Gibson Les Paul neck pickup rig - screw hole spacing.

[peskywinnets]

This is a long shot, but it might just work

I don't 'spose any one of you has a DXF file for a les paul neck pickup...specifically the std stock mounting ring....I really need to know the distance between holes. Doesn't need to be a DXF file....words will do.

(fwiw, plastic pickup mounting rings don't affect the tone)

[FunkyKikuchiyo]

(fwiw, plastic pickup mounting rings don't affect the tone)

Nor does the spacing of the screws, so why are you bothering? Another myth perpetuated by gear heads.

[David King]

Pesky,
I haven't measured an actual Gibson ring yet so I don't know for sure but all the other rings I've copied have about 78 mm + or - 1/2 mm between the height adjustment screws, center to center. The corners screws are all over the map along with the outside dimensions.

[peskywinnets]

Nor does the spacing of the screws, so why are you bothering? Another myth perpetuated by gear heads.

That was just a quip (ie a nod to all the 'will the magnet/bobbin/colour affect tone type threads always being discussed on here)

David many thanks...

[David Schwab]

Nor does the spacing of the screws, so why are you bothering?

So he can make a drilling template? Or make a mounting ring? Or make baseplates?

[FunkyKikuchiyo]

Sorry, it was a joke. I suppose the sarcastic tone didn't resonate as I had hoped. It was in a way a parody of how my simple question of pickup angles (for the sake of design) turned into lots of people making condescending remarks about tone freaks... So, the same joke initially made.

And if you're looking for dimensions, I've found the Duncan site is always great to steal some quick measurements.

[David Schwab]

That's often the way it goes with communicating online.

[FunkyKikuchiyo]

Feel free to throw a pie if you deem it appropriate.

[David King]

While we're on the topic, can anyone tell me the heights of the tapered rings on a PRS singlecut? I need to mill a set of (virgin) mastodon tusk ones for someone. Perhaps they are standard off-the-shelf?

[peskywinnets]

Feel free to throw a pie if you deem it appropriate.

On the contrary, whilst your sarcasm may not have resonated, your follow up post about using the Seymour Duncan website did!

A blinding call, and just the info I need for pickup rings...

Triple Shot - Triple Shot Switching Mounting Ring - Seymour Duncan/Basslines (click on the dimensions link on that page)

I just wish you Yanks would seriously think about going decimal & catching up with the rest of the Globe.

Imperial is all very quaint ....& measuring methods in base 32/64 are always a bit of a laugh to go "Back to the Future" & have a dabble with (fortunately, I'm a child of both imperial & metric) - but really.....counting in tens is the way to go!

[RedHouse]

...I just wish you Yanks would seriously think about going decimal & catching up with the rest of the Globe...!

We are in decimal, inches that is, but anyway recall the machinist's montra: "thou shall work in thou"

Seriously though, it's the (people) that complain about it that are the real issue. Even if everyone was metric that still doesn't solve the problem, like for instance the UK litre is not the same as the US liter just as an Imperial gallon is not the same as a US gallon.

I use both, anyone can buy an inexpensive digital caliper that reads both decimal inches and metric so theres no excuse for bitchin and it's extrememy easy to convert measurements with those calipers, you just adjust the caliper to the size, push the button, and bob's your uncle.

I use mine (inch/mm) constantly in my shop and have no problem with using either unit of measurement. The best thing is to be able to use whatever you're handed, and move forward.

[FunkyKikuchiyo]

I agree Pesky... I actually use a metric clock. None of that twelve hour, sixty minute thing. I have 100 seconds per minute, 100 minutes per hour, and 10 hours per day. Way easier once you get used to it.

Glad you found what you needed - I've been able to do a lot just by printing off duncan dimensions - with some basic geometry I've been able to get all of my measurements from those.

[peskywinnets]

You guys use clocks to measure up stuff?

Whilst, I can't multiply by 2.54, fortunately I know a PC that can ....but it's a real hassle having to carry it everywhere with me (hopefully one day I'll buy a laptop ...this will save my back when wanting imperial to metric conversions in bars thereby impressing those of a female gender from Overseas)

[FunkyKikuchiyo]

In my experience, nothing turns women on more than talking about metric conversions.

They make tiny computers that can do arithmetic for you! They can do all sorts of calculations and, in fact, they are small enough to fit in your pocket! Funky Kikuchiyo's Amazing Portable Arithmetic Machine, as I like to call them.

I do use a clock. Measuring is another matter. See, time isn't a line. It is more of a big ball of wibbly wobbly timey wimey.... stuff. (let's see just how English you are)

[David King]

Those duncan rings are wider than most at 1.78", 1.765 is more typical. The corner hole spacing ought to match Gibson's since they're supposed to retrofit. At least one would hope that was the case.