Bachbirds

Stjofön Big · February 27, 2018, 01:46:17 AM

I am completely satisfied with the Artec pickup on my Bach T-bird. That is, concerning the sound. I'm not all that glad about the looks of it. Would rather have a cover on it, just like the Gibson original.
So here's my question: Is it possible to remove the Artec cover and change it to a Gibson cover? How is it done?

Basvarken · February 27, 2018, 03:05:23 AM

I rounded off the corners with a coarse file. And just slid a chrome casing over the Artec.

Stjofön Big · February 27, 2018, 03:17:44 AM

Thank you, Rob! I'll go for that one!

Denis · February 27, 2018, 09:22:48 AM

Quote from: Basvarken on February 27, 2018, 03:05:23 AM
I rounded off the corners with a coarse file. And just slid a chrome casing over the Artec.

Was it a "press fit", Rob or did you have to use adhesive?

Basvarken · February 27, 2018, 10:20:10 AM

Press fit.
I tried to get the Artec out of that chrome casing a while ago, but it wouldn't budge.

In the meanwhile my BaCHbird has two EYparts humbuckers installed.
The Artec (with chrome bicentennial casing) and the original bicentennial humbucker are in a drawer waiting for some future project.

Denis · February 28, 2018, 12:33:19 PM

That's a plus! More is coming back to me now. Then there's the corresponding modification to the PG to take the new pickup cover.

jumbodbassman · February 28, 2018, 05:09:09 PM

my series 3? with a lull pup. next to 2 of Carlo's early babies. i also have his first 5 string NR. I have a thunderbucker S ready to go into the bach one of these days. not a great belly cut but really thin neck. sounds great through my tube amps.
been a long time for me. hope you are all doing well.

Chris P. · March 22, 2018, 02:42:43 AM

Rob, did you get the empty Tbird pickup housings and rings from eBay years ago? I don't think they're Bicentennial. The ones I scored have two screw holes in the side of the pickup - which is sixties - while the '76 ones have three holes. Two corners and in the middle at the edge.

Basvarken · March 22, 2018, 07:58:04 AM

Both. First I scored a Bicentennial casing (with three hole pattern). I think I got it from Greatdealz.
Later I found the shallower casings with just the two holes. They can still be found on Ebay.

Chris P. · March 23, 2018, 04:38:30 AM

Cool, Rob! I didn't know that! And the size is different too, you say?

Basvarken · March 23, 2018, 05:27:14 AM

Yes. The sixties repro casings are not quite as tall as the bicentennial casings.

gearHed289 · March 23, 2018, 10:10:41 AM

I've got a couple of those 76 covers. A TB+ with the black plastic peeled off fits literally perfectly inside FYI.