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campbellu2002 · September 8th, 2009, 04:12 AM

Hey fellas!
Not sure where to put this thread, so i will probably post a duplicate in the Tele Home-Depot section as well
my question is, by routing/drilling out a hole in the deck of my dobro to fit a strat pickup, will i damage the structural integrity?
thanks alot for your help!

garymaddox · September 8th, 2009, 03:07 PM

You could get a Johnny Smith style pickup that mounts to the neck. I also think a piezo type pickup might be a better choice for reproducing that throaty dobro sound.

campbellu2002 · September 8th, 2009, 05:42 PM

I'm not so fussed about piezo
one of my main motivators is that i actually have two dimarzio strat pickups lying around not doing anything
also i would be playing fairly loud and overdriven, so this may help control feedback

Alamo · September 29th, 2009, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by campbellu2002

my question is, by routing/drilling out a hole in the deck of my dobro to fit a strat pickup, will i damage the structural integrity?

They do that routing at the factory and I guess there's no special reinforcement applied - so I'd say go for it!
it took me some time to put the dremel to my Reso - but once done, it's great

now how on earth did you take that picture from inside of the guitar?

TNO · September 29th, 2009, 04:33 PM

My experience has been that fairly close to the coverplate is the best place to locate the pickup. It will sound more balanced and acoustic there. Resonators are built like tanks, I doubt the routing will make any difference at all to the structural integrity of the instrument.

campbellu2002 · September 29th, 2009, 06:21 PM

lol thanks guys!
i just finished a fretless bass conversion and refinish project so my confidence is riding fairly high right now so i might chop into it in a couple of weeks when i am on holidays

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now how on earth did you take that picture from inside of the guitar?

eaaaaasssy! i took out the cone to retrieve fallen bridge pieces and took the oppurtunity then to sit my phone inside the guitar

Alamo · September 30th, 2009, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by campbellu2002

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eaaaaasssy! i took out the cone to retrieve fallen bridge pieces and took the oppurtunity then to sit my phone inside the guitar

d'oh! and I was thinkin' you asked some ants or termite friends to take a picture

September 8th, 2009, 04:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
campbellu2002 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sydney Australia Age: 17 Posts: 39	Installing Strat Pickup in Resonator Hey fellas! Not sure where to put this thread, so i will probably post a duplicate in the Tele Home-Depot section as well my question is, by routing/drilling out a hole in the deck of my dobro to fit a strat pickup, will i damage the structural integrity? thanks alot for your help!

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September 8th, 2009, 03:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
garymaddox Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Foat Wuth, Texus Posts: 525	You could get a Johnny Smith style pickup that mounts to the neck. I also think a piezo type pickup might be a better choice for reproducing that throaty dobro sound.

September 8th, 2009, 05:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
campbellu2002 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sydney Australia Age: 17 Posts: 39	I'm not so fussed about piezo one of my main motivators is that i actually have two dimarzio strat pickups lying around not doing anything also i would be playing fairly loud and overdriven, so this may help control feedback

September 29th, 2009, 04:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
TNO Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 484	My experience has been that fairly close to the coverplate is the best place to locate the pickup. It will sound more balanced and acoustic there. Resonators are built like tanks, I doubt the routing will make any difference at all to the structural integrity of the instrument.

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