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Permalink Reply by The Capo Kid on May 19, 2014 at 9:38am

 I had no problems with my 2 LP builds , the first build has a low action 1mm at 1 fret and 2mm at the 12 fret , second builds got no strings so I can't measure that , perhaps with the proper nut it might sound better

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Permalink Reply by Richey Kay on May 19, 2014 at 9:54am

Thanks for your reply CK. I remember yours looking really good. I've fitted the frets now and hopefully fitting a new nut will help, although I would have thought the nut would only affect the strings when played open. Let's see what happens eh?

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on May 19, 2014 at 10:16am

Get some screws in the middle of the long edges of the plate. I had to add some to my '31 plate yesterday.

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Permalink Reply by Richey Kay on May 19, 2014 at 10:24am

Good suggestion Eric. I actually just put a couple more in the middle of the long edges. While you're participating; how do you go about cutting the plate for the pickups etc? Cold chisel? Dremel? Tip snips? Probably will just fit a piezo in this one but for the future...

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Permalink Reply by robert jones on May 19, 2014 at 11:30am

If you get it sounding right let us(me) know what does the trick.

I haven't had any success yet getting LP guitars to sound good.

There have been a few discussions that suggest mounting the mag pickup below the plate as an alternative to cutting if the plate is steel.

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Permalink Reply by jawbone on May 19, 2014 at 12:29pm

I mount my plates so that they kind of float - washers under the 4 mounting holes and I recess the top. I had no luck mounting a mag pup inside. I ended up putting it in the neck above the box or went with piezo (2) inside - one on the neck and one on the plate.

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Permalink Reply by Richey Kay on May 19, 2014 at 8:47pm

I thought about doing the recess on the top but could figure out how to do it. Router? Rebate plane? (I have neither)

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Permalink Reply by jawbone on May 20, 2014 at 1:21am

OK - I'll admit - I plan on doing a lot of LP gits so I built a jig that clamps the box and provides a guide to route the step down.

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Permalink Reply by Richey Kay on May 19, 2014 at 8:46pm

I'll let you know Robert. I did see that suggested somewhere. I'm going to go with dual piezos at first but if it still sounds really pants I'll wind a pup for it. I've been dreaming up a type of flatpup design, or alternatively I guess I could cut out the '2' closest to the neck and pop a traditional pup in there.

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on May 19, 2014 at 1:43pm

I used my Dremel with a metal cutting wheel. 

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on May 19, 2014 at 1:46pm

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Permalink Reply by Rob Bennett on May 20, 2014 at 8:07pm

Thats a great plate there...I have the rusting powder that I use to distress new builds Ill use this place as Im in the UK

http://www.american-number-plate.com/accessories/?cat=78

they do a lot of plates

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