Author Topic: The Series pickups... (Read 503 times)

toma_hawk01 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 18, 2010, 09:51:55 PM »

After a 8 hour recording session, the screws loosened again... GOT-DAMN!

I am going to thread the screws with plumbers tape as Garth suggested, and also continue using the soft gasket liner.

I am pretty sure using the plumbers tape rapped around the threads, will certainly do the trick.

Thanks Garth, and everyone for your support.

Peace and Love,

Hal-

(Message edited by toma_hawk01 on July 18, 2010)

slawie · « **Reply #16 on:** July 18, 2010, 10:40:21 PM »

Hal,

Try locking the screws in place with a dab of your girlfriends (or maybe your own)nail polish.
Keeps the screws from turning while providing enough letgo if in future you need to remove the pu's

slawie

toma_hawk01 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 19, 2010, 12:58:28 AM »

Man, chill on this thread on the females...

You not suppose to tell the world about my vast multitude girl friends... with my wife reading my postings!

Very good advice Slawie, and thank you. However now, you just landed me into more trouble with my Wife....

See how a little situation could easily snowball...

Just kidding

Peace and Love,

Hal-

(Message edited by toma_hawk01 on July 19, 2010)

slawie · « **Reply #18 on:** July 19, 2010, 02:31:22 AM »

Dear Hals wife,

It was a joke as I really have no insight into whether he wears nail polish or not.

slawie

rusty_the_scoob · « **Reply #19 on:** July 19, 2010, 09:20:15 AM »

I'd stop by the hardware store and pick up some thread locker rather than nail polish. Loctite Blue should hold the screws in place nicely. Red would be overkill.

terryc · « **Reply #20 on:** July 20, 2010, 06:38:46 AM »

rusty..I mentioned that earlier in the thread but good job you mentioned the Blue type as I didn't.
Since I do quite a lot of car & bike maintenance I use quite a lot of the Red type most of the time so the 'Blue'type didn't enter my thoughts.

toma_hawk01 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 30, 2010, 07:06:58 PM »

HOT DANG!

I been daddy long stroking, poppin, slanging srings, and rippin with the rhythms for 10 hours and experiences no more problems with the lose pickup screws.

I used a thin white nylon pipe tape, as suggested, snugly raping the treads around the screws, and wah-lah, problems solved.

I still have pads under my pickups, but the screws are locked down even better for the Alembic Slams!

Much appreciated!

Peace and Love,

Hal-

garth4664 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:47:33 AM »

It's magic stuff, glad to hear the tape worked out. Also good to hear you are playing enough to work your pickups loose in a session. I have just moved my series 1 to my flat in Beijing so that I have an alembic in my second home. Was really missing having a series bass around.

toma_hawk01 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 31, 2010, 12:31:16 PM »

Garth,

Just don't get Alembic-wipped!

Instead, Wip that Alembic --- Bang bang bang!

An inside joke...

Peace and Love,

Hal-

bsee · « **Reply #24 on:** July 31, 2010, 12:58:50 PM »

One of my pickups was quite loose. It turned out that one of the anchors for a top screw had pulled out of the body. I opted for the quick fix of reversing the four screws so the top positions became bottoms and vice versa. It's less than ideal when shelling out thousands for a bass, but it works.

toma_hawk01 · « **Reply #25 on:** August 30, 2010, 01:14:37 PM »

That's it for me...

I don't like the Alembic pickup torque pivoting pickups like system.

My pickups, now lay completely flat (flush) with a soft cushion underneath the cavity surfaces, thus limiting the pivoting risks of an un-alighted un-balances pickup.

Also, I placed a soft washer on the (now) 4 top screws to prevent scaring.

4 screws on the top is better.

Peace and Love.

Hal-

(Message edited by toma_hawk01 on August 30, 2010)

toma_hawk01 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 30, 2010, 05:59:39 PM »

Here's my solution... #6-32 Stainless Steel Cap Screw Socket (non-magnetic attractant) with plumbers tape (for that nice snug fit) with #6 Nylon washer (to keep my pickups, scratch free). Each screw, acts as a backup of the other, which the traditional way, there is no backup. This will be my adopted standard... Flat, cushioned and micro managed for The FUNK! End of story

Peace and Love, Hal- (Message edited by toma_hawk01 on August 30, 2010)

ajdover · « **Reply #27 on:** August 30, 2010, 07:25:50 PM »

Is there anyone here who can explain to me what THE FUNK is?

Thanks in advance,

Alan

tbrannon · « **Reply #28 on:** August 30, 2010, 07:30:52 PM »

Alan,

Find a pair of gym shorts at the bottom of the laundry basket....

toma_hawk01 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 30, 2010, 07:57:17 PM »

It means:

I don't have to worry about my pickups popping lose ever again...

Doing something better, with less...

Peace and Love,

Hal-

(Message edited by toma_hawk01 on August 30, 2010)