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I mentioned in another thread that I purchased a set of Dimarzios for my Ibanez and unfortunately I didn't realize the fact that these pickups I chose are actually taller than standard pickups by quite a decent amount. Ironically I chose dimarzios after trying EMG's . The EMG wouldn't fit , and I said "well dimarzios are practically made for Ibanez so I'll try that" - and I happened to pick the 3 dimarzios that were designed to be under a pickguard , not direct wood mounted.
The SDS-1 has a big ole ceramic magnet stuck to the bottom of it making a good clip taller than standard single coils . Even at its lowest it would be almost touching my strings, it seems.
This was all part of my plan to reduce my hoarde of guitars to just 2, and make versatile pickup selections I can be happy with.
I'm pretty sure I can make the humbuckers fit by removing the foam blocks they mount on and using small springs instead.
But the SDS-1 is so tall, it seems my only option is to route underneath there slightly. I have a Dremel tool and some flap wheels and stuff so I could do it but I worry, for the trem cavity is right back behind there and if I take too much wood , couldn't I ruin the solidity of the guitar and the trem cavity ? Also worried I could mess up and hit the paint or otherwise damage my pristine 15 year old guitar.
This wasn't a cheap purchase and I don't really have the option to return anything so my options are ;
route the wood and use the pickups I originally wanted.
Try to fit the 2 evolutions but swap out the middle pickup for something else. Then I could instead put the SDS-1 in the bridge of my Stratocaster for an interesting heavy -ass Strat sound - I'd have to keep 3 guitars instead of 2 but it could be really cool.
Put the 2 evolutions instead in my Jackson Kelly, the other guitar I want to keep. And the Distortion set which was originally supposed to go in the Kelly can be used in the Ibanez instead - I know they'll fit with only slight modification to the mounting tabs. But then I'm still needing to find a use for the SDS-1
Well this is getting awfully rambly, but what would you do?
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The SDS-1 has a big ole ceramic magnet stuck to the bottom of it making a good clip taller than standard single coils . Even at its lowest it would be almost touching my strings, it seems.
This was all part of my plan to reduce my hoarde of guitars to just 2, and make versatile pickup selections I can be happy with.
I'm pretty sure I can make the humbuckers fit by removing the foam blocks they mount on and using small springs instead.
But the SDS-1 is so tall, it seems my only option is to route underneath there slightly. I have a Dremel tool and some flap wheels and stuff so I could do it but I worry, for the trem cavity is right back behind there and if I take too much wood , couldn't I ruin the solidity of the guitar and the trem cavity ? Also worried I could mess up and hit the paint or otherwise damage my pristine 15 year old guitar.
This wasn't a cheap purchase and I don't really have the option to return anything so my options are ;
route the wood and use the pickups I originally wanted.
Try to fit the 2 evolutions but swap out the middle pickup for something else. Then I could instead put the SDS-1 in the bridge of my Stratocaster for an interesting heavy -ass Strat sound - I'd have to keep 3 guitars instead of 2 but it could be really cool.
Put the 2 evolutions instead in my Jackson Kelly, the other guitar I want to keep. And the Distortion set which was originally supposed to go in the Kelly can be used in the Ibanez instead - I know they'll fit with only slight modification to the mounting tabs. But then I'm still needing to find a use for the SDS-1
Well this is getting awfully rambly, but what would you do?
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