It was the heat of the moment - Yamaha custom shop content

[Telerocker]

Great catch! I like the SGV-shape, it's something different and doesn't look like a metal-axe. I think the P90-stratneckpickup combo fits the extreme body design.

[Andrew W]

Great catch! I like the SGV-shape, it's something different and doesn't look like a metal-axe. I think the P90-stratneckpickup combo fits the extreme body design.

Totally agree with this. I think that would work really well.

[Elliot]

Looks kinda Mosrite to me.  How about some of the 14k Mosrite pickups?

[gwEm]

Looks kinda Mosrite to me.  How about some of the 14k Mosrite pickups?

That is a good idea Elliot. I was also pondering a Jaguar neck since the more unusual look of those pickups could work.

I did a little googling, and some people have had the same idea as you:

[gwEm]

this luthier 3D printed some special pickup covers. they fit P90-style fender jaguar pickups, and have the same look as the original Yamaha:

http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=36341&start=135

[gwEm]

I guess do some mockups in MS paint or something like that, that's what i always do :lol:

yeah, it may come to that. i'm generally terrible with graphics though so i might get some empty covers and lay them out on the guitar.

[gwEm]

not a disaster looks-wise either

[dave_mc]

^ yeah that or p90s or p90-sized humbuckers all look good. Just dunno if the strat neck pickup will look good :lol:

[Mr. Air]

Congrats on the NGD. Not my type of guitar though.

[Philly Q]

not a disaster looks-wise either

Are those DiMarzios?

I like all the looks you posted, the Mosrite types and the 3D printed covers.*


(* Is it just me, or is the concept of 3D printing utterly mindblowing?  I keep hearing about it, but deep down I don't really believe it exists....  :? )

[Telerocker]

The 3D printing is developing quickly. In my town a company can print spectacles, complete with the glasses, just in one shot, without layering. Stunning!
Back to topic: I like the look of those printed covers. Has a sixties vibe.

[gwEm]

Yes, they are dimarzios. Some kind of DLX I assume.

3D printing is definitely mind blowing. There's quite a few clips on YouTube with examples. It seems to take a while to print stuff out, but it seems to work - you can scan stuff in or use a CAD tool. I've only seen it once in real life where the chap was printing some little trinkets.

It starts to have uses when you realise the applications - like the custom pickup covers, or parts for a classic car or something. There would be a database somewhere online for plastic parts and you can send the files off to a 3D print shop, or one day a home 3D printer.

[gwEm]

The 3D printing is developing quickly. In my town a company can print spectacles, complete with the glasses, just in one shot, without layering. Stunning!
Back to topic: I like the look of those printed covers. Has a sixties vibe.

For comparison, some original covers:

[Philly Q]

Yes, they are dimarzios. Some kind of DLX I assume.

Thinking about it, if those were the stock pickups on that Yamaha, they're probably Q100 pickups (see what they did there?  :lol: ), which are the same as the DiMarzio DLX Plus neck model.

I've got a few DLX pickups at home, needless to say I have never got round to using them.  One day they will probably end up in some of my MIJ Juniors or Specials, for a slightly more "modern" vibe than the P-90s.  That's the plan, anyway....

[gwEm]

^ yeah that or p90s or p90-sized humbuckers all look good. Just dunno if the strat neck pickup will look good :lol:

Yeah, exactly. It's the combo isn't it? My yellow SGV has double strat pickups which looks great though.