Les Paul studio pickup rings????

baddog01 · August 2016

hgg

baddog01 · August 2016

I said screw it and made my own.

https://i.imgur.com/DUmC2Ih.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/0kb4Y0p.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/5QoRJia.jpg

baddog01 · August 2016

I have to do some stain testing to find out what will look cool...

Andyjr1515 · August 2016

Very nicely made, too!

baddog01 · August 2016

Thank you Andy. I spent three hours at the father in-laws making these. He has a little wood working shop in his basement with all the right tools. I just had to figure out how to use some of them. lol
Need to find a good stain and sealer for the wood and of course some pickups.:)

CasperCaster · August 2016

@baddog01 that is very nice work. I am pleased you have a solution and I am certain they will look fantastic when finished. I love that pick guard too!

baddog01 · August 2016

Thanks CasperCaster. I thought pine would would be a good choice for a first attempt at making these. I might have to drill the screw holes bigger. I'll check when I get home later today. I'll also need to get some longer mounting screws. And if for some reason I don't like the way it looks I'll just make them again out of so different wood. At least I know I can make them with ought butchering them.

baddog01 · August 2016

I'm thinking about getting some Seymour Duncan's but I'm not sure. They can get pretty pricey

I guess I could look for some stock gibsons too. They do pop up on eBay from time to time.

baddog01 · August 2016

I got some rosewood stain in an attempt to match the neck. Need a darker stain or keep adding to the existing . Hmm

https://i.imgur.com/o0ZNSXs.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/dYsUcK1.jpg

Test fit went ok, had to make some minor adjustment:)

https://i.imgur.com/CHPV9Qb.jpg

Deadman · August 2016

Flipping eck they're awesome. Nice one.

baddog01 · August 2016

thanks for the kind words Deadman.

They do have some flaws, but since this was my first attempt I'm really pleased with the outcome. Here is a pic with some stain on the pieces.

https://i.imgur.com/fdaVIke.jpg

Not it sure if I want to go darker or leave them alone. It took 3 coats to the pickguard to get it to match the rings. Well, it comes close anyways. My intent was to match the rosewood neck but now I'm not sure I want to do that anyways. I plan on installing them on the guitar and hanging it on the wall. This way I can look at it for a few dais and see if I want to go any darker. Hmm
I'll post some pics of them on the guitar when it's hanging on the wall.

I'm looking for a set of gold Seymour Duncan Deluxe Mini Humbucker. At $280ish they are a little pricey.

Thanks
Keith

baddog01 · September 2016

Here is the final setup. Went with lighter stain and SD firebird pickups...

https://imgur.com/a/f0hi1

baddog01 · September 2016

Hh

baddog01 · September 2016

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