7 string pickup route measurements...

[ogisha007]

A local luthier is building me a custom 7 string, and because a seven string doesn't exist in my town, I won't have the pickup for the next couple of weeks, and he has never build one I need to know the dimensions of the pickup route for the standard 7 pickup (DiMarzio, SD...). Metric, imperial, I don't really care, I can convert it just as long as it's accurate.

Thanks in advance.

P.S. I've searched and searched and searched, I don't like to post new threads unless I didn't find what I looked for and it was very important to me.

 

[Andrew_B]

best way to go about it,
your not going to liike it,
but you should wait untill he has the pickup in his hands....
that way he can see exactly what he needs to do and make up templates acordingly...
better to do that then have him waste his time, your time, and a body blank and do pickup routs that you assume will be ok....


my opinion, take it as you will...

 

[Wi77iam]

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/pi...h/51205-blackouts-routing-install-thread.html

I'm assuming the phase 1 will be equal to most/or be even be SLIGHTLY larger than normal passives.

 

[ogisha007]

A supreme thank you, Wi77. This is definitely what I need

best way to go about it,
your not going to liike it,
but you should wait untill he has the pickup in his hands....
that way he can see exactly what he needs to do and make up templates acordingly...
better to do that then have him waste his time, your time, and a body blank and do pickup routs that you assume will be ok....


my opinion, take it as you will...

Well, if I have the dimensions, it doesn't really matter if I have it in my hands or not, as long as they are accurate. The luthier is experienced, he'll know how much to route, what depth etc... Everything is done the same as for a six string, except for the width.

 

[Wi77iam]

No worries