Pickup on a 3-string CBG

Posted by J-Hob on August 17, 2010 at 2:52pm
I have a 6-pole pickup that I bought from ebay and am intending on using on my first 3-string CBG project.

I am building it along the lines of the 'How To build a 3-string pdf' in the free plans section.

The neck is now finished and I have begun to realise a flaw in my plan - the pickup is going to be too deep meaning that I will have too thin a strip of wood beneath the pickup to give enough strength to the the through-neck.  I will know for sure once I have test strung it up without glueing anything but I'm pretty sure that will be the case.

Does anyone have suggestions for how I could go about solving this problem?  If I can't I will probably just use a piezo as I have done before in the diddley bows that I've made but I really would like to try a pickup out.

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  • JUJU August 28, 2010 at 6:23am
    Hey Sam Glad to hear you got the pickup safe and sound and your pleased with it :) Thanks for your kind words - i must admit the rail pickups are a mission to make but once made they look BOSS and sound cool cant wait to see what you build around it keep me posted Thanks for your custom mate much appriciated juju :)
    Wichita Sam said:
    Listen guys, I bot one of these pickups from JuJu. It arrived today and it is prettier in person than even the picture. It is drop dead amazing. I wasn't planning on building any time soon, but now.... I just got to design something special to build around this work of art. If you can arm twist JuJu into building one for you, you will not be sad at all.


    JuJu, thanks for the pup. I'll do my best to build a great CBG around it..... the best, Sam

    Wichita Sam said:
    juju, that is one stupid pretty pickup!!! the best, Sam


    JUJU AKA SOUNDSSOGOOD said:
    what you need is one of these :) - slimline Rail Pickups - surface mount - full wood construction and a total height of 10mm - will fit either a Three of Four string even a five and maybe a six - rail length 50mm

    • BUGGY (C) > JUJU June 27, 2013 at 3:01am

      Juju

      where is the magnet underneath, or is the long metal strip a thin magnet?

      looks awesome.. Im trying to build something that works and was after tips

      I presume you have a bar magnet underneath?

      have you an underside shot?

      Best regards BUG

  • Wichita Sam August 27, 2010 at 10:42pm
    Listen guys, I bot one of these pickups from JuJu. It arrived today and it is prettier in person than even the picture. It is drop dead amazing. I wasn't planning on building any time soon, but now.... I just got to design something special to build around this work of art. If you can arm twist JuJu into building one for you, you will not be sad at all. JuJu, thanks for the pup. I'll do my best to build a great CBG around it..... the best, Sam
    Wichita Sam said:
    juju, that is one stupid pretty pickup!!! the best, Sam


    JUJU AKA SOUNDSSOGOOD said:
    what you need is one of these :) - slimline Rail Pickups - surface mount - full wood construction and a total height of 10mm - will fit either a Three of Four string even a five and maybe a six - rail length 50mm

  • J-Hob August 19, 2010 at 8:38am
    A few pics of the build in its current state are up here: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/albums/3stringers-2

    You can see the lump of wood I glued to the back of the neck so that I can rout into the first layer to fit the pickup.

    Hopefully I can get it finished tonight. Just soundhole to cut pickup to install and wire up, machine heads to fit and a bit of set up left.
  • JUJU August 18, 2010 at 6:13pm
    Well to be honest it's more dedication than anything because there a real pain to make thats why i only make a few - i cant go into exact details on the construction because !
    Thanks for your comment
    juju :)

    Lee Fields said:
    Very nice pickup, how did you make it?
  • Wichita Sam August 18, 2010 at 8:10am
    juju,

    if you decide to make another batch, put me on your waiting list.... let me know price.... the b est, Sam

    JUJU AKA SOUNDSSOGOOD said:
    Thanks Sam - They sound great too - Randy Rooster has just bought four from me he can't get enough of them :)- i just have two left now !
    Cheers mate
    juju.
  • Naz Nomad August 18, 2010 at 6:28am
    Lee Fields said:
    Very nice pickup, how did you make it?

    Step 1: Purchase an old steel-works and convert it into a Mad-Scientist's Research & Development Lair ...


    ... when you've done that, come back and I'll tell you Step 2. :-)
  • Pilgrim August 18, 2010 at 2:34am
    Very nice pickup, how did you make it?
  • JUJU August 17, 2010 at 7:34pm
    Thanks Sam - They sound great too - Randy Rooster has just bought four from me he can't get enough of them :)- i just have two left now !
    Cheers mate
    juju.
  • Wichita Sam August 17, 2010 at 7:06pm
    juju, that is one stupid pretty pickup!!! the best, Sam
    JUJU AKA SOUNDSSOGOOD said:
    what you need is one of these :) - slimline Rail Pickups - surface mount - full wood construction and a total height of 10mm - will fit either a Three of Four string even a five and maybe a six - rail length 50mm

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