Pickup spring tips

Does anyone have any tricks for installing the pickup springs, after having mine fly accross the room, smack me in the face, I eventually got them in but there must be an easier way.

NOPE, there isnt!

Tweezers.

Or, get some surgical tubing and use that instead. Doesn't leave as much of a mark on your face.

:)

Aim them down, away from your eyes:roll:

Humbuckers always have me ducking for cover.

I do have method that is quite effective...I have my wife hold the springs while I ACT like I am trying screwing them in..then it hits HER in the face....and then she never steps foot in my shop again because she thinks guitar building is not all fun & games....Simple but effective!!!

Humbucker helper (couldn't see these being difficult to make in the shed). I don't really understand how they are used though...

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Or solder the springs to the base plate.

i just mount my humbuckers directly to the body. I use a piece of foam for some tension and surgical tubing to adjust the height. Works well. I think a humbucker ring looks ugly on a tele =p