forbon HB baseplates - cool!

[StarryNight]

not your typical baseplate: Mojo Pickup Parts » Mojotone Fiberboard Humbucker Frame 50mm (1.97'')

I'll have to order a few to try out. Anyone try these?

[David Schwab]

I'm trying some out. I assembled the pickup but haven't wound it yet. I had to modify them a little to work with the blade bobbins.

[RedHouse]

Looks interesting, wonder if they will hold up?

I'm speaking of the 3-56 screw hole, being a small screw and what with a HB being much heavier than an SC and the spring pushing and all...


{Edit} Opps, I mean 3-48 (silly wabbit)

[David King]

I thought HB screws were 3-48, are they really 3-56?

[big_teee]

I use 4x40x1-1/4" Stainless from Micro.
Use a 4x40 Tap.
Used Them for a couple of years on HBs.
They would work fine with the forbon.
T

[David Schwab]

The screws at Stew-Mac are 3-48.

[Stealth]

I'm trying some out. I assembled the pickup but haven't wound it yet. I had to modify them a little to work with the blade bobbins.

How much do they have to be altered for the blade bobbins? Just a long, blade-shaped cut so the bottom of the blade can get stuck in it?

[David Schwab]

How much do they have to be altered for the blade bobbins? Just a long, blade-shaped cut so the bottom of the blade can get stuck in it?

I was talking about the humbucker baseplate. It needs four screw holes to attach the bobbins to the baseplate.

For the Strat rail pickups with the larger bobbins, the rectangular opening on the bottom is too narrow to fit the magnet/blades used. That's because the blades on that pickup are farther apart than the one with the smaller bobbins. Tom said he's working on fixing that.

Mojo does custom laster cutting, and I just got some bobbin parts made. Now I think I'm going to have some more parts made that way.

[restorationad]

I have built a PAF Based humbucker set using them and it worked pretty well. The threads hold up fine. I am using 4-40 SS Screws.

I didn't like having to solder the ground to the keeper bar but it worked. There is some added voodoo as the forbon base reduce eddy currents

Currently I am in the process of designing a new pickup to use them as it is not for PAF purists.

BTW - Tom Anderson has used forbon baseplates forever...

[David Schwab]

BTW - Tom Anderson has used forbon baseplates forever...

The entire Tom Anderson pickup is made from forbon:

[John Carlsen]

That looks really cool! I may have to try these out sometime soon. If anyone has any experience with these, what are the tonal implications for using forbon rather than nickel plates? Also, what would it do to the sound or electronic interactions if i chose not to use a ground wire?