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p4vl

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Finally got my C-hawk in my RG2550-routing necessary?
« on: June 13, 2015, 12:29:43 AM »
I finally got my Ceramic Black Hawk in my Ibanez RG2550 but I'm having trouble with the height.  One of the things that I've always heard about this pickup is that the height of the pickup has a big impact on one's tone.  It's the best humbucker I've ever had in this guitar but I like the option of lowering a pickup and cranking the gain/OD pedal. 

I can get the pickup fairly low but when I do the front bobbin is higher than the rear bobbin and then the adjustment screws start coming up (as in coming out of the pickguard).  Does this necessitate some kind of routing/drilling/circumcision etc?  If so, what?
 

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Re: Finally got my C-hawk in my RG2550-routing necessary?
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2015, 08:47:09 PM »
It will most likely require a little routing out just to make the cavity a little deeper. Any good guitar tech should be able to do this for you.

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Re: Finally got my C-hawk in my RG2550-routing necessary?
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2015, 11:16:55 PM »
Make sure the mounting screws aren't bottoming out on the wood first.

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Re: Finally got my C-hawk in my RG2550-routing necessary?
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2015, 12:39:02 AM »
Does the pickup have short or long legs?
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