Tripleshot Shot for SG?

[tildeslash]

One short one tall and both slight tapered but not arched?
Do they make Tripleshots rings for SG?

Thanks.

[DrNewcenstein]

I'd go with the standard flat ones rather than the tall ones. You can crank the pickup above the ring if need be, but the switches do add height to the ring itself, so you may find on a tall ring that your thumb bumps them inadvertantly.

[Lewguitar]

I love the Triple Shots. They do everything they're advertised as doing. Only thing I didn't like in my own guitar is that Jol didn't use a bridge model Triple Shot for the bridge pickup. And he used flat, not arched, pickup rings. That just didn't look right on a nice ES-335.

I'd go with flats but I would go with the tall one for the bridge pickup. If Duncan doesn't make a tall one, they need to start making one.

When Jol installed the Triple Shots in my ES-335 he used two standards and did NOT use a tall Triple Shot for the bridge pickup and it doesn't look right to have so much pickup showing above the ring and the pickup does not sit parallel to the strings.

[DrNewcenstein]

Different strokes for diff'rent folks

[Zerberus]

I think SD may need to update the main page, because interestingly enough out of the 40 existing threads in the pickup Lounge asking anything about the "TripleShot" or "Triple Shot", 25 are asking which rings are the right ones and /or whether they´re available for flat top guitars....

[francis]

If you get the flat ones like I did you will end up with this:

[tildeslash]

Confused here - so Duncan does sell a flat tall and flat short Tripleshot?
If so none of the web dealers have them?
Is there a model number I should be asking for?

I need a tall flat and short flat triple shot in black.

[GuitarDoc]

Confused here - so Duncan does sell a flat tall and flat short Tripleshot?
If so none of the web dealers have them?
Is there a model number I should be asking for?

I need a tall flat and short flat triple shot in black.

The Triple Shots for arched top guitars come in neck (short) and bridge (tall) sizes in black and cream and are angled. The TS for flat top guitars come in only the short size in black and cream and are not angled.

[Lewguitar]

Although I super appreciated the gesture, I was surprised to find a pair of non-arched, non tapered neck pickup Triple Shot rings used for both the bridge and neck pickup of my ES-335 when I got it back from Jol.

I liked what they did in terms of switching, but could not get into having the wrong funny looking parts on such a nice guitar and much as I tried to like them, they just were wrong on that guitar.

If my ES-335 had had an archtop neck and archtop bridge Triple Shot mounted that would have been great. But two flat and skinny rings didn't look so great and didn't hold the pickups parallel to the strings.

So much as I hated doing it, I removed them altogether and put my old pickups and old mounting rings back on again.

It may have looked like I was being unappreciative but that wasn't the case at all.

In any case, if you're going to go for Triple Shots get the right rings for your guitar.

[Lewguitar]

Well, clearly they do make a bridge model Triple Shot with an arch: http://www.seymourduncan.com/product...e-shot_b.shtml

I guess they just didn't send the right parts to Jol. Maybe they weren't available yet or something.

I do recommend the Triple Shots! I think they're a great idea.

Just make sure you get Triple Shot rings that match the configuration of your old rings.

[Lewguitar]

If you get the flat ones like I did you will end up with this:

Personally, I wouldn't use the Triple Shots with an SG with the Batman type pickguard that didn't use pickup rings originally.

But I'd use them for an SG like this one. And you can clearly see that the two rings need to be different heights and tapered to get the pickup tops parallel with the strings.

[blueman335]

But I'd use them for an SG like this one. And you can clearly see that the two rings need to be different heights and tapered to get the pickup tops parallel with the strings.

That's a nice-looking SG.

[GuitarDoc]

That's acually a VERY nice looking guitar...no,...it's an AWSOME LOOKING GUITAR. Which model is it (small pickguard and gold trim)?

Just wanted to make a comment about the Triple Shot rings...

Even though, for SG flat tops, they only come in short, non-angled, you can still use the tall angled version made for arch-top. It may not fit perfectly against the SG's flat top, but it still fits fine. There is just a little space under the center of the ring, which doesn't negatively affect anything, and you can't even see it.

However, if you want a perfect fit, it is very easy to take the tall, angled TS for arched top guitars and make the bottom flat to fit SG type guitars. Just hold some 150 grit sandpaper tightly on a flat suface (tabletop, workbench, etc) and rub the TS back and forth until the bottom is flat. Finish up with some 220 or 360 grit and you're done. Quick (about 2 minutes max), easy, NO additional cost or time waiting for Duncan to start manufacturing the correct ring.

[francis]

I've been thinking of removing the P-Rails & Triple shot from my SG. Its just not doing it for me on that guitar. It needs something way warmer & thicker.