Changing Color-Plates on Humbuckers -- Easy or Difficult?

[stratvet]

I've never done this before, so I'd appreciate if anyone could tell me whether it's 'no-sweat-easy' or a 'pain-in-the-***-difficult' !!

I have a Pearly-Gates-Plus, which of course, is ONLY made in WHITE-- but I need it to be in BLACK-- AND, I DO have some other Black Trembuckers [I assume the PG+ pole spacing is the same as Trembucker pole spacing?]-- so my question is, can I swap the white plates from the PG+ w/ the black plates from a TB ??? If so, how can I do it? I've NEVER taken a humbucker/trembucker apart before !! Thanks for ANYTHING that anyone feels moved to contribute !!

 

[John Wymore]

Re: Changing Color-Plates on Humbuckers -- Easy or Difficult?

They are not just plates on top. The colored part is the entire pickup bobbin with windings. An answer to your issue is likely something called a bobbin topper. I don't have a link but you can do a web search or maybe somebody will post one. It's a thin plastic piece that sticks onto the top of the existing bobbin and they are available in many colors.

 

[John Wymore]

Re: Changing Color-Plates on Humbuckers -- Easy or Difficult?

Here's the link:

http://www.universaljems.com/cart/bobbin.htm

 

[jeremy]

Re: Changing Color-Plates on Humbuckers -- Easy or Difficult?

I've never done this before, so I'd appreciate if anyone could tell me whether it's 'no-sweat-easy' or a 'pain-in-the-***-difficult' !!

I have a Pearly-Gates-Plus, which of course, is ONLY made in WHITE-- but I need it to be in BLACK-- AND, I DO have some other Black Trembuckers [I assume the PG+ pole spacing is the same as Trembucker pole spacing?]-- so my question is, can I swap the white plates from the PG+ w/ the black plates from a TB ??? If so, how can I do it? I've NEVER taken a humbucker/trembucker apart before !! Thanks for ANYTHING that anyone feels moved to contribute !!

john is right about the bobbin toppers.

the pg+ is normal spaced not trembucker spaced and like john said the color is of the bobbin itself which is a very integral part of the pup that cannot be changed.

 

[stratvet]

Re: Changing Color-Plates on Humbuckers -- Easy or Difficult?

Thanks, guys, for the clarification-- & John, thanks especially for coming back w/ the link-- that was really nice AND helpful of you-- I'm going there now-- & Jeremy, thanks for tipping me off to the normal-spacing of the PG+ instead of the TB-spacing-- both of you guys have been a tremendous help, resulting in a QUICK & EASY solution to what I'd feared might have been a BIG problem!! Hey, this Forum really works!! ha ha

 

[jeremy]

Re: Changing Color-Plates on Humbuckers -- Easy or Difficult?

ya hear that john? we did our good deed for the day, beers on me!

glad to help stratvet. where is chester?

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

Re: Changing Color-Plates on Humbuckers -- Easy or Difficult?

Here's the link:

http://www.universaljems.com/cart/bobbin.htm

+ 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

Dig 'em,but go ahead & get some extras while you're ordering,just in case...

 

[stratvet]

Re: Changing Color-Plates on Humbuckers -- Easy or Difficult?

Jeremy, thanks again for the tip about PG+ not being TB-spaced-- but now that I've got to order the bobbin toppers (@ universaljems.com) I've got to select between 'F-Spaced' vs. 'Standard-Spaced' -- is 'F-Spaced' the same as 'TB-Spaced' & therefore NOT what I should order? Man, this can get confusing!! But seriously, PG+: which do I go for-- F-spacing or standard?

Chester is 70 miles NW of NYC, in Orange County ("mid-state" NY) in a region called the Hudson Valley-- some more-well-known neighboring towns are Monroe, Newburgh, Goshen, Middletown, Warwick, & of course, West Point . . . used to be rural around here (30-40 years ago) but the last 20 years has really become what you'd call "suburban"

 

[MikeS]

Re: Changing Color-Plates on Humbuckers -- Easy or Difficult?

Jeremy, thanks again for the tip about PG+ not being TB-spaced-- but now that I've got to order the bobbin toppers (@ universaljems.com) I've got to select between 'F-Spaced' vs. 'Standard-Spaced' -- is 'F-Spaced' the same as 'TB-Spaced' & therefore NOT what I should order? Man, this can get confusing!! But seriously, PG+: which do I go for-- F-spacing or standard?

F-Spaced/TB-spaced mean the same thing.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Changing Color-Plates on Humbuckers -- Easy or Difficult?

a normal spaced bucker should be about 49mm spacing or just under 2", a trembucker (or f spaced) should be a little over 52mm or just over 2".

measure just to be sure but im 99% sure about the pg+ being normal spaced

 

[stratvet]

Re: Changing Color-Plates on Humbuckers -- Easy or Difficult?

Thanks, Jeremy & Mike -- sure enough, measured PG+ is just < 2" -- actually ~ 1-15/16"

You guys are the greatest! Thanks again!