Tele neck pickup chrome cover loose ?

Eddiethegun · May 16th, 2008, 04:37 AM

Hi, new to this, and a new guitar begginer.
Purchased an as new mint tele standard MIM off ebay. It is unplayed condition.
I have noticed that the chrome cover on the neck pickup is slack.
If you move the screws on either side it jacks up and down for adjustment as I think it should but the cover remains slack.
My question is should this be and if not how can I fix it ?
Cheers Eddie

jwells393 · May 16th, 2008, 04:56 AM

It shouldn't be loose. The cover is held on by three little bent tabs on the bottom of the pickup. The easiest was to correct it is to loosen the strings and remove the pickguard and pickup together. Once you get to the underside of the pickup you probably find that you can just bend a couple of the tabs and tighten it up.

Eddiethegun · May 16th, 2008, 06:10 AM

Thanks for that, does it take a lot of doing ? are the wires long enough to lift it up and get at the tabs under the pickguard ?
After doing this what hight should I set the pickup to the strings ?
Thanks Eddie

SatelliteOrders · May 16th, 2008, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Eddiethegun

Thanks for that, does it take a lot of doing ? are the wires long enough to lift it up and get at the tabs under the pickguard ?
After doing this what hight should I set the pickup to the strings ?
Thanks Eddie

Best thing to do would be to take a measurement before you remove it, but Fender has a Setup Guide for Teles that'll give you a starting point.

jwells393 · May 16th, 2008, 10:13 AM

Here's a picture of a Tele neck pickup showing the tabs I mentioned above. However I'm looking at another neck pickup I have here that has no tabs. Don't know how it's held on ........ probably just friction plus the soldered ground.

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pengipete · May 16th, 2008, 09:01 PM

If it's potted the wax will hold it in place without tabs.

Eddiethegun · May 17th, 2008, 02:43 AM

Hi, took the plate off last night, no tabs on mine but what I did find was that it has a rubber tube on each screw, or should I say should have, on assembly at the factory one had missed the screw and was just sitting next to the screw. I put this back onto the screw put the plate back on set it up and it is sorted, sounds better as well, now I can adjust the hight correctly.
Thanks all for the help.
Eddie

May 16th, 2008, 04:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Eddiethegun NEW MEMBER! Join Date: May 2008 Location: carlisle cumbria england Posts: 6	Tele neck pickup chrome cover loose ? Hi, new to this, and a new guitar begginer. Purchased an as new mint tele standard MIM off ebay. It is unplayed condition. I have noticed that the chrome cover on the neck pickup is slack. If you move the screws on either side it jacks up and down for adjustment as I think it should but the cover remains slack. My question is should this be and if not how can I fix it ? Cheers Eddie

May 16th, 2008, 04:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 11,704 101 Photos	It shouldn't be loose. The cover is held on by three little bent tabs on the bottom of the pickup. The easiest was to correct it is to loosen the strings and remove the pickguard and pickup together. Once you get to the underside of the pickup you probably find that you can just bend a couple of the tabs and tighten it up. __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

May 16th, 2008, 10:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 11,704 101 Photos	Here's a picture of a Tele neck pickup showing the tabs I mentioned above. However I'm looking at another neck pickup I have here that has no tabs. Don't know how it's held on ........ probably just friction plus the soldered ground. .... __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

May 16th, 2008, 06:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Eddiethegun NEW MEMBER! Join Date: May 2008 Location: carlisle cumbria england Posts: 6	Thanks for that, does it take a lot of doing ? are the wires long enough to lift it up and get at the tabs under the pickguard ? After doing this what hight should I set the pickup to the strings ? Thanks Eddie

May 16th, 2008, 09:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
pengipete Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gloucester U.K. Age: 47 Posts: 1,079	If it's potted the wax will hold it in place without tabs.

May 17th, 2008, 02:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
Eddiethegun NEW MEMBER! Join Date: May 2008 Location: carlisle cumbria england Posts: 6	Hi, took the plate off last night, no tabs on mine but what I did find was that it has a rubber tube on each screw, or should I say should have, on assembly at the factory one had missed the screw and was just sitting next to the screw. I put this back onto the screw put the plate back on set it up and it is sorted, sounds better as well, now I can adjust the hight correctly. Thanks all for the help. Eddie