My Pickup has collapsed

[monkey star]

Well half of it anyway. Its the bridge pickup, it seems as if its fallen out of the screw, Im not to sure how to fix it, but it rattles about every time I play it and I dont want to fuck it up completly.

[slicer]

Gaffa tape lol.

Na, I'd maybe take it to get a wee repair job done.

[monkey star]

I feel all it needs is the screw tightend, but I dont want to mess with it without a second opinion, it still plays, and its a pickup i barely use anyway.

[slicer]

Just gaffa tape it still then. It's the answer to so many of life's problems!

[Kenny Everett]

Sounds as though the wee spring under the screw has collapsed. Slacken the strings, undo the four pickup surround screws and investigate. There's not a great deal you can damage

[monkey star]

Aye, its the spring, cool, I'll get on the case.

[Kenny Everett]

The spring will most likely have come off and be magnetically attached to the underside of the pickup. Worst case scenario is you have to spend a quid ona new spring.

[monkey star]

I was listning to the Magnetix just as I read that, spooky!!!

[spoonie]

sounds like the guitar is completely fucked. i'd throw it out without any further thought or investigation before it hurts somebody.

[monkey star]

I normally wait until the end of the set before I throw it around.