▁that ▁uses ▁a ▁pl astic ▁or ▁fi ber ▁b ob bin ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁for ▁w inding ▁its ▁co il , ▁the ▁lip st ick - t ube ▁pick up ▁has ▁its ▁co il ▁wrapped ▁around ▁an ▁al nico ▁VI ▁bar ▁magnet , ▁and ▁then ▁wrapped ▁in ▁t ape , ▁usually ▁a ▁c ello ph ane - type ▁t ape ▁on ▁v int age ▁units , ▁before ▁being ▁inserted ▁into ▁the ▁metal ▁t ube ▁cas ing . ▁ ▁Most ▁v int age ▁D ane lect ro ▁gu it ars ▁had ▁their ▁pick ups ▁mounted ▁using ▁spring - loaded ▁brackets ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁t ube ▁cas ing , ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁adjust ed ▁for ▁height ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁sc rew s ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁guitar ▁body . ▁Other ▁D ane lect ro ▁gu it ars , ▁like ▁the ▁Cor al ▁h ollow body ▁series , ▁susp ended ▁the ▁pick ups ▁from ▁the ▁guitar ' s ▁top ▁with ▁two ▁sc rew s ▁thread ed ▁through ▁the ▁guitar ' s ▁top ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁brackets . ▁ ▁Modern ▁lip st ick - t ube ▁pick ups ▁are ▁usually ▁mounted ▁in ▁a ▁pick guard ▁like ▁on ▁a ▁Tele c aster . ▁ ▁V int age ▁D ane lect ro ▁lip st ick - t ube ▁pick ups ▁are ▁quite ▁wide , ▁at ▁ 3 . 2 2   in ▁( 8 . 1 8   cm ) ▁overall . ▁They ▁cannot ▁be ▁retro f itted ▁into ▁a ▁Str at oc aster ▁or ▁similar