FU Tone Pickup Mounting System

[PLX]

Anybody using this ?

Basically allows you to not use a pickup mounting ring and set the pickup right into the route and bolt it down with a brass mounting block.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Not tried it, but it looks similar to some P90 mounting system?

 

[Eagle]

Almost all of the things on the site or either available cheaper or completely pointless snake oil shit.

 

[northern_fox]

Considered it for one of my guitars that has direct mounts, but still looks like a PITA because you can't adjust the pickup height without removing it. I'll take foam/springs, but I'd rather have rings over both

The main upside is not having to deal with stripped wood and being able to use standard pickup screws

 

[PLX]

Considered it for one of my guitars that has direct mounts, but still looks like a PITA because you can't adjust the pickup height without removing it.

I just watched the installation video and you're correct.. There's a hex-head set-screw that goes into the center of the brass block, and it rests against the bottom plate of the pickup.

 

[joezlo]

Almost all of the things on the site or either available cheaper or completely pointless snake oil shit.

I disagree with that statement, but hey; to each their own.

Turbo Arm is a god send on the fly.
Titanium saddle inserts do improve tone.
Brass blocks for days.

Those are the items I can speak to and do enjoy from FU.

 

[Eagle]

I disagree with that statement, but hey; to each their own.

Turbo Arm is a god send on the fly.
Titanium saddle inserts do improve tone.
Brass blocks for days.

Those are the items I can speak to and do enjoy from FU.

Turbo arms are Schaller. Titanium change the tone slightly. The standard block is brass. FU is BS.

 

[FuzzyAce]

They do get points for their name though.

 

[norminal]

Anybody using this ?

Basically allows you to not use a pickup mounting ring and set the pickup right into the route and bolt it down with a brass mounting block.

I’ve never bought into the direct-mount vs pickup ring thing. If it’s “better” then my ears can’t tell the difference. IMO, just another solution looking for a problem.

 

[PLX]

I’ve never bought into the direct-mount vs pickup ring thing. If it’s “better” then my ears can’t tell the difference. IMO, just another solution looking for a problem.

The more I thought about it, I tend to rest my pick-hand fingers on the bridge pickup ring - using it as an anchor..

If I used this mounting system and discarded the pickup mounting ring, I'd prolly anchor on the pickup bobbins and do a heckin' on my bridge PU

 

[BenIfin]

Anybody using this ?

Basically allows you to not use a pickup mounting ring and set the pickup right into the route and bolt it down with a brass mounting block.

Is it just me, or is this the guitar mod definition of a "solution looking for a problem" !

Ben

 

[Eagle]

Is it just me, or is this the guitar mod definition of a "solution looking for a problem" !

Ben

And most of the FU snake oil shit. FU was set up on the premiss that Ed's 5150 had a non stock big brass block in it . It doesn't and never did. It has a totally stock (for the FRT5) steel block. The FRT5 Hanson built Floyd is a very crude stop gap run of 800 USA built Floyds while Kramer waited for the first Schaller made ones.

 

[joezlo]

Not for nothin, but FU did design the D-Tuna for Ed... before they were FU.
Regardless of the size of his ... block.

 

[Eagle]

Not for nothin, but FU did design the D-Tuna for Ed... before they were FU.
Regardless of the size of his ... block.

Doesn’t say that on the patent.