Hey guys, I've noticed (from photos) that the Newark Street X-175s seem to have the bridge pickup mounted noticeably farther from the bridge than old Franz-equipped 175s. My question is how far one could cheat it towards the bridge if willing to make a second set of mounting holes. Is there a fairly large/rectangular hole underneath the pickup, or just a drill-hole for its wire? If the latter, is the hole on the bridge side, neck side, or dead center?
Obviously there's going to be some gap at the pickguard, but I was thinking that, if the pickup is primarily a surface mount on top of the guitar's top, then you could move it in a fairly reversible way. I'm betting there's probably even a 1/4-1/2" or so of range where the pickup cover's footprint would hide the extra set of mounting holes at the dog ears (meaning the original holes wouldn't show with it mounted in the new spot and, likewise, the new holes wouldn't show if you moved it back where it originally sat).
All of this is probably pointless if there's a big rectangular cutout under the pickup, as you'd be talking a pretty trivial range of movement before you're staring at an open hole. I thought I remembered photos of the old Franz Guilds having no real cutout under the bridge pickups, though, so I've been curious about the new ones.
Anybody have a photo with the pickup removed?
Obviously there's going to be some gap at the pickguard, but I was thinking that, if the pickup is primarily a surface mount on top of the guitar's top, then you could move it in a fairly reversible way. I'm betting there's probably even a 1/4-1/2" or so of range where the pickup cover's footprint would hide the extra set of mounting holes at the dog ears (meaning the original holes wouldn't show with it mounted in the new spot and, likewise, the new holes wouldn't show if you moved it back where it originally sat).
All of this is probably pointless if there's a big rectangular cutout under the pickup, as you'd be talking a pretty trivial range of movement before you're staring at an open hole. I thought I remembered photos of the old Franz Guilds having no real cutout under the bridge pickups, though, so I've been curious about the new ones.
Anybody have a photo with the pickup removed?