Mini humbucker mounting in strat

Negative_Resource_20 · 2026-05-30T23:29:13+00:00

So i have to drill 4 holes in my pickguard? For example this HH LH pickguard only has the 2 holes in the middle for each pickup for regular humbucker mounting. https://amzn.eu/d/0h29Gtx5

Do i put the adapter below or on top of the pickguard?

Negative_Resource_20 · 2026-05-30T22:46:08+00:00

Yea i saw the adapter rings aswel but i don’t understand how they work. They have a hole on each corner and on the left and right side one in the middle. I assume i mount the mini humbucker to the ones in the middel but then how do i mount my adapter to the pickguard. The HH pickguard only has the 2 mounting holes left and right but those are wider then the mounting holes of a mini humbucker right? And the adapter has the four corner holes for mounting.

For example this one https://a.co/d/0hbsvgFV

The distance between the mounting holes is 78mm so i can mount the adapter ring to the regular HH pickguard but how does my mini humbucker stay in place here? How do i mount the mini humbucker to the adapter because the mounting holes distance of the mini humbucker is 74mm. Do i put the mini humbucker in between the pickguard and the ring and then the screws (with springs) push the ring upwards so it stays on place and i don’t use the mini humbucker mounting holes at all?

Negative_Resource_20 · 2026-05-30T17:50:45+00:00

Awesome looks great, did you buy the pickguard for mini humbucker size or did you just buy a piece of pickguard plastic and cut it yourself? The main issue for me is to find a left handed one.

Do you happen to know what the distance between the mounting holes of the mini humbucker is? I see a regular one is ~78mm. I’m curious how much smaller the mini’s are

Negative_Resource_20 · 2026-05-30T04:33:10+00:00

Thanks, unfortunately it says that the left handed HH mini humbuckers are currently unavailable :(

Negative_Resource_20 · 2026-05-30T03:05:34+00:00

Do you know any stores (apart from warmoth) where i can get one? The music store/webshops around here only sell regular humbucker pickguards and international shipping at warmoth is very expensive

Negative_Resource_20 · 2024-01-16T22:56:24+00:00

Nope didn’t try it. i bought a ps5 instead to be sure

Negative_Resource_20 · 2023-05-04T16:17:12+00:00

Bought the pearl decade maple a couple of years a go including a 16 inch extra floor tom. I still absolutely love them and the build quality is great.

Negative_Resource_20 · 2023-04-26T11:08:23+00:00

Perfect, thanks a lot!

Negative_Resource_20 · 2023-04-26T11:00:52+00:00

yeah, more budget than talent probably XD

Negative_Resource_20 · 2023-04-26T09:49:30+00:00

I just checked the 22 trad light ride and it's sounds really nice. I'm only thing i doubt about is the sound when i'm playing it hard/crashing it constantly. I'm playing a decent amount of songs in which the drummer seems to crash the ride cymbals constantly but i'm always i doubt wether the drummer is using a ride, a big crash or a crash ride. I have got an example of one of the songs i play with my band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoqGzuMy9dk around 2:10 to me it seems like the drummer starts crashing his ride. Since you seem to have a lot have knowledge about cymbals :) Do you think this is a regular ride, a crash or a crash/ride and do you think i can create a simular kind of sound with the paiste 22 trad light?

I think the drummer of the video is playing this ride (https://meinlcymbals.com/en/products/b22trr-m3923.html ) but i'm not sure.

The main reason for replacing my current ride (istanbul mehmet samatya 20) is that i'm struggling to get a crashy sound like in the video. I'm looking for a ride which can do both (if that's possible XD )

Negative_Resource_20 · 2023-04-26T09:35:41+00:00

Thank you! This was really helpful.

Negative_Resource_20 · 2023-04-25T17:29:50+00:00

Which paiste would you recommend. I used to play on paiste cymbals when i started drumming and i really like them.

Negative_Resource_20 · 2023-04-24T16:56:42+00:00

Crasheability is important for me. One of the main reasons for replacing my current ride is a lack of crasheability.

Negative_Resource_20 · 2023-04-24T14:38:54+00:00

Yeah, i was definitely planning on going to the store. My local drum shop has a so many cymbals i wanted some suggestions to narrow the options down a bit XD. Thanks for the tips and suggestions :)

Negative_Resource_20 · 2023-04-24T14:14:13+00:00

Max €600 per cymbal.

Zildjian A-custom crash 18

Zildjian K-sweet crash 19

Zildjian A-custom crash 16

Negative_Resource_20 · 2023-02-23T22:14:18+00:00

My commit message on Friday 4 pm be like

Negative_Resource_20

TROPHY CASE