Nickel cover for Seymour Duncan Trembucker

skinfreak

Does anyone know of a good aftermarket Trembucker nickel cover? I found these at Axesrus but think that the trembucker spacing is wider than 52mm. Can anyone confirm a non SD nickel cover fitting a Trembucker? The official SD one go for around £25 with postage so I am a bit loathe to part with the extra cash... #tight
Thanks

RiftAmps

Can you not just get a ruler and measure the pole pieces on your pickup?

skinfreak

RiftAmps said:

Can you not just get a ruler and measure the pole pieces on your pickup?

I don't have a sub millimeter ruler...apparently sd trembuckers are something like 52.4mm

Philly_Q

According to the SD website the Trembucker spacing is 2.070", which is just under 52.6mm.

I think their spacing is a fraction wider than anyone else's.  Also the bobbins themselves are longer, although presumably not so long that they don't fit under a standard width metal cover.

skinfreak

So what is 0.6mm spread between 6 pole pieces? I would need a tolerance of0.12mm each. Hmmmm....

Philly_Q

skinfreak said:

So what is 0.6mm spread between 6 pole pieces? I would need a tolerance of0.12mm each. Hmmmm....

It's not much, but enough to look weird, I suspect.  I'd lay off the (insert vice of choice) for a week and pay the extra for the proper SD cover.

guitarfishbay

I'm assuming this is being done for aesthetic reasons but if you already like the sound of the guitar a nickel cover will change it ever so slightly.

So my vote is save the £25 altogether! 

skinfreak

guitarfishbay said:

I'm assuming this is being done for aesthetic reasons but if you already like the sound of the guitar a nickel cover will change it ever so slightly.

So my vote is save the £25 altogether! 

And how, pray tell, is THAT supposed to help my aesthetic needs? There's vanity to consider here...

skinfreak

Philly_Q said:

skinfreak said:

So what is 0.6mm spread between 6 pole pieces? I would need a tolerance of0.12mm each. Hmmmm....

It's not much, but enough to look weird, I suspect.  I'd lay off the (insert vice of choice) for a week and pay the extra for the proper SD cover.

I already know this. I only come on forums like this to stop me making silly decisions. I do curse SD pickups though. Why would they be deliberately awkward. It's not like they are in this to make money?

RiftAmps

Just measured Mrs Rift's trembucker, I don't think the AXESRUS cover will fit. Sorry.

skinfreak

RiftAmps said:

Just measured Mrs Rift's trembucker, I don't think the AXESRUS cover will fit. Sorry.

Thanks for checking. I'm going to devise a plan b and sell the Custom. £25 on top of a pickup that I can get off ebay for £45 anyway, covered or not doesn't make sense. Instead I am going off the reservation with a 500t and a Jazz neck. It might sound bonkers but I can give it a whirl. Plus I can add the raw nickel covers to both and hopefully not change the tone too much.

streethawk

I should have one in stock (somewhere).

Tenner posted if so.

skinfreak

streethawk said:

I should have one in stock (somewhere).

Tenner posted if so.

Sorry, Duncan Trembucker cover?

streethawk

skinfreak said:

streethawk said:

I should have one in stock (somewhere).

Tenner posted if so.

Sorry, Duncan Trembucker cover?

No, sorry, The SD trembuckers are odd. You need Duncan covers, the pole spacing is irrelevant. I haven't got any of those.

StormshadowGuitars

I have a brand new SD Trembucker Nickel cover removed from a pickup before installation, it still has plastic on the face.
1 = Trembucker Nickel Cover off a JB
1= SH off an Alnico Pro 2 Neck

skinfreak

StormshadowGuitars said:

I have a brand new SD Trembucker Nickel cover removed from a pickup before installation, it still has plastic on the face.
1 = Trembucker Nickel Cover off a JB
1= SH off an Alnico Pro 2 Neck

Hi there - thanks but I have a plan B and I think I may sell the Trembucker. Out of interest, removing the Trembucker cover - was the pickup potted in the cover or was fairly loose?

StormshadowGuitars

skinfreak said:

StormshadowGuitars said:

I have a brand new SD Trembucker Nickel cover removed from a pickup before installation, it still has plastic on the face.
1 = Trembucker Nickel Cover off a JB
1= SH off an Alnico Pro 2 Neck

Hi there - thanks but I have a plan B and I think I may sell the Trembucker. Out of interest, removing the Trembucker cover - was the pickup potted in the cover or was fairly loose?

Hi, It was potted in the cover and also with no tape around the windings. It needed to re-potted and then taped.