Pickguard Install
Mathew Goodall
Pickup height is a personal preference; you might want a taller pickup height for more treble, or the more mellow sound of a lower height. Set too high or low,...
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This is my second MKII for a Gibson LP and the one thing I wish this came with (both times now) was a second set of washers and nuts for the pots as I've had to elevate the board in the cavity so that the knobs aren't floating way above the body.
Also, the toggle switch doesn't come with a recessed/deep nut for carved top LPs, so I had to swap the wiring and keep the existing switch (because the recessed nut on the stock Switchcraft switch wasn't compatible with this Switchcraft switch - which isn't that big of a deal, but is kind of annoying and it does mean this is not a totally solderless install if you're swapping over from something like this.
Most of that could be interpreted as personal preference, but a kit like this should at least assume some of these things... or at least provide options for these things on checkout.
Hi There,
Thanks for getting in touch.
The pots on the LP sets come with nuts pre-loaded on each one. These can be set further up the shaft to set the effective length that pokes through the body.
The switches we supply have a longer thread body than the Switchcraft switches, which means they tend to have adequate length for poking through the body without the need for a recessed nut.
I hope this helps.
Mathew
Bought myself a baritone Squier Tele that just wasn't cutting it. Purchased some noiseless g4 fender pickups and didn't really wanted to solder it in. And having had a great experience with obsidian some years back I decided to give it another go and I have no regrets. Guitar sounds great, minimal noise and the 4 way mod just gold for the amount of gain I am throwing at this guitar. The packaging was solid, the build quality was solid. Everything come in perfect conditions. Will definitely return when the need comes again.
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Love my new harness from Obsidian Wire. Shipped out very fast. Instructions were straight forward and it works exactly as expected. Added bonus. I did not realize it came with the output jack as well :)
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Great sound easy to install. I will buy another soon….