Before I eff up my pickups...

[KRaZeE]

I recently acquired a gorgeous 85 LP Custom. Unfortunately the Shaws were swapped out before I bought it and replaced with a BB1/BB3 set that just aren't doing it for me. I have a set of SD APII's sitting around and I happen to love how they sound, but I'd like to keep the gold aesthetics. Popping a set of gold covers on is no big deal...I'm handy with a soldering iron. What I am curious about are the pole screws. Is it as simple as unscrewing the old and screwing in a new set of gold? If so, are there a particular set of screws I should go for? Size? Does the screw material matter? Any caveats I should be aware of?

 

[ReWind James]

Screw material DEFINITELY matters!

If you have gold screws in the Burstbuckers, you can swap them into the Duncans and they should fit without any trouble.

 

[KRaZeE]

Thanx for the help! Suppose I want to keep the BBs whole? I really don't like them, so I might as well sell them. Where could I acquire the appropriate screws?

 

[LtKojak]

Where could I acquire the appropriate screws?

Mojotone Humbucker/P90 Vintage Spec Polepieces Gold / 6

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Humbucker-P...529?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item4ac8f3fab1

These are the ones you want. Great looking, excellent sounding.

HTH,

 

[ARandall]

Surely you could just swap between the pickups....gold for nickel.

 

[captcoolaid]

Be careful some Gibson and Duncan covers are a bit off. Buy the vintage style from Mojo. Get new covers. They are in expensive and you will be happier.

 

[KRaZeE]

Thanks all! Screws and covers on the way from Mojo.