PRS Silver Sky Bridge Pickup Baseplate

[Telemann]

Hello fellas, had a custom 22 for about a decade about 10 years ago, it as my main gigging guitar but parted ways with it… recently got the urge to look into the Silver Sky. I absolutely love this guitar, everything is perfect with just one minor exception, I find the bridge pickup slightly too “thin” sounding… I have always installed a metal baseplate from Fralin or Callahan on the bridge pickup of every strat I have had, this is an inexpensive and simple modification that really makes the bridge pickup sound so much better. I was hoping to do the same thing to the Silver Sky I recently got but upon inspection I noticed that the bottom of the Silver Sky pickups are not like regular strat pickups, they are not completely flat at the bottom so it’s not possible to install a baseplate on them. Seems that the baseplate for the Silver Sky will have to have a part cutoff in the center in order for it to be able to sit flat on the bottom of the bridge pickup of the Silver Sky. Has anyone installed a baseplate on their Silver Sky? Thanks in advance.

 

[Bobd]

Nope, never did. (I think mine doesn't need one), but have you tried a booster ?

 

[Telemann]

Nope, never did. (I think mine doesn't need one), but have you tried a booster ?

I’ve used boosters before but they aren’t really my thing… I assume I just have to just get used to it… I don’t really wanna make any major modifications on this guitar, unless I figure out a way how to install the baseplate.

 

[robbirob]

I have put a baseplate on my SE Silver Sky and i t works, its subtile but small improvement. I love the SE SS for the neck and pickups, i also have a US SS but i prefer the SE so the US is now backup
Next step is P90 in the bridge…..

 

[Telemann]

I have put a baseplate on my SE Silver Sky and i t works, its subtile but small improvement. I love the SE SS for the neck and pickups, i also have a US SS but i prefer the SE so the US is now backup
Next step is P90 in the bridge…..

I wonder if the bottom of the SE SS pickups are anything like the American version?

 

[robbirob]

I think so but i have not opened the USA but SE also has these polepieces sticking out

 

[Telemann]

Interesting.. so how did you manage to install the baseplate? The pole pieces make it impossible for the baseplate to sit flush on the pickup

 

[robbirob]

It sticks to the polepieces with wax and magnectic pull

 

[Telemann]

But in order to do that has to line up flat on the bottom, I have done this mod to at least 5 strats and I know how do so but.. the base plate does not lay flat on the SS pickup bottom…

 

[robbirob]

Its flat in full contact with all 6 of the raised polepieces, why would it not be?