 mm and it is snugly in place. I'd hate to force it and break it or affect the tone. Any suggestions? Also I understand most HB's have some sort of wax potting material holding it on. Is this needed to do a good job? Will it affect tone if I don't use it?
Thanks for your help. I'm a real newbie and don't wanna mess this up.
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