Pickup tilt

[Afghan Dave]

I don't like the foam stuffing idea. Apart from the fact that it's a bit messy, somehow I fear that will kill resonance vibrating through the pickups. Didn't evh screw his pickups into the body for better tone?

You are prepared to bend pickup legs but not put a bit of foam under the baseplate?

I'm never lending you a guitar!  :lol: :lol:

[WezV]

if its mounted on a plastic ring with screws and springs that extra resonance will be minimal so foam wont hurt.  but then again some people find the direct mount resonance a bit much and a pickup sponge really helps control it.

horses for courses

[gingataff]

I don't like the foam stuffing idea. Apart from the fact that it's a bit messy, somehow I fear that will kill resonance vibrating through the pickups. Didn't evh screw his pickups into the body for better tone?

No, he used nails 'cos it was easy.

[AndyR]

:lol:

Yeah, I don't think I'd bend pickup legs... and I'm not convinced I'd notice the loss of any resonance :lol:  - if anything, I'm always trying to stop pickups vibrating and emitting odd little buzzes!

[Philly Q]

I have the opposite issue: My pickups are straight, means parallel to the SG scratch plate, which is logical. But because of the neck tilt, there is a significant difference to the string angle. Anyone tilted their pickups so they become parallel with the Strings, and how do it?

Slanted mounting rings on top of the scratchplate. 

The problem then is that the springs are still pushing against the flat bottom of the scratchplate, so it may be worth getting a spare plate and making cutouts so the springs are touching the mounting ring rather than the scratchplate.

Gibson should make the pickups with three mounting screws so you could adjust the tilt.

[hunter]

Gibson should make the pickups with three mounting screws so you could adjust the tilt.

+1 - Everyone should do that!!