Mounting magnetic pickup under 1/4" wood lid. Thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by Roosterman on June 17, 2009 at 2:05pm

It sounds just the same to me! In essence all it does is extend the magnets.... in a lazy, easy to do way :o)

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on June 17, 2009 at 2:24pm

Oh, I'm lovin' this. Thanks!!!

Randy Rooster (Ben) said:

It sounds just the same to me! In essence all it does is extend the magnets.... in a lazy, easy to do way :o)

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Permalink Reply by Roosterman on June 17, 2009 at 2:57pm

Hey, one more thought...
If you left the metal bar flush with the lid, you could even paint it to match the logo again - from anything more than a foot away it would look like there was no pickup at all!

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on June 17, 2009 at 7:33pm

Guys, I tried a piece of iron bar 1/8x1/2 on my electric 6 string and it doesn't hurt the sound and prolly would work just as Randy says. You know, I might not even care if the pieces stick out. Two together perpendicular sticking out of the lid (1/4x2 1/4) would not even look too bad. I could even tilt the pickup like a strat's to allow for the pickup to catch all 4 strings.... Hmmmmmm. Thoughts a'brewin'.

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Permalink Reply by Roosterman on June 18, 2009 at 6:14am

Good show Wes :o) Heres another idea too - not one of mine, but Juju (aka 'soundsogood') sent me this sketch when I was working with the same thoughts. Im sure he wont mind me pasting it up here.
The idea is this - just cos you have a 6 string pickup, you dont have to have a full width piece of metal poking thru the top - shape the 'blade part to suit your build. Simples :o)

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on June 18, 2009 at 9:42am

Awwww, this is too great!!!!!! We need to do some sort of article on this. Gracias.

-Wes

Randy Rooster (Ben) said:

Good show Wes :o) Heres another idea too - not one of mine, but Juju (aka 'soundsogood') sent me this sketch when I was working with the same thoughts. Im sure he wont mind me pasting it up here.
The idea is this - just cos you have a 6 string pickup, you dont have to have a full width piece of metal poking thru the top - shape the 'blade part to suit your build. Simples :o)

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