Humbucker pickup help

[guitarpro767]

Hi, I've been looking around for a long time now trying to find these screws that come from the humbucker pickup cover. Below is the image of the 6 screws that i removed, because they are rusted, I want to replace them. Does anyone know a place where I can buy them or know the size of these screws? Thanks

 

[IronMaiden666]

try guitarfetish.com im doubtful that they have it. but worth a try. if that doesnt work, you could get a thread guage and measure the thread. and go to a local hardware store and find some. try a local guitar center maybe. if the sell humbuckers, they may be able to provide you with the screws you are looking for. hope i was some help.

 

[guitarpro767]

I searched the site and couldn't find a screw that might match. If it helps, the guitar was a Morris Les Paul, which was made around the 1960s I think.
How would I measure the thread of the screw?

 

[Tig]

Three websites come to mind...

http://guitarpartsdepot.com/
http://www.stewmac.com/
http://www.thepartsdrawer.com/

 

[deeaa]

take a screw with u and find a bearing/screw/bolt etc. dealer. not just regular hw store but a screw specialist. they can measure and find suitable ones. once did that and it cost so little for a few screws they didnt even bother, just said keep em....

 

[IronMaiden666]

im in a machine shop in school all day, and one thing we learn to do is measure the thread size, and TPI (threads per inch)....it requires a tool that looks like this http://www.toolstation.com/images/library/stock/webbig/70838.jpg .....then you just use the seperate pieces, and see what ones match...its simple if oyu have that tool...like "deeaa" said....a specialist can probably measure it for you....or even find a machine shop around you and talk to them about makin some custom screws if all else fails

 

[guitarpro767]

Ok i'll try that. Thanks for all the help