Burn Yesterday
Tele-Holic
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Does anyone make a Telecaster bridge with no pickup hole?
Does anyone make a Telecaster bridge with no pickup hole?
A bridge with no hole ? What?
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Gardo
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Yes, StewMac sells them
Skyhook
Friend of Leo's
Do you mean one of those half-length things or do you mean an actual
full length ashtray bridge without the pickup hole?
If so, are you trying to make a reverse Esquire? (Only neck pickup)
Burn Yesterday
Tele-Holic
Exactly. Reverse Esquire. But the body already has a bridge pickup hole that needs to be covered.
Dostradamas
Poster Extraordinaire
Tele Bridge plate with no pickup cutout?
Yeah I want to do a tele mod for a neck only P90 but gotta figure out what to do with the bridge pickup route so I was thinking of covering it up by finding a bridge plate with no pickup cutout? Any ideas here?
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tlsmack
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CRMCRM
Tele-Meister
I think that I have seen them, but no idea where.
You could always stick a pickup in the hole and not connect it.
You could always stick a pickup in the hole and not connect it.
The Tele std bridge plate creates a shorting loop around the pickup coil and changes the pickup's tone to this nasal Tele tone. The same/similar happens with the neck pickup's cover. It more or less depends on the plate's thickness and material (magnetic carbon steel, weak magnetic stainless steel, or someone non-magnetic - zinc or brass). Or cover's material (carbon steel, stainless steel, brass or German silver). In both cases, you can try to cut this loop somewhere (less visual place) and see what happens with the tone. In my opinion, it is unwanted weight on Tele body.
P.S. At once check the plate's contact with the body under the saddles. It can be lost, especially if the anchor screws are overtightened! I prefer to put additional small countersunk screws directly under the saddles. *Even more important for the kind of PB and JB basses
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P.S. At once check the plate's contact with the body under the saddles. It can be lost, especially if the anchor screws are overtightened! I prefer to put additional small countersunk screws directly under the saddles. *Even more important for the kind of PB and JB basses
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Jellyroll
Tele-Holic
Madness. Madness I say.
psykobilly
Tele-Holic
custom pick guard to cover the hole
Swingcat
Tele-Meister
There are actually lots of them, but I'm assuming you don't want the plate part where the hole is? I don't know of any that are like a full Tele bridge with no pickup hole. If it's a matter of hiding the pickup routing, it wouldn't be hard to cover it with a thin piece of wood, or maybe pick guard material? I actually make my pickguards cover the routing, but DO cut the hole and mount the pickups IN the guard, but easier to NOT cut the hole!
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some Chrome tape?...
TomBrokaw
Tele-Afflicted
Seems like something any metalworker could fabricate pretty easily. Looks like there's places online that'll do it. Could probably give them a bridge plate and say "make this without the hole."
Or just spray some expansion foam in the hole and paint it. Give it that classy look.
Or just spray some expansion foam in the hole and paint it. Give it that classy look.
Skydog1010
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There are endless options if you don't want that empty hole staring at you, and if you prefer not to have that magnetic field on the strings near the bridge. You don't need to spend stupid money for a Glendale or similar bridge because those don't sound any better than cheaper ones.
One dead easy way would be to use double-stik tape to attach a small plate made of wood veneer or pickguard material over the bobbin hole and three screw holes. The plate can be a shape too--it doesn't have to be rectangular.
Maybe a playing card. I recommend either the ace of spades, or the joker.
One dead easy way would be to use double-stik tape to attach a small plate made of wood veneer or pickguard material over the bobbin hole and three screw holes. The plate can be a shape too--it doesn't have to be rectangular.
Maybe a playing card. I recommend either the ace of spades, or the joker.
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