mmray321
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Post by mmray321 on Oct 31, 2006 6:02:16 GMT -5
hey,i have a musicman stingray,i think my pickguard makes it look like a bar of soap,i was thinking about making one out of stainless steel. i know nothing about how my pickups work,will this mess with them at all?or will it change my tone?  |
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Post by ranchtooth on Oct 31, 2006 10:13:34 GMT -5
A conductive pickguard would help shield your axe from hum even more, though armed with a stingray, you are already pretty quiet. I've wanted to try this on a strat for some time... using a brass pickguard.
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Post by ChrisK on Nov 2, 2006 18:53:06 GMT -5
A metal pickguard will alter your tone somewhat. There will be increased capacitance to the metal pickguard (I'm presuming that it will be grounded for hum shielding) as well as a shorted turn around each pickup (the metal pickguard) surrounded by the pickguard.
I don't know what the actual effect would be on your guitar.
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Post by UnklMickey on Nov 2, 2006 19:14:56 GMT -5
lemme add one more thought...............
most stainless alloys are not ferromagnetic. BUT, a few are.
if you put a magnet against it and it sticks...........JUST SAY NO.*
*used with permission from Nancy Reagan.
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mmray321
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Post by mmray321 on Nov 3, 2006 4:49:25 GMT -5
so if its not magnetic,its ok? |
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Post by flateric on Nov 5, 2006 13:16:54 GMT -5
I have a stainless pickguard on my black mim tele, and a brass one on a 'vintaged' home built strat. I think they both look so cool (well I would) and being quite fussy about tone I can report the difference is negligible if at all noticable.
A stingray with a metal scratchplate would look the doggies doo-daas!
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Post by mmray321 on Nov 7, 2006 21:30:29 GMT -5
hell yea man,when i get some time ill make one,would i use anything as a gasket?will it chip my paint when i snug it up?i just wana be super carfull not to mess up this bass |
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Post by flateric on Nov 8, 2006 2:30:23 GMT -5
I wouldn't use a gasket, just make sure the back is nice and smooth, no burrs or sharp edges where you've shaped the edge or drilled holes for fixing screws.
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Post by gumbo on Nov 9, 2006 7:24:12 GMT -5
Um......actually in the process of making an aluminium (OK...aluminum!) plate one for a Tele 72 Custom RI.....when it all finally happens, I'll let you know how it sounds......could be a little while yet as wholesale other mods going on as well in the same beast.....
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mmray321
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Post by mmray321 on Nov 9, 2006 19:25:24 GMT -5
yea thanx guys ill try it out when i get some time  ,and ill make sure to send u a pic of it dave-tick |
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,and ill make sure to send u a pic of it