Building a partscaster. Using Wilkinson Hot Rails single coil sized humbuckers, with chrome plated pickup covers. Unfortunately, there is no single coil sized cover that will fit the bridge pickup (it's too thick). Trust me, I tried everything, including grinding down the inside surface, removing the tape, hotrail covers, etc.
So I decided I would use an HSS pickguard and a humbucker cover (closed, no holes). The bridge pickup holes line up nicely. . The question is - what is the best way to secure the humbucker cover to the pickup? Or should I somehow secure it to the pickguard itself?
I have cut slots on the edges of the cover so that it sits lower in the pickguard - will attach pics of that later. I've also used liquid electrical tape on the edge of the cover where it contacts the pickup, as well as on the solder points on the pickup itself. I will also ground the cover to the ground wire of the pickup.
Thoughts? How would you handle stabilizing the cover?
So I decided I would use an HSS pickguard and a humbucker cover (closed, no holes). The bridge pickup holes line up nicely. . The question is - what is the best way to secure the humbucker cover to the pickup? Or should I somehow secure it to the pickguard itself?
I have cut slots on the edges of the cover so that it sits lower in the pickguard - will attach pics of that later. I've also used liquid electrical tape on the edge of the cover where it contacts the pickup, as well as on the solder points on the pickup itself. I will also ground the cover to the ground wire of the pickup.
Thoughts? How would you handle stabilizing the cover?
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