Bench Talk #9 Learn About How To Install Slimline Pickup on National Guitar style

www.nationalgui... Hi All, Welcome to NationalGuitar.com's Bench Talk Series. in #9, I show you how to install a NRP Slimline pickup to any resonator style guitar. This pickup is available here at Vintage Nationals. Call 805-884-0050, [e-mail] or just click the link above to visit us. We are the worlds largest seller of Vintage National guitars, and also sell National Reso-Phonic, Republic, Recording King, and our own HOT ROD STEEL guitars! Cheers, Lenny

[@wadeolder7193]

I had one once. You only need four small corners of that double side tape. It is an absolute son of a bitch to remove if you use all the tape on the pickup. I've had two of these and the E and B strings were twice as loud as the rest of the strings. To me totally useless.

[@Hikaru109Ichijyo]

have to get the slim PUPs that have a adjustable pole screws to dial in each string . . . you'd think National Reso, being national reso would realize that but if you have to use the slim pu with no adjustable poles, can use heavy gauge electric strings, and use a spacer to adjust . . . you can use a shims and clay to hold it while dialing in the height, then use the tape.

[@tucopacifico]

Nicely done, thanks

[@NationalGuitarMan]

Hello, it's the Republic Highway 61. I offer this in both full scale and short scale versions. You can see it here on my site, just click the link above....
Email me w questions. Cheers, Len

[@bebenavole2179]

My lace pickup was the same. It did fit the Republic tricone i had but it was too thick for my NRP Tricone

[@TheRealUnknownMusician]

Output jack.

[@TrevorMarty69]

It looks great, but I wish you would have shown the soldered plug in. The after you know.

[@Newhomerambler]

On a square neck, can a some kind of spacer be used to raise the pickup closer to the strings? Mounting the pickup directly to the body leaves 1/2 inch between. (volume is weak)
What should the minimum gap between strings and pickup be? Thanks for any info.

[@BIgRon2176]

Is there any reason to be concerned about the pickup touching the neck. Would a thin spacer during install that would be removed be a good idea?
Big Ron

[@ArtsyGuysProductions]

I was wondering, if you can run this pickup through an internal preamp. Sounds great of course passive but would it work?

[@Newhomerambler]

To my previous comment, I am not using a volume knob.