Should Duncan bolts be phillips instead of slotted?

Re: Should Duncan bolts be phillips instead of slotted?

All you guys who are worried about slipping and damaging the guitar or pickup, lighten up on the driver a bit! :laugh2:

I would prefer Phillips as well, though :D
 
Re: Should Duncan bolts be phillips instead of slotted?

Simon, for pole pieces I would buy that... but for mounting screws... no way.
 
Re: Should Duncan bolts be phillips instead of slotted?

Since no one seems to be getting this:

The topic of this thread is the humbucker mounting screws (beside the pickup), not the adjustable pole pieces (on the pickup)

Thank-you.

Also, sign me up for the Phillips revolution!
 
Re: Should Duncan bolts be phillips instead of slotted?

Seymour is a traditionalist. The old Les Pauls used slotted mounting ring screws, so Seymour uses slotted screws.

Same reason the Seth Lover model uses butyrate bobbins, a wooden spacer, long-legged nickel silver bottom plate, single conductor cable, and no wax potting. It's just the way he does things.

Some would call it.... right.
 
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hahaha.....we all need to just screw a little more careful now
 
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I owe a big scratch on my Warmoth to the slotted screwhead. Some of it has to do with me having been working on it for several hours non stop before putting the pickups in, but it wouldn't have happened if they were phillips!
 
Re: Should Duncan bolts be phillips instead of slotted?

agreed with change 100%
I actually 'cup' my left hand around the base of the screw driver so it will hit my hand instead of the pup or finish when it inevitably slips (ouch)
 
Re: Should Duncan bolts be phillips instead of slotted?

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of the flat-head mounting screws. The slot is so small that the screwdriver always slips off and scratches the mounting ring.

So, that's a +1 for the phillips.
 
Re: Should Duncan bolts be phillips instead of slotted?

Much ado about nothing to me. Just hold the thumb and index finger of your free hand around the pole and the tip of the screwdriver and it won't slip.

And yes, the original Gibson PAF's and P90's used slot heads.
 
Re: Should Duncan bolts be phillips instead of slotted?

The Rio Crunchbox has nickel or chrome philips screws on both rows of polepeices kinda like the Invader in appearance.
 
Re: Should Duncan bolts be phillips instead of slotted?

accipiter said:
I thought the comment on the screw heads was about the pup height adjustment screws, ....
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It was... most picks will still get shredded by the screw head ;)

And thanks Evan... I guess everyone else is just "Wrong" now :D:D:D
 
Re: Should Duncan bolts be phillips instead of slotted?

a combination slotted -phillips screw head would be great. i prefer phillips for installing and slotted for adjusting( i use the metal ruler for adjusting as well as of course measuring the pickup height)
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i've thought about this many times and those flat head screws drive me nuts. i have a pile of them that i have no use for. every time i buy a duncan i need to either use the stock screws or buy phillips screws at the same time. not a huge deal since screws are cheap but still a pain i guess. i understand seymour wants it to be traditional but...if you look at 95%+ of the guitars on the market now that these duncans are going in (new guitars i mean) they nearly all come with phillips head screws and the flat heads just look odd/wrong on a new guitar. i think vintage style pickups say the ants and perhaps the '59 and maybe some others should be traditional and come with flat but a more modern sounding pickups should come with phillips. that's just my thought.

the one plus with the flat head is that with a .88mm pick you can adjust the height of them no problem. yeah and only .88mm works lol. it's thin enough to fit the slot yet strong enough to spin and adjust the height without bending the pick.

-Mike
 
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I'm all for the phillilps screws on all pickups except the vintage ones(ant., 59, seth lover)
 
Re: Should Duncan bolts be phillips instead of slotted?

i dont care either way really. u just have to be careful i guess
 
Re: Should Duncan bolts be phillips instead of slotted?

bryvincent said:
a combination slotted -phillips screw head would be great. i prefer phillips for installing and slotted for adjusting( i use the metal ruler for adjusting as well as of course measuring the pickup height)
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I like this idea the best.


Some guitars come with tubing not springs and they take alot of torque to tighten.....philips slide and strip. Regular slots can get a good turn but you can scratch your guitar if you slip.


This way you get both....
 
Re: Should Duncan bolts be phillips instead of slotted?

I like the slots just because they remind of the 50's and 50's pafs have slot head adjustment screws. But you're right: phillips heads hold the screwdriver in place better and reduce the risk of scratching your mounting ring. Lew
 
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And just think, if they make the change, we'll have another tiny, probably insignificant tweak to argue over. Imagine all the "Wat sounds bettr?" threads...
 
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DeadSkinSlayer3 said:
We're not talking about the adjustable pole pieces, we mean the humbucker mounting screws. The pole pieces should stay flathead, IMO.
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ohh ok. i always leave in the stock screws anyway. the duncan ones are sometimes a different length or color than the originals, so i like keeping the original ones since i figure if it was made for the guitar's specs it should stay that way
 
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