@darrenking This is my Ibanez JEM with direct mount pickups, also wood screws. The clear scratch plate has no functional purpose, it’s purely aesthetic. I think this is a great look but using a metal ...

@johnnierox-boo I meant another cover plate on the back so only the pick up itself would be visible from the front

Or could the mounting plates be fixed into a recess in the front so that they sit flush with the surface? I don’t mind having the cavity visible, it’s pretty cool! This is my Ibanez PGM Signature wi...

I know it would mean having another cover plate but couldn’t they be mounted from behind to avoid having the visible recesses for the screw fixings? @darrenking Yeah I know what you mean, that’s how ...

Or could the mounting plates be fixed into a recess in the front so that they sit flush with the surface?

I know it would mean having another cover plate but couldn’t they be mounted from behind to avoid having the visible recesses for the screw fixings?

@johnnierox-boo don’t worry. I have days when making sense feels like a second language!!

What is the aim of these blocks as I don't quite understand the advantages? @darrenking For me Darren it’s just aesthetic really, just to get rid of the pickup rings. There are a lot of ‘80 metal gui...

@tv101001 @darren king I would use some sponge or foam stuck underneath that squashes down when lowering the pickup and raises the pickup when raising the pickup. That was a really bad sentence!

I'll have to think about that!! @tv101001 @darren king I would use some sponge or foam stuck underneath that squashes down when lowering the pickup and raises the pickup when raising the pickup.

And do they need to have any means of adjusting the height and angle of the pick up? @darrenking the ones I’ve used I put hard(ish) foam something like an old mouse mat doubling up if necessary so yo...

I'm not persuaded that there are any sound benefits from doing it Some say pickups mounted to pickguards or rings have a brighter sound than those screwed direct to the body (which tend to have a war...

That's a good Q @darrenking. I'll have to think about that!!

And do they need to have any means of adjusting the height and angle of the pick up?

@darrenking The purpose is to allow pickups to be mounted directly to the body (into the bottom of the pickup cavity) rather than into a pickup mounting ring which is then attached to the body. I'm no...

@tv1010101 I could make these out of 6mm thick solid HP laminate. Not metal, but easy to tap threads into for machine screw fixings. What is the aim of these blocks as I don't quite understand the adv...

This is one idea @johnnierox-boo , still screwed to the wood but more secure I've got something similar to that - though implemented in cheap plastic rather than brass - to secure the P90 sized HB in...

I’m not sure whether you have covered this but I want to install pickups (humbuckers) into a body with no pickup rings (direct mounted). I know people use wood screws but I don’t like that idea. I hav...

4 x 2 and plywood..a bit of hardboard on top...nice and simple. Pretty cheap two and solid.

Also, how to build your own - perfectly suitable but nothing fancy-pants - bench for building guitars and general “working”? @rashdown_online This is a great idea, I’m struggling with an old pallet f...