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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Gizmo on May 30, 2010, 07:02:17 PM

Title: Will the BKP's in my Les Paul fit a PRS Mccarty?
Post by: Gizmo on May 30, 2010, 07:02:17 PM

Hi my question is as per the post title. Will the BKP's in my Les Paul fit a PRS Mccarty? Will the pole pieces line up and is it just a straight swap?

Thanks

Title: Re: Will the BKP's in my Les Paul fit a PRS Mccarty?
Post by: Twinfan on May 30, 2010, 08:07:58 PM

Polepieces will be fine, but if you've got long-leg pickups they won't fit in the bridge position....

Title: Re: Will the BKP's in my Les Paul fit a PRS Mccarty?
Post by: kevinr on May 31, 2010, 03:00:22 AM

I may be wrong, but, I think that long leg do fit in the McCarty!

Title: Re: Will the BKP's in my Les Paul fit a PRS Mccarty?
Post by: ericsabbath on May 31, 2010, 04:07:02 AM

Quote from: kevinr on May 31, 2010, 03:00:22 AM

I may be wrong, but, I think that long leg do fit in the McCarty!

+1

had 2 mccarties
from what I remember, pickup cavities aren't that shallow

Title: Re: Will the BKP's in my Les Paul fit a PRS Mccarty?
Post by: Twinfan on May 31, 2010, 10:02:10 AM

Guys, I've had several McCartys and had BKPs (and other) pickups in them.

The neck cavity is deep enough to fit long leg pickups in, but the bridge isn't.  I had to send a brand new pair of Cold Sweats back to BKP to have the baseplates swapped.

This was an '08 McCarty, and when I fitted BKPs to my '01 McCarty the short legs were just right too.  I don't think the cavity routing has changed over the years.......