matsickma
Senior Member
Did you check to see if the "ears" of the Franz pup isn't "bent back" resulting in the pickup riding higher than it should?
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There are no ears on these pickups.Did you check to see if the "ears" of the Franz pup isn't "bent back" resulting in the pickup riding higher than it should?
M
I'm sorry. What does NUGD mean?
You are right, I think what M was saying is that it is known that owners of Franz pickups bent the bottom plate down to increase the height. So maybe a previous owner could have bent that portion...There are no ears on these pickups.
I thought that too!! But then that seemed unlikely unless accompanied by Beautiful Feet.Oh, I though it was "New Ugly Guitar day"!
Here is the result of my little wood working project with my M-75. I removed @ 2mm of paint & wood with a sharp chisel and followed up with some sandpaper to knock off the rough edges. I can report that no gold paint was harmed in the process, at least to the top! I did not need to use a mallet, just slow & careful handwork with the chisel. I am a happy camper.
I removed @ 2mm of wood with a very sharp chisel. I worked slowly and carefully but it only took about an hour to complete. After I finished I used sandpaper to take away the roughness of the chisel marks. All said and done, I could probably remove a bit more than I did but I purposely stopped when I did with the thought that I can go back later if needed.
Maybe you could try swapping the pickups to put the hotter bridge pickup in the neck position and neck in the bridge. The difference in the number of windings on the pickups may be enough to balance the levels out.
M
Maybe you could try swapping the pickups to put the hotter bridge pickup in the neck position and neck in the bridge. The difference in the number of windings on the pickups may be enough to balance the levels out.
M