Haza1981 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I purchased some dirty finger pickups without the screws and have had a bit of a nightmare since. Turns out they are not the standard gibson size of 3mm instead they are 2.5mm diameter. I managed to get some 2.5mmx27mm screws from ebay but they are too short. When the pickups are right to the end of the screws the pickups still touch the strings( Epiphone Les Paul. I even raised the bridge. I need 2.5mmx35mm but cannot find them anywhere. I have found 2.6mmx3mm but i'm worried they will be too wide. Surley i'm not the only person who has had these issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomer Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I've no experience of these, but I'm wondering why you've got the measurements in metric, don't Gibson use Imperial measures? 35mm= 1 3/8" and 2.5mm is 3 gauge. Don't know if that might help your search? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Gibson parts developed after 1958 should have metric measures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howndog Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Not knowing what it actually looks like.... Why not drill and tap it to the larger standard size you have screws for? HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza1981 Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 I've been tempted to drill. But I've managed to find some screws to try. I'll give them a try and update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Not knowing what it actually looks like.... Why not drill and tap it to the larger standard size you have screws for? HD was wondering the same....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAZIE Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 was wondering the same....... i woulda done that before going back to ebay.its not as scary as you might think.its just a hole and some threads.if you can use a drill you can do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza1981 Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 I didn't want to risk using a 3mm drill bit and I somehow making the hole too large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I didn't want to risk using a 3mm drill bit and I somehow making the hole too large. Wouldn't try that also. Too risky in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza1981 Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 New screws fit perfectly Got them here http://www.tonetechluthiersupplies.co.uk/guitar-making-parts/hardware/guitar-pickup-screws-and-springs/humbucker-pickup-screw-35mm-x-2-5mm-nickel.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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