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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: jimi hendrix on November 28, 2008, 07:02:39 PM

Title: pickup rings
Post by: jimi hendrix on November 28, 2008, 07:02:39 PM: Anybody any idea where the pickup rings on the bottom RH picture are available from (if at all)? I keep looking for them online but can't find any in parts shops etc, are they custom made? looks like some kind of hardwood maybe mahogany, with a brass top??? Tim?
http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/ZH-emerald.html
Title: Re: pickup rings
Post by: Philly Q on November 28, 2008, 07:27:34 PM: It's fairly easy to get hold of flat metal rings, but I'm prepared to bet the wooden bits were custom made by the guy who built the guitar for Tim.
Title: Re: pickup rings
Post by: unheimlich on November 28, 2008, 07:55:25 PM: Take a look at these :
http://cgi.ebay.com/WOOD-Pickup-Ring-for-Flat-Top-Guitar-WALNUT_W0QQitemZ270308575721QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item270308575721&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wood-Pickup-Covers-Rings-For-Gibson-PRS-PAF-pickups_W0QQitemZ400013095118QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

http://reedjamescustom.com/id11.html

http://www.pickuprings.com/store

There all wood though...no brass top like in Tim's guitar,but maybe you can email them and see if they can make a custom one for you ! ;)
Title: Re: pickup rings
Post by: HairyChris on November 29, 2008, 10:09:41 PM: I've used www.pickuprings.com and can recommend the quality of John's work.
Title: Re: pickup rings
Post by: Philly Q on November 29, 2008, 10:12:05 PM: Quote from: HairyChris on November 29, 2008, 10:09:41 PM
I've used www.pickuprings.com and can recommend the quality of John's work.

+1

Although I haven't actually used the rings I bought, because I ended up selling the guitar they were intended for (that happens a lot).
Title: Re: pickup rings
Post by: HTH AMPS on November 30, 2008, 07:54:45 PM: Quote from: HairyChris on November 29, 2008, 10:09:41 PM
I've used www.pickuprings.com and can recommend the quality of John's work.

the quality looks really top but I wasn't keen on how they looked on Gibsons, however on the the PRS' they really seemed to set off the guitar's natural vibe.
Title: Re: pickup rings
Post by: jimi hendrix on December 01, 2008, 04:56:17 PM: 'the quality looks really top but I wasn't keen on how they looked on Gibsons, however on the the PRS' they really seemed to set off the guitar's natural vibe.'
Yeah, +1 on this, although I really like the custom strat on the gallery page http://www.pickuprings.com/gallery
I think the metal top on the original ad kind of finishes it off more on the les paul than just a fancy grained timber
Title: Re: pickup rings
Post by: HairyChris on December 02, 2008, 08:57:43 PM: All the pickup rings that John offers are wood, no metal.

I got a set of Brazilian Rosewood rings for a PRS Artist Pack. They're very nice, replacing the creme plastic ones gives the guitar a totally different vibe.

Pick something that matches the fretboard and you can't go wrong.