Pickup rings without screws?

[fender3x]

I am going to need to make some custom pickup rings... Has anyone ever figured out a way to install pickup rings without using visible screws? Would look nicer...if possible.

[dingobass]

There are a few ways to do this.
Easiest is to glue the rings in place.
Second way is to counter bore the screw holes and then use a plug cut from the same material.
Or you can get really funky and use rare earth magnets

[Muzza]

Screw from the back?

[dingobass]

Screw from the back?

That would work on hollow bodies, might have to experiment with that idea

[Fretworn]

Screw from the back?

This is the Danelectro solution. Danos with the lipstick pickups are front mounted, but the adjustment screws are on the back of the guitar.

[dingobass]

Oh yeah, forgot all about the Danos with rear height adjust pups..

[tonyw]

This is the Danelectro solution. Danos with the lipstick pickups are front mounted, but the adjustment screws are on the back of the guitar.

Hey thats my 56U2 but i have a different colour

[fender3x]

I thought about the screw from the back approach. At one point I thought I'd have to put a hole in the back anyway. Since I figured out how not to do that I am reluctant to do that.

I am intrigued with the magnet approach. I have seen it used on backside control covers. Would using them so close to the pickup covers cause a problem with the magnetic fields?

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[tonyw]

Yes they would create havoc with the pickups.

[fender3x]

I was afraid of that...

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