Acoustic pickup problem

Tomarse · 05-12-2004, 06:37 PM

Hey hey. Today I bought myself a Shadow SH330 pickup for my acoustic guitar but it doesn't fit in. [img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img]The underside of the top of the guitarhas strengthening bits really close to the hole (sorry for the lack of technical terms)that stops it from sitting in place properley. Does anyone else use a pickup or know of a way round this problem? [img]smileys/smiley5.gif[/img]

I only popped in to get some strings and came out with strings, a pickup and a mic! [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]

coreybyrnes · 05-12-2004, 08:08 PM

if it doesn't sit properly you have two choices:

1. make it fit by sawing away at the soundhole until it fits

2. return it and find one that fits

Tomarse · 05-13-2004, 10:42 PM

thanks corey.

i managed to get it to fit eventually. i was squashing the grippy cushion thing in the wrong direction. [img]smileys/smiley9.gif[/img]Managed to get it to fit eventually with good ol fashioned brute force. Now I can piss people off even further away! [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]

Tomarse · 05-13-2004, 11:48 PM

Another q tho, where do you guys run the cable that comes from it? Mine exits from the back end at the bottom i.e. right near the tapping board. It's a bit in the way tho. [img]smileys/smiley5.gif[/img]

coreybyrnes · 05-14-2004, 12:37 AM

tapping board? do you mean the pickguard (plastic piece below the strings where you strum?)? it looks like your pickup has a 12' cable that ends in a 1/4" male plug... if you are feeling up for it you could take out the end pin where the strap goes and run it through there. if you still need the strap pin because you like to wear a strap then you would have to figure something out like drilling another hole to pass the cable through... if you don't feel like doing that you can simply tape the cable down to the guitar like damien does for his taylor baby guitar if you look closely in this picture i cropped for you

Tomarse · 05-14-2004, 02:19 AM

Wow Corey you're a star!! [img]smileys/smiley10.gif[/img][img]smileys/smiley10.gif[/img][img]smileys/smiley10.gif[/img]

Yeah, I did mean pickguard. [img]smileys/smiley9.gif[/img]oops. I think I'll go for the Damo method of simply taping it down. I've started to play with a strap because I would like to start doing some live stuff and have found that when standing, the cable is less of a problem anyway due to the slightly different angle of the guitar.

I would have liked to have used the pickup for some home recording too but it sounds a bit too "electric" so I'll stick to the good ol mic for that. [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

05-12-2004, 06:37 PM	#1
Tomarse Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 388	Hey hey. Today I bought myself a Shadow SH330 pickup for my acoustic guitar but it doesn't fit in. [img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img]The underside of the top of the guitarhas strengthening bits really close to the hole (sorry for the lack of technical terms)that stops it from sitting in place properley. Does anyone else use a pickup or know of a way round this problem? [img]smileys/smiley5.gif[/img] I only popped in to get some strings and came out with strings, a pickup and a mic! [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img] __________________ If I was all the colours, I'd paint you pretty in gold.

05-12-2004, 08:08 PM	#2
coreybyrnes eskiphotographer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: between heartbeats Posts: 782	if it doesn't sit properly you have two choices: 1. make it fit by sawing away at the soundhole until it fits 2. return it and find one that fits __________________ coreybyrnes.com - my online music and photography collection... cheers darlings

05-13-2004, 10:42 PM	#3
Tomarse Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 388	thanks corey. i managed to get it to fit eventually. i was squashing the grippy cushion thing in the wrong direction. [img]smileys/smiley9.gif[/img]Managed to get it to fit eventually with good ol fashioned brute force. Now I can piss people off even further away! [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img] __________________ If I was all the colours, I'd paint you pretty in gold.

05-13-2004, 11:48 PM	#4
Tomarse Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 388	Another q tho, where do you guys run the cable that comes from it? Mine exits from the back end at the bottom i.e. right near the tapping board. It's a bit in the way tho. [img]smileys/smiley5.gif[/img] __________________ If I was all the colours, I'd paint you pretty in gold.

05-14-2004, 12:37 AM	#5
coreybyrnes eskiphotographer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: between heartbeats Posts: 782	tapping board? do you mean the pickguard (plastic piece below the strings where you strum?)? it looks like your pickup has a 12' cable that ends in a 1/4" male plug... if you are feeling up for it you could take out the end pin where the strap goes and run it through there. if you still need the strap pin because you like to wear a strap then you would have to figure something out like drilling another hole to pass the cable through... if you don't feel like doing that you can simply tape the cable down to the guitar like damien does for his taylor baby guitar if you look closely in this picture i cropped for you __________________ coreybyrnes.com - my online music and photography collection... cheers darlings

05-14-2004, 02:19 AM	#6
Tomarse Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 388	Wow Corey you're a star!! [img]smileys/smiley10.gif[/img][img]smileys/smiley10.gif[/img][img]smileys/smiley10.gif[/img] Yeah, I did mean pickguard. [img]smileys/smiley9.gif[/img]oops. I think I'll go for the Damo method of simply taping it down. I've started to play with a strap because I would like to start doing some live stuff and have found that when standing, the cable is less of a problem anyway due to the slightly different angle of the guitar. I would have liked to have used the pickup for some home recording too but it sounds a bit too "electric" so I'll stick to the good ol mic for that. [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img] __________________ If I was all the colours, I'd paint you pretty in gold.