Preserving an Invader?

[Coma]

Hey. So here's the story: I used to have an Invader installed in my LP (yes, I know what you are all thinking - Invader + mahogany = mud. Well, nothing could be further from the truth. This baby would croon, sing, weep, wisper, screech and growl with the best of 'em!) which is now sold, but soon, I'm getting another one. Anyway...

After a few years of use and abuse, the old Invader's pole pieces (the big black bolts, that is) started turning grey where my hand was resting (I have a nasty tendency to muffle the strings for palm muted riffs with the strumming hand right over the bridge pickup, and with those bolts... well, you can see where this is going). And after that, some of 'em even started to rust (which really didn't affect the sound in any way, but it sure as sh*t didn't look very pretty either.

So my question is - is there anything that can be done to prevent said things from happenning to my new Invader?

 

[D-EJ915]

Re: Preserving an Invader?

you could put...cellophane...over the pickup

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: Preserving an Invader?

I would remove the screws and screw them into a peice of cardboard until only the heads stick out and then spray the heads of the screws with some clear enamel. That should last a couple of years after which you would probably need to sand them down and re-spray. The same thing happens with Dimarzios hex head screws.

Snowdog

 

[Low_fidelity2100]

Re: Preserving an Invader?

Everytime you remove the strings to condition the fret board (I.e. Put lemon oil, or light olive oil on the fret board to preserve the wood and keep it from cracking). Just put a TINY dab of the same oil on the poles. It'll kinda help to keep your body oils from getting onto the poles as easily and cut corrosion. Or at least Delay corrosion.

I know alotta people don't condition they're fretboards, But you really should. It helps to preserve the woods Moisture levels, thus reduceing the tendency to crack. And it also makes playing easyer, and improves the sound (in my opinon). And in this case, it also gives you a great excuse to keep your pickups from corroding.

If ya don't wanna do that. I'de suggest that EVERY SINGLE time you play the guitar, Just take a dry rag (old t-shirts work great) and Wipe off the strings, and the Pickup poles. It'll remove alotta the grease/body chemicals from the pickups and help to keep them from corroding (at least delay it).

Wipeing down the strings will also keep your strings sounding newer, longer. Its a win win.
But hopefully someone else will reply too, and give you more options. (its always nice to have lots of options.)

goodluck
-edward

 

[Coma]

Re: Preserving an Invader?

Everytime you remove the strings to condition the fret board (I.e. Put lemon oil, or light olive oil on the fret board to preserve the wood and keep it from cracking). Just put a TINY dab of the same oil on the poles. It'll kinda help to keep your body oils from getting onto the poles as easily and cut corrosion. Or at least Delay corrosion.

I know alotta people don't condition they're fretboards, But you really should. It helps to preserve the woods Moisture levels, thus reduceing the tendency to crack. And it also makes playing easyer, and improves the sound (in my opinon). And in this case, it also gives you a great excuse to keep your pickups from corroding.

If ya don't wanna do that. I'de suggest that EVERY SINGLE time you play the guitar, Just take a dry rag (old t-shirts work great) and Wipe off the strings, and the Pickup poles. It'll remove alotta the grease/body chemicals from the pickups and help to keep them from corroding (at least delay it).

Wipeing down the strings will also keep your strings sounding newer, longer. Its a win win.
But hopefully someone else will reply too, and give you more options. (its always nice to have lots of options.)

goodluck
-edward

But the whole rag thing, will that really work? I mean, it'll prolly work on ordinary pickups, but the INvaders are seriously wax potted