Pickup pads for the 330

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This thread is turning propane.

Er, profane.
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O.K., time to be back on track ... this thread, that is!

Here is a picture of the pad on the bottom of a high gain pickup (adhesive side toward the pickup, plain side toward the guitar):

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And I won't make a comment on a likely source of the methane alluded to above ... Image
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Post by clearblue »

Thanks Gary. I'm happy to say the pad replacement went okay. The string replacement went okay too. Should be easier next time. My Fender amp ******* out while I was strumming.
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