short legs for 59's

[tenniso]

hey guys,

is there somewhere i can buy replacement base plates with short legs to put on a set of 59's? or should i just buy a set of 59 trembuckers and not worry about the spacing on the neck pickup of my Epiphone les paul custom?

the bridge is f-spaced, so the trembucker would make sense, but the neck is traditional spacing. I have already tried a set of regular 59's, but the legs are too long.

i was thinking about buying the blues set of 59's and replacing the base plates, and not worrying about the spacing of the bridge pickup being off a little.

what would you guys do?

 

[LtKojak]

Re: short legs for 59's

is there somewhere i can buy replacement base plates with short legs to put on a set of 59's?

Here:

http://www.mojotone.com/guitar-part...umbucker-Frame-Short-49-2mm-1-94#.UcXGVvnxpvw

Real nickelsilver baseplates, fit the Duncan bobbins perfectly.

HTH,

 

[tenniso]

Re: short legs for 59's

thanks Kojak,it does help. one question though. How intrusive is the procedure for changing the base plates? i have done magnet swaps with no problem, so i am not too worried about taking the pickup apart. just curious.

 

[darthphineas]

Re: short legs for 59's

Four screws and a bit of soldering. Might be good to get a roll of coil tape.


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[LtKojak]

Re: short legs for 59's

How intrusive is the procedure for changing the base plates?

It comports to desolder the green wire/braid from the original baseplate and solder it in the new one at the same solder point.

The rest is just disassembling/reassembling.

Any carbon-based life-form with opposable thumbs can do it. There are tons of "how-to" put together a p'up videos on You Tube. Do a search.

HTH,

 

[ErikH]

Re: short legs for 59's

Shop floor custom. Order a 59 model and specify short legs. Yes, it can be done. No need to go through all the baseplate swapping and voiding the warranty.