I have a '22 Epi Les Paul Custom Ebony I've fully modded and wanted to replace the black rings with white ones. All I could find were Gibsons which are quite taller than stock, the bridge being so high I couldn't get to the intonation screws so I just Dremeled and sanded down to match the originals.
@@jameslanclos568 that’s a good question & I’ve never thought of that. 🤔 I imagine you would use a bridge pickup rings & sand it down to the right height.
@@NathanSink That's probably what I'll have to do. I wanted to get cream color pup rings, but I may have to stick with the black rings it already has. Thanks Nathan
double sticky some 400 grit sand facing up next to the cavity then sand to contour, they don't contour them cuz none of the contours are exactly the same so you have to sand them anyways to fit perfectly . . they should be higher on one side as well so they sit level with the strings, not body
@@deandee8082 yeah, I did some research & it’s sounds like there are various opinions on whether or not to contour the pickup rings. With this 335, the curvature isn’t really enough to make a difference. Plus it’s more work…..so I just left it. 🙂
It's really not surprising at all that Gibson and Epi parts are not identical. Depending on the year, model, and part in question, they may not even be made in the same country, much less the same factory. It can be a real pain finding all the correct parts that fit together with no gaps when doing a reproduction type build. That's one reason why I don't do them anymore. Exact color matching is another one - I suspect you already know what I mean. You really should take that blue tape out of the neck pickup cavity, then paint all your cavities and routing with shielding paint. Any gaps around pickups will have black shielding paint behind them, making them less noticeable. At the same time, you're doing everything possible to make the guitar immune to EM interference. A little baby jar - maybe $30 worth - is enough to do a single guitar. If you want to be really slick, paint the underside of the rings too. The springs will ground them to the pickup's baseplate. The jack will ground the paint. If the paint doesn't extend to the jack, you'll want to use the ground wire and screw trick to ground the paint that doesn't connect to the jack. Good luck with the build!
Thank you !
I remember when Epis had 3 screws in the pickups. I have a 1980 Epiphone Genesis that has them.
No way! Didn't realize that.
I have a '22 Epi Les Paul Custom Ebony I've fully modded and wanted to replace the black rings with white ones. All I could find were Gibsons which are quite taller than stock, the bridge being so high I couldn't get to the intonation screws so I just Dremeled and sanded down to match the originals.
@@robertsuitsjr6117 way to make it work!
What if you have 3 pups? Do you use a bridge pup ring and 2 neck pup rings? Or is there 3 different heights for pup rings?
@@jameslanclos568 that’s a good question & I’ve never thought of that. 🤔 I imagine you would use a bridge pickup rings & sand it down to the right height.
@@NathanSink That's probably what I'll have to do. I wanted to get cream color pup rings, but I may have to stick with the black rings it already has. Thanks Nathan
double sticky some 400 grit sand facing up next to the cavity then sand to contour, they don't contour them cuz none of the contours are exactly the same so you have to sand them anyways to fit perfectly . . they should be higher on one side as well so they sit level with the strings, not body
@@deandee8082 yeah, I did some research & it’s sounds like there are various opinions on whether or not to contour the pickup rings. With this 335, the curvature isn’t really enough to make a difference. Plus it’s more work…..so I just left it. 🙂
It's really not surprising at all that Gibson and Epi parts are not identical. Depending on the year, model, and part in question, they may not even be made in the same country, much less the same factory. It can be a real pain finding all the correct parts that fit together with no gaps when doing a reproduction type build. That's one reason why I don't do them anymore. Exact color matching is another one - I suspect you already know what I mean. You really should take that blue tape out of the neck pickup cavity, then paint all your cavities and routing with shielding paint. Any gaps around pickups will have black shielding paint behind them, making them less noticeable. At the same time, you're doing everything possible to make the guitar immune to EM interference. A little baby jar - maybe $30 worth - is enough to do a single guitar. If you want to be really slick, paint the underside of the rings too. The springs will ground them to the pickup's baseplate. The jack will ground the paint. If the paint doesn't extend to the jack, you'll want to use the ground wire and screw trick to ground the paint that doesn't connect to the jack. Good luck with the build!
Thanks for the info. I’ve never had much of a need to shield humbucker guitars. Single coils are another story. 🙂