How to secure pickup wires?

finkdaddy · Dec 3, 2012

I'm putting an under-saddle pickup in a tenor uke and I was wondering what the best way is to secure the wires on the inside of the uke would be.
Do you want it fastened to the inside of the top, and if so, what do you use to secure it?
Thanks!

~Fred

Trinimon · Dec 3, 2012

When I installed pickups in my two ukes, I basically rolled the excess cable up into a 1-1.5" loop and held together with a small zip-tie with as little slack as possible to prevent the cable from touching the sides. So far it's worked for me.

hoosierhiver · Dec 3, 2012

We typically secure them to the back not the front. Securing it to the front may dappen your resonance and it is also a lot harder to remove/work on, if something is not right with it.

Beau Hannam Ukuleles · Dec 3, 2012

With preamp- Straight to the side, (use self adhesive wire clips included with pickup) then straight to the output jack.

Without preamp- straight to output jack

As already said, have no slack in wire- Bundle/loop or cut (not to short though).

Don't attach any wires to top.

Pics show two different ways to do it depending on pickup style-
1-straight to jack is K&K and preamp-less pickups.
2- with pre amp.

ps- these are pics of guitars so wire need not travel so far as shown here,

finkdaddy · Dec 3, 2012

Perfect. Thank you!

Moore Bettah Ukuleles · Dec 3, 2012

Trinimon said:
When I installed pickups in my two ukes, I basically rolled the excess cable up into a 1-1.5" loop and held together with a small zip-tie with as little slack as possible to prevent the cable from touching the sides. So far it's worked for me.

Agreed. When done properly, the wires are is suspension, touching nothing.

finkdaddy · Dec 3, 2012

Moore Bettah Ukuleles said:
Agreed. When done properly, the wires are is suspension, touching nothing.

Chuck, is the tip of your wire fed back into your top?

BR Ukuleles · Dec 3, 2012

Yes, they get fed back into the top. The pickup has an area that is inactive right at the tip and this ensures that the active area is under the saddle where it belongs.

How to secure pickup wires?

finkdaddy

Well-known member

Trinimon

Well-known member

hoosierhiver

Well-known member

Beau Hannam Ukuleles

Well-known member

finkdaddy

Well-known member

Moore Bettah Ukuleles

Well-known member

Attachments

finkdaddy

Well-known member

BR Ukuleles

Well-known member

Similar threads