How do you mount a neck pickup on a Telecaster?
So it’s easy to do.
- Remove the strings and pickguard.
- Measure from the bottom of the pickup route to the top of the pickup you’re removing.
- Remove the old pickup from your guitar.
- Install the mounting screws through the top of the pickup’s mounting screw holes.
- Slide the provided rubber tubing over each screw.
What size are Fender pickup screws?
Made for Fender and used on a variety of vintage and contemporary models. Package contains twelve Phillips pan head (6-32 X 5/8″) screws used for mounting pickup selector switches to Fender instruments.
Why does the Telecaster neck pickup have a cover?
After removing the metal cover, if the coil wire is exposed you can protect it by wrapping it in some pickup tape. The cover is there to provide shielding, and if you don’t want to lose this benefit, install an “open-frame” replacement metal cover.
What size screws Telecaster bridge?
6 x NEW High Quality Countersunk Bridge Screws for Tele type fixed bridge guitars. Philips threaded screws. Size: 23mm length (tip to base of head); Head diameter is approx 6.6mm. Basically a standard size bridge screw.
What diameter is a #6 screw?
American Screw Sizes
| THREAD DIAMETER | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Nearest Fraction | Millimeter |
| #6 | 9/64 | 3.3 |
| #8 | 5/32 | 4.2 |
| #10 | 3/16 | 4.8 |
What size are Fender neck screws?
8 x 1-3/4″
8 x 1-3/4″ Phillips-head design. Good for most Fender guitars and basses.
How high should a Telecaster neck pickup be?
Using a 6″ (150 mm) ruler, measure the distance from the bottom of the first and sixth strings to the top of the pole piece….PICKUPS.
| Bass Side | Treble Side | |
|---|---|---|
| Humbuckers | 4/64″ (1.6 mm) | 4/64″ (1.6 mm) |
| Lace Sensors | As close as desired (allowing for string vibration) |