Humbucker Cover Swap

Stevie_C

Is there anybody that can swap Humbucker pickup covers, and drill screw holes? I have these covers:

https://www.axesrus.co.uk/ARURTCVR-p/arulpc036.htm

I’m wanting them to look like this:

https://shop.guildguitars.com/product/guild-hb-1-neck-pickup-nickel/?v=e71bc9c013d9

Thank you!

Funkfingers

One problem with your suggestion is that the polepiece screw holes are normally made before the layers of electroplated finish are applied. Drilling after the plating stages is likely to end up looking scrappy.

Stevie_C

Good point! 

I think I can live with that though!

ICBM

Stevie_C said:

I think I can live with that though!

You would be surprised how awful it will look. The original holes are stamped not drilled, which produces a slight radius on the edge which is then plated over. Drilling holes in an already-plated cover won't look like that even in the unlikely event that you can do it cleanly without the plating flaking around the edges.

Better just to buy the right pickups.

Stevie_C

Thanks for the info

Stevie_C

ICBM

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news .

I did try it once - luckily not on expensive covers - and the result was horrible. I forgot to mention that the flaking plating around the holes is razor sharp - or more accurately surgical scalpel sharp - and seriously dangerous to your fingertips too.

Funkfingers

In the interests of balance, I offer good news. 

Somewhere, amongst the Fretboard community, there must be somebody sick enough to want to conceal a DiMarzio X2N humbucker on a Guild-inspired self-build project guitar. 

Offer your AxesRUs covers for sale or exchange. Somebody would probably take you up on it.

Kittyfrisk

Industrial laser or waterjet 'might' possibly give the holes that you want, but that would involve a major, costly effort with no guarantee of a successful result. Others here have given the best advice on how to proceed