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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: riverbluff on January 27, 2009, 12:19:57 AM

Title: Leg length on pickups
Post by: riverbluff on January 27, 2009, 12:19:57 AM
Which leg lenght do I need to get?  I can't remeber and I don't want to dis-assemble anything to find out.

It is going into a carved top VW body.

Looking at either a Riff Raff set or Holydiver set.  I was something that is nice for heavy to classic rock.  Any other suggestions?  I was think Nailbombs for a while as well.

V/R
Bill
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: Twinfan on January 27, 2009, 09:23:58 AM
Looking at that body, you may be able to use long legs.  However, the safest bet is to get short legs as they'll fit 99% of guitars.

One exception is the Gibson SG Standard, where you need long legs to raise the pickup high enough out of the scratchplate.
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: Tellboy on January 27, 2009, 04:47:25 PM
One exception is the Gibson SG Standard, where you need long legs to raise the pickup high enough out of the scratchplate.

Unless you have Mk1 type SG (or 61/62 Reissue) with small pickguard and separate pickup rings (a la Les Paul) in which case short legs are OK. I have found that long legs on the neck pickup of my 61 reissue makes  the neck pickup 'bottom out' so I can't lower it as much as I would like.
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: Twinfan on January 27, 2009, 05:00:44 PM
That's why I said SG Standard, and not SG '61 reissue  ;)
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: Tellboy on January 27, 2009, 05:19:06 PM
That's why I said SG Standard, and not SG '61 reissue  ;)

I have a an original 1964 Mk 1 SG Standard with the same problem  :wink: After all the '61 reissue is a (not particularly exact) reissue of the small pickguard Standard  :wink: As I said it seems to apply to small pickguard SG Standards with seperate pickup rings not batwing pickguards.
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: Twinfan on January 27, 2009, 05:37:38 PM
Ha ha!  OK, modern Standards  ;)

It's all to do with the neck angle of the newer guitars  :)
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: Philly Q on January 27, 2009, 08:45:20 PM
Ha ha!  OK, modern Standards  ;)

It's all to do with the neck angle of the newer guitars  :)

The same applies to Flying Vs.

Let's say Gibsons with scratchplate-mounted pickups!  :wink:
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: mikeluke on March 25, 2009, 05:20:24 PM
Phil/Dave

So - which leg length would I need for the bridge pickup for this SG...

(http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss291/lucky_luke61/ObG2.jpg)

Fingers crossed that I have bought the right one!

Mike


Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: Philly Q on March 25, 2009, 05:30:30 PM
Phil/Dave

So - which leg length would I need for the bridge pickup for this SG...

Fingers crossed that I have bought the right one!


You could go for either, Mike.  Personally I'd go short, just for the extra bit of spring tension so the pickup doesn't wobble.
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: mikeluke on March 25, 2009, 05:41:52 PM
Phil - thanks - so you can guess which one I have, can't you? :lol:

A nice long leg Riff Raff! I guess that I could always get Tim to shorten it....
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: Twinfan on March 25, 2009, 08:42:59 PM
Looking at the picture Mike, I think you might get away with a long leg in that one?
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: mikeluke on March 25, 2009, 09:09:45 PM
I bloody hope so! I've got a Riff Raff (long legs) to go in the bridge and I will then swap the current bridge into the neck position until I find a suitable BKP replacement - have to say that I didn't think about the legs when I bought it - doh! I've got the new pickguard, knobs and pickups mounting rings (black) all ready to go. Just need to collect the guitar now.
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: Philly Q on March 25, 2009, 11:23:02 PM
The long leg will be fine because you've got a tall pickup ring.   You can always use extra long springs for a bit of extra tension (the BKP ones tend to be long anyway!).
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: Sid on April 13, 2012, 11:41:24 AM
Looking at that body, you may be able to use long legs.  However, the safest bet is to get short legs as they'll fit 99% of guitars.

One exception is the Gibson SG Standard, where you need long legs to raise the pickup high enough out of the scratchplate.

That's a little confusing the guy on the phone at bareknuckle pickups told me to get short leg pickups for my sg in fact so did my guitar tutor... :/ I hope mine fit.
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: Philly Q on April 13, 2012, 12:54:18 PM
Looking at that body, you may be able to use long legs.  However, the safest bet is to get short legs as they'll fit 99% of guitars.

One exception is the Gibson SG Standard, where you need long legs to raise the pickup high enough out of the scratchplate.

That's a little confusing the guy on the phone at bareknuckle pickups told me to get short leg pickups for my sg in fact so did my guitar tutor... :/ I hope mine fit.

If your SG has pickup rings, you can go with long or short (personally I prefer short).  If it has the pickups mounted on a big scratchplate (modern SG Standard or Special) you're better off with long legs - at least for the bridge pickup.
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: Sid on April 13, 2012, 01:10:51 PM
Looking at that body, you may be able to use long legs.  However, the safest bet is to get short legs as they'll fit 99% of guitars.

One exception is the Gibson SG Standard, where you need long legs to raise the pickup high enough out of the scratchplate.

That's a little confusing the guy on the phone at bareknuckle pickups told me to get short leg pickups for my sg in fact so did my guitar tutor... :/ I hope mine fit.


If your SG has pickup rings, you can go with long or short (personally I prefer short).  If it has the pickups mounted on a big scratchplate (modern SG Standard or Special) you're better off with long legs - at least for the bridge pickup.

Yeah it has a large scratch plate (modern standard) so I guess I'm screwed. :/
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: Philly Q on April 13, 2012, 01:49:05 PM
Yeah it has a large scratch plate (modern standard) so I guess I'm screwed. :/

No, you'll be alright - if you look at the guitar now, quite a lot of the bridge pickup sits above the scratchplate but you can't see the whole of the pickup cover so the legs are still sitting below the plate.

You almost certainly won't be able to use the long springs BKP supply, but just get some shorter springs or some of the rubber tubing Fender use.  It'll be fine.  :)
Title: Re: Leg length on pickups
Post by: Sid on April 14, 2012, 02:08:11 AM
Yeah it has a large scratch plate (modern standard) so I guess I'm screwed. :/

No, you'll be alright - if you look at the guitar now, quite a lot of the bridge pickup sits above the scratchplate but you can't see the whole of the pickup cover so the legs are still sitting below the plate.

You almost certainly won't be able to use the long springs BKP supply, but just get some shorter springs or some of the rubber tubing Fender use.  It'll be fine.  :)

Oh okay cool, thanks. :D