Members GAS Man Posted September 27, 2005 Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 I have just one of the few '51 Squiers that Batotman didn't buy for ebay , and I have this question: My neck pup is oddly angled. It's got about a 10 degree angle in it towards the bridge. Instead of being higher on one side than the other, its higher on the neck side than it is on the bridge side. I figure this probably isn't affecting the tone much, but it is a little sloppy looking, and I'm curious if this is common and how the heck are these pickups mounted to the pickguard without the side screws? Can you adjust the neck pup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwsher Posted September 27, 2005 Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 I just took my '51 apart last night and the neck pickup is mounted like a Tele pup, directly to the body (little piece of foam underneath). You'd have to pull the guard to get at it and adjust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted September 27, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 Originally posted by kwsher I just took my '51 apart last night and the neck pickup is mounted like a Tele pup, directly to the body (little piece of foam underneath).You'd have to pull the guard to get at it and adjust. Are there any height adjustment screw down there? Looking at my Peavey tele, it's got them on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bloozcat Posted September 27, 2005 Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 Originally posted by GAS Man Are there any height adjustment screw down there?Looking at my Peavey tele, it's got them on the side. They're really not height adjustment screws, per se, they are designed to tighten the pickup against the bottom of the cavity. There is a little play in the dense foam rubber pad, so you can get a little adjustment there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwsher Posted September 27, 2005 Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 there's two, directly into the body cavity. If I were home I would snap a couple of pics for you... Edit: sleeping at the wheel again; what Bloozcat said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IdaCrue Posted September 28, 2005 Members Share Posted September 28, 2005 IU remember that someone posted that they had shimmed the neck pickup higher by using a piece of cardboard under the foam..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nevermind Posted September 28, 2005 Members Share Posted September 28, 2005 I used a couple springs off a spare pup to adjust the height on my 51. Just peeled the foam off and added the springs, once the pup was where I wanted it I reinstalled the pickguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members batotman Posted September 28, 2005 Members Share Posted September 28, 2005 Damn you I only bought 3!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted September 28, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 28, 2005 :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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