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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: The amazing Phil on October 02, 2005, 10:56:03 AM

Title: Pickup rings galore
Post by: The amazing Phil on October 02, 2005, 10:56:03 AM
http://www.allparts.uk.com/acatalog/PickupRingsSurrounds.html
This looks pretty useful, I recall someone not knowing where to find minibucker rings at one point? And there's a conversion ring for single coils too...awesome!
Title: Ring-a-ling...
Post by: Drac on October 02, 2005, 04:42:23 PM
Metal Mounting rings are SO cool-
-I have a problem using plastic rings any more-
they look bloody cheap, and cr@p down most any gourmet axe a few clicks on the "qual-ometer"...
-when I look at that little bur, or lack of one, where it was broken off the sprue of 20-50 others all squirted into existance at once, I cringe...
like the guitar plectrum industry-some ridiculous profit in these items!

-some exceptions are figured celluloid-also synthetic,
but just nicer than cast plast...
-and gretsch-type clear w/metallic flakes, special stuff
Metal is my favorite-
Hardwood is also tasteful, but more vulnerable to abuse-

-after chasing that link to allparts, I think I can justify making my own from here on, unless it's '3D', ie. LP tall/arched for a standard  design like the Paul-no point in reinventing the wheel  for this stuff.

Looking at parts is dangerous- one naturally starts reverse engineering bizarre guitars for the sake of trying new things-"DON"T THEY ? ! "
 BEWARE ! -
-Drac
Title: Re: Pickup rings galore
Post by: _tom_ on October 02, 2005, 05:26:47 PM
Quote from: The amazing Phil
http://www.allparts.uk.com/acatalog/PickupRingsSurrounds.html
This looks pretty useful, I recall someone not knowing where to find minibucker rings at one point? And there's a conversion ring for single coils too...awesome!


dammit! I had the idea for those s/c conversion rings aswell!
Title: Re: Pickup rings galore
Post by: indysmith on October 02, 2005, 07:23:59 PM
Quote from: _tom_
Quote from: The amazing Phil
http://www.allparts.uk.com/acatalog/PickupRingsSurrounds.html
This looks pretty useful, I recall someone not knowing where to find minibucker rings at one point? And there's a conversion ring for single coils too...awesome!


dammit! I had the idea for those s/c conversion rings aswell!

argh i had that idea too! i hate when that happens
Title: Pickup rings galore
Post by: The amazing Phil on October 03, 2005, 01:01:49 PM
Yeah as soon as I saw those I thought of my SG. :lol: That website's like some deadly yet beautiful siren, if you stray too close you'll end up skint. And only "sorta" happy because your mind'll be on the next "guitar rodding" session anyhow.
Title: Pickup rings galore
Post by: Davey on October 04, 2005, 04:07:10 PM
they need to start selling colored metal rings. red, blue, green and pink


i need a red one
Title: Pickup rings galore
Post by: schmendict on October 05, 2005, 08:19:36 PM
Oh.My.God.
I had that idea aswell!
Im pimping my guitar with the stuff from that site! Push on pickup covers people!.....oh....
I mean uh, buy BKP!