ATTENTION GMC PMC DNA JPM OWNERS!!! - Pickup Mounting Questi

[BloodySwirl]

I need somebody who owns a GMC, PMC, DNA, or JPM to help me out. *Could you please email or post pictures of how the direct mount pickups are installed from the factory. *I'm working on a project and need to know how it's originally done by the factory.

I've designed a thin fixture to add to the cavity to a ring or pickguard mounted pickup that would solve the problem but I thought their solution might be easier to do (when compared to making 3 of these for my project.

This is the idea I have:


4 holes are drilled in the shim and 2 humbucker sized nuts are affixed to the ends of the shim. *Make measurements and mark where the shim is to be installed. *Drill 2 small pilot holes into the body cavity where marked. *Secure the fixture with 2 pickguard size screws. *Mount the pickup to the fixture without the springs.

This will work, but something tells me their solution is a lot easier.

Thanks,

Jonathan Shroyer
"Bloody Swirl"
The Jemsite Engineering Nerd :read:

[jemsite]

they simply screw the pickup to the body with small springs or foam underneath the pickup to allow minor adjustment.

I created my own system for my GC Custom. I found the easiest method is to do something like ibanez, with longer screws to allow more adjustment. If the cavity is too thin (very likely), you need to use a wood dowel or something to fill the area and screw into that.

Use screws just smaller than the pickup mount or file just under the head to allow adjustability... glen

[BloodySwirl]

Hey Glen,

I'm assuming the foam is placed between the body and the center of the pickup?

Jon

[jemsite]

Yes.