Changing pole pieces

[TheBassGuy]

My Silhouette has PAF PRO pickups installed. I love them, but i don't like the fact that my pick-up's are white, and the pole pieces black. My question is if it's possible to change the pole pieces? On these PAF PRO's the pole pieces are screw's, so i figured out to get them out, and put regular unfinished/chrome ones in.

I've not yet tried this because i'm to scared to mess up my pick-up's.

 

[CarbonTim27]

I'm going to jump on this question too..... I've got a PAF Pro that I would like to use but I'd really like it to have the silver poles.....

 

[TheBassGuy]

I've got news! A member on Dutch guitar forums contacted Dimarzio with that question. Dimarzio sell's those bolt's for 4 dollar's per set. Problem for me is that they ask 30 dollar's shipping...

 

[Spudmurphy]

^
seems a lot of postage for a few screws!!

Ask Dimarzio if they have a Dutch distributor and get them from him ?

 

[CarbonTim27]

Or better yet, are they swappable?

ie: can you take them out of one humbucker and put them in another and vice versa?

 

[Spudmurphy]

Just in case you didn't know, Dimarzios stockists in the Netherlands are
Jic Music, importeur van muziekinstrumenten
try giving them a call?

 

[TheBassGuy]

@CarbonTim27: Yes, there swappable

@Spudmurphy: Thanks, i'll contact them. Might save me the insane shipping costs!

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

There is a lady in the DiMarzio custom shop who is super helpful. Spoke to her one time about getting some custom pickups made and I cant sing her praises enough.

 

[tommyindelaware]

i'm sure it's possible....
if ya want to go to all the trouble to find the right size.
then i would need to re-pot the thing. sure sounds like a pain in the butt to me to fix something that is so minor.

 

[TheBassGuy]

i'm sure it's possible....
if ya want to go to all the trouble to find the right size.
then i would need to re-pot the thing. sure sounds like a pain in the butt to me to fix something that is so minor.

What do you mean by re-pot?

I know it's minor, but i'm a perfectionist...

 

[Spudmurphy]

^
re potting pickups usually means
Project Guitar :: Repotting Guitar Pickups – Step by Step

 

[dlloyd]

i'm sure it's possible....
if ya want to go to all the trouble to find the right size.
then i would need to re-pot the thing. sure sounds like a pain in the butt to me to fix something that is so minor.

Why would you need to repot it?

I'm pretty clueless about these things, but thought the wax was to counter air spaces in the windings.