David, many thanks for that. It seems it might be tricky to modify the neck-mounted version for what I have in mind. However the side-mounted one looks interesting. My guess is that the internals are the same (that would certainly make sense in terms of design and tooling costs)
If the one above is the same then there is no baseplate just a wax?/resin? As you can see from the pictures the bracket is spot welded/soldered at 3 points so could be removed with 3 small residual blemishes left afterwards.
If the one above is the same then there is no baseplate just a wax?/resin? As you can see from the pictures the bracket is spot welded/soldered at 3 points so could be removed with 3 small residual blemishes left afterwards.
I'd like to try one of these but I'd prefer not to have to mount it to the neck. So I'm wondering...
(1) How easy would it be to remove the mounting brackets without making a mess of the casing? (eg. Are they welded on?)
(2) Can the baseplate be removed so I can make modifications for surface mounting? (ie. Are there screws holding the baseplate on or is it attached by some not reversible process such as weld or rivets?)
All the photos in catalogue's and on seller's websites seem to show similar front views of the pickups so you can't see any of the crucial detail.
I'd like to try one of these but I'd prefer not to have to mount it to the neck. So I'm wondering...
(1) How easy would it be to remove the mounting brackets without making a mess of the casing? (eg. Are they welded on?)
(2) Can the baseplate be removed so I can make modifications for surface mounting? (ie. Are there screws holding the baseplate on or is it attached by some not reversible process such as weld or rivets?)
All the photos in catalogue's and on seller's websites seem to show similar front views of the pickups so you can't see any of the crucial detail.
That's hitting a soft spot. I've only just started to learn soldering, and I've been dreading doing pots. Now you show me something that takes away my least favorite part of building.
Those look pretty slick. Lately I've been thinking about putting a pup in a build, and while I didn't want to buy one (because buying is at the bottom of the CBG pickup coolness hierarchy), it looks like I'm going to have to. These will fit the bill nicely.
The box needs to be routed to make the pickups fit in a standard flat-top scenario. If you're working with a normal archtop, you have a little more room between soundboard and strings.
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David Lloyd said:
Hi Mark,
This is an Artec one I got off ebay recently to put on an archtop acoustic I have http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Artec-Neck-Mount-Pickup-Arch-Top-Jazz-Guitar-... - this link includes dimensions.
When I was looking I did notice you can get a similar type which has a fixing bracket to the side for attaching to a pick guard http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Artec-Side-Mount-Pickup-Arch-Top-Jazz-Guitar-...
Regards,
David
Mark aka. Junk Box Instruments said:
I'd like to try one of these but I'd prefer not to have to mount it to the neck. So I'm wondering...
(1) How easy would it be to remove the mounting brackets without making a mess of the casing? (eg. Are they welded on?)
(2) Can the baseplate be removed so I can make modifications for surface mounting? (ie. Are there screws holding the baseplate on or is it attached by some not reversible process such as weld or rivets?)
All the photos in catalogue's and on seller's websites seem to show similar front views of the pickups so you can't see any of the crucial detail.
Check these out for $10
http://www.acousticpreamp.com/servlet/the-22/Prewired-Volume--fdsh-...
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/absolute-final-mockup
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