TheQuijano Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Back in December I picked up my first real Gibson a 2013 LPJ Goldtop- in a lefty flavor. I have replaced all the black software with cream, and I need to also change out the pick-up covers. And I finally got around to doing so. I got to keep the stock pups, just put a new hat on them. I ordered a bunch of cheap chrome covers from eBay a while back and have been trying to figure out how to swap them. If you're not familiar with the stock 2013 LPJ pups are have a cover much like EMG pups: plastic with the height tabs integrated. The pick-up itself does not have the height tabs. I need to get clever. Enter Allparts!I was surfing Allparts for some inspiration for other projects on my mind when I found their offering of humbucker plates. I order a set 50/53mm from my locally owned music shop and picked them up on Monday. I pulled the original pup out and removed the hot glue keeping the plastic cover on and was left with this. Notice the 4 screws, those keep the gold colored plate on. I removed those, but first a little modification to the Pup plate. I have a lefty LPJ, so the pups are installed kinda funny. anyways, since the LPJ uses Quick Connect a little snipping needed to be done. Honestly, even if they were soldered, I would have done the same thing. Cut the corner away from the new humbucker plate to make room for the wiring. Then file down the sharp edges and corners. Next removed those 4 screws Do not remove the original plate, just place the new Allparts plate right on top, lining up the 4 holes and screws. replace. Install, or do what I did and now install your new shiny pickup cover I did use a silicone adhesive to bond the covers on. It sounds great. I'm stoked! Say goodbye to those crummy looking plastic covers, that just don't jive with the Gibson style. This process would be the same for the Gibson SGJ too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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