Pickup adjustment screws - unique?

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Author Message   Growler Username: Growler Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 2:04 pm:    I've bought a couple of V2 pups in the restoration process of my AR100, but one of the pickup height adjustment screws is missing. I carry spare screws but all of the ones that I have are too fine, slipping into the threaded hole of the V2. I've tried one from a Dimarzio which I thought might fit, but that is also too small. Does anyone know what current make of pickup uses the same screws or are these screws available from somewhere? Was this screw size unique to Ibanez pickups?   Chucke99 Username: Chucke99 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 2:09 pm:    Hi, Growler. Lord knows I'm not the most restrained poster of late, but you may want to move these restoration questions to the "The Guitarist's Workshop" topic. It gets a lot of traffic. -Chuck   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 3:06 pm:    There is a difference between USA humbucker adjustment screws and Japanese humbucker adjustment screws. http://www.voxhumanawebstore.nl/webstore/index.php ?cPath=302_309&sort=2a Ginger   Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 9:11 pm:    Growler, My own futzing with Ibanez pickups has revealed at least 4 different pickup adjustment screw threads. V2's use a fatter thread diameter than most. Yes, Ginger, USA hardware is different from Japanese. It's called SAE vs Metric. I thought that was obvious. The Bear   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 10:44 pm:    I thought the same. That's why I don't understand someone expects that DiMarzio screws will fit. Because DiMarzio is an American company. But I didn't know that V2's used a fatter thread diameter than other Japanese pups. But then again my ST50 pickups are not original, so I never had the opportunity to measure the original screws. So, I understand Growler has a bit of a problem, which can or cannot be solved using standard Japanese humbucker screws. In order to know that, one of us should provide him with the measurements of original V2 screws. Do you have anything left? Ginger   Growler Username: Growler Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 4:53 am:    Thanks Ginger. I have 5 of those screws - it's the sixth I'm missing! But I have no way of identifying them other than the fact that they are the screws that fit a 1981 Ibanez V2 pickup! I just need to know where to get one from. I guess if someone can identify the thread type and size, then I may be able to get something from a specialist supplier of fastenings. It may not be exactly like an original eg slot instead of cross headed, but it would do the job.   Mrblanche Username: Mrblanche Registered: 1-2006 Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 8:22 am:    Just a wild suggestion... Take one of the other screws down to a hardware store and find a nut that will fit on it. From that, you'll know the what the proper thread is. If it's a well-equipped store, they may even have a screw that will match the others. I have taken screws like that to a Lowes or Home Depot and compared them to a number of nuts and found the correct size. If the original is brass, they may well have a replacement. If they don't carry metric screws, you might try a car dealership or an auto parts store. By the way, this is a very real problem on many American cars. Starting in 1976, American manufacturers decided to switch over to metric fasteners. However, they only changed NEW tooling, so if you had a part that had been designed before 1975 or so, it would have SAE sizes, while parts designed after that date have metric fasteners. You have to have two full sets of tools, and parts suppliers have to stock two full sets of fasteners. Lecture over. Quiz tomorrow.   Growler Username: Growler Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 9:13 am:    Not such a wild suggestion! I just checked it against some nuts & bolts that I keep at home and it is a 3mm bolt. The only problem now is getting 30mm long 3mm bolts with small heads. I live in the UK and - believe me - it's not that easy to go into the local hardware store and get what you want. They have basic stock, and that's that.   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 9:29 am:    Hmm... I had to put an 3mm slotted bolt in my RB630 bridge. That was not so difficult to find. Finding an Allen bolt of 3 mm was more difficult. Someone offered to bring one from his work, but never did. As for hardware stores: We had one very old hardware store where I could get slotted head screws for vintage guitars and locks and grips for cases, but the owner retired and he sold the place to a project developer, so it's gone now. Ginger

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