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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Blackrypt on June 04, 2018, 06:26:01 PM

Title: ABM bridge + Standard spacing Warpigs
Post by: Blackrypt on June 04, 2018, 06:26:01 PM: Hi,

Need some help here. Long story short I bought a couple of Mayones guitars with ABM bridges (54mm), but swapped the pickups out to put some BKP (Aftermath and Warpig sets). However, I ordered standard spacing and due to this the poles for high E and low E doesn’t allign well. Would this “misalignment” can translate in a non-proper functioning/sounding of the pickups ?, does anyone had the same sort of “problem” while ordering/putting your BKP and realized you needed a wide space pickup but kept it as it is ?

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Best Regards
Title: Re: ABM bridge + Standard spacing Warpigs
Post by: darrenw5094 on June 04, 2018, 07:33:38 PM: Makes no sonic difference. Keep them
Title: Re: ABM bridge + Standard spacing Warpigs
Post by: Dave Sloven on June 05, 2018, 02:42:24 AM: Yes I changed bridges from 50mm to 53mm when I went to a pre-notched TonePros on my guitar with 50mm Warpigs and the spacing hasn't caused an issue yet. I guess where you might hear it is on the high E
Title: Re: ABM bridge + Standard spacing Warpigs
Post by: Nolly on June 05, 2018, 11:16:39 AM: The difference should be barely audible and certainly not hold you back in any way. If it helps, Eddie Van Halen's original guitar would have been the same way since he took a PAF from a Gibson and put it in his Frankenstrat.
Title: Re: ABM bridge + Standard spacing Warpigs
Post by: Dave Sloven on June 05, 2018, 11:44:35 AM: I think the effect might be more noticeable on a lower output pickup. On the Warpig I haven't noticed it. I have the same issue on an Explorer with a Nailbomb and haven't noticed problems there either
Title: Re: ABM bridge + Standard spacing Warpigs
Post by: Blackrypt on June 05, 2018, 05:15:06 PM: Quote from: darrenw5094 on June 04, 2018, 07:33:38 PM
Makes no sonic difference. Keep them

Thanks mate, will keep 'em in.
Title: Re: ABM bridge + Standard spacing Warpigs
Post by: Blackrypt on June 05, 2018, 05:19:03 PM: Quote from: Dave Sloven on June 05, 2018, 02:42:24 AM
Yes I changed bridges from 50mm to 53mm when I went to a pre-notched TonePros on my guitar with 50mm Warpigs and the spacing hasn't caused an issue yet. I guess where you might hear it is on the high E

Thanks for the reply Dave, I'll keep using them as they are, think the sound is pretty much the same due to the high output (magnet) of the pickup, but my TOC is killing me, will try to live with it.
Title: Re: ABM bridge + Standard spacing Warpigs
Post by: Blackrypt on June 05, 2018, 05:22:21 PM: Quote from: Nolly on June 05, 2018, 11:16:39 AM
The difference should be barely audible and certainly not hold you back in any way. If it helps, Eddie Van Halen's original guitar would have been the same way since he took a PAF from a Gibson and put it in his Frankenstrat.

Thanks for the reply Nolly, I was a bit afraid it could cause an issue/malfunction (sonically speaking) as the misalignment is minimum yet noticeable, the E and E strings are floating right in the periphery (no pun intended) of the poles, so I guess the strength of the magnet helps compensate that.

Cheers fro Mexico.