Pickup foam choice makes a difference
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Pickup foam choice makes a difference
My JM Rose Picasso pickups were too low for my taste and the cheap household door seal foam didn’t seem to be dense enough to get them up in height. I bought the Fender brand foam and it really is much more dense and higher quality. I paid out the nose for it, I got those pickups a little higher and it breathed new life into my Classic Vibe JM.
- UlricvonCatalyst
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Re: Pickup foam choice makes a difference
As far as I recall I had the opposite experience - I found the (Japanese) Fender foam too dense and couldn't get the pickup(s) to sit low enough until I swapped in some memory foam.
- JSett
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Re: Pickup foam choice makes a difference
Ditto. But I just cut it in half along the depth of it with a fresh razorblade and it sat great after that.UlricvonCatalyst wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 12:51 amAs far as I recall I had the opposite experience - I found the (Japanese) Fender foam too dense and couldn't get the pickup(s) to sit low enough until I swapped in some memory foam.
I've used pipe lagging many times too and I found the higher density, high temp stuff to be a little better, but only marginally.
Silly Rabbit, don't you know scooped mids are for kids?
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Re: Pickup foam choice makes a difference
Disposable foam earplugs work for some
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Re: Pickup foam choice makes a difference
Those interlocking floor mats made for standing workspace foot comfort work. One of them is a lifetime supply. Also, closed cell weatherstrip foam from the hardware store, which is essentially what Fender used.
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Re: Pickup foam choice makes a difference
i’ve always used appropriate weather stripping. one roll has lasted me years sealed in a ziplock.