dj335
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Hello all,
I have a 2005 Les Paul Classic Goltop that came with cream colored pickup rings that are the short ones, in terms of their height. I've been wanting to change them out to the taller rings, mainly because right now the bridge pickup sticks out of the stock ring quite a bit with how I've adjusted it, and I prefer the look where the pickup is flush with the end of the ring, per original vintage, and also historic reissues.
Here's a picture of my guitar showing the bridge pickup sitting up out of the ring:
So, this weekend I bought a set of Gibson Historic Spec cream colored rings, as they are the proper height I'm looking for. However, the Historic bridge pickup ring is completely flat across the bottom, and top carve of a Les Paul dictates that the pickup ring is curved across the bottom to match the curve of the top. I tried attaching the new pickup ring to my guitar, thinking that it might bend and conform to the top carve, but it just distorted the shape of the new pickup ring.
I read thru the "upgrade plastic" sticky in the Historic district, which compares the various vendors and types available, but couldn't find anything about how these fit (only about color variations).
So, my question to those of you that have done this is: Am I supposed to file and/or sand the bottom of the new ring to get it to match the curve of my guitar top, or is there another maker of pickup rings (DiMarzio, Fat Boy, etc) that will fit without any modifications?
I have a 2005 Les Paul Classic Goltop that came with cream colored pickup rings that are the short ones, in terms of their height. I've been wanting to change them out to the taller rings, mainly because right now the bridge pickup sticks out of the stock ring quite a bit with how I've adjusted it, and I prefer the look where the pickup is flush with the end of the ring, per original vintage, and also historic reissues.
Here's a picture of my guitar showing the bridge pickup sitting up out of the ring:
So, this weekend I bought a set of Gibson Historic Spec cream colored rings, as they are the proper height I'm looking for. However, the Historic bridge pickup ring is completely flat across the bottom, and top carve of a Les Paul dictates that the pickup ring is curved across the bottom to match the curve of the top. I tried attaching the new pickup ring to my guitar, thinking that it might bend and conform to the top carve, but it just distorted the shape of the new pickup ring.
I read thru the "upgrade plastic" sticky in the Historic district, which compares the various vendors and types available, but couldn't find anything about how these fit (only about color variations).
So, my question to those of you that have done this is: Am I supposed to file and/or sand the bottom of the new ring to get it to match the curve of my guitar top, or is there another maker of pickup rings (DiMarzio, Fat Boy, etc) that will fit without any modifications?