Dimarzio pickup color swap?

[Severinsteelsmith]

Pardon the idiocy, but can you swap the plastic pieces in dimarzio pickups for ones with different colors?

Thanks!

Cameorn

[Jaden]

do you mean the coloured bobbins on humbuckers ?

no, they are potted in.

[Severinsteelsmith]

Thanks, that is exactly what I needed to know!

Cameron

[Ranger-X]

He's right, you can't change them, but check this out:

http://www.universaljems.com/cart/bobbin.htm

[halvey]

Originally Posted by Ranger-X

He's right, you can't change them, but check this out:

http://www.universaljems.com/cart/bobbin.htm

Are those stickers or plastic?

And are the stock pickups on an 80's RG550 F spaced or regular?

Thanks!

[callen3615]

Stickers.

[callen3615]

Oh, F spaced.

[nuno]

Originally Posted by halvey

And are the stock pickups on an 80's RG550 F spaced or regular?

it depends what year. i think DiMarzio started making F-Spaced pickups in 1990, thereafter Ibanez and other makers stock pickups were F-Spaced.

[halvey]

Originally Posted by nuno

it depends what year. i think DiMarzio started making F-Spaced pickups in 1990, thereafter Ibanez and other makers stock pickups were F-Spaced.

It's for a 1987 RG550. So then I need regular spaced?

[Inanimate]

Originally Posted by halvey

It's for a 1987 RG550. So then I need regular spaced?

No. I have an F-spaced Steve's Special in the bridge and a standard Air Norton in the bridge.

[halvey]

Originally Posted by nuno

it depends what year. i think DiMarzio started making F-Spaced pickups in 1990, thereafter Ibanez and other makers stock pickups were F-Spaced.

Yup, I got that for replacement.

But to put these http://www.universaljems.com/cart/bobbin.htm
on my stock pickups, I need regular ones or F spaced ones or one of each?

[ronsws6]

Now I have heard of people painting their bobbin toppers, but have no idea what they used or how they did it.

[indeedido]

I think you can send them in to Dimarzio and they will do it for you. Cheaper than buying a new pickup

[toneboy]

Originally Posted by indeedido

I think you can send them in to Dimarzio and they will do it for you. Cheaper than buying a new pickup

Dimarzio will not exchange a pickup for a different color. They also cannot just replace the bobbins because they are integral to the pickup.

If you don't like the color of your pickup you have (3) options:

1) Bobbin toppers, which is the least expensive solution.
2) Get the bobbins painted. I don't know the exact process for doing this but I know a luthier that does. He's painting the pickups on a guitar he's making for me. PM me for more info.
3) Buy new pickups and keep the old ones or sell them.

[pbiava]

Originally Posted by callen3615

Stickers.

does this affect tone at all?

i dont think it should the pickups being a transducer and all, but....just dont know! =)