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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Dan1990 on May 07, 2006, 01:36:45 AM

Title: Pickup spacing
Post by: Dan1990 on May 07, 2006, 01:36:45 AM

What exactly is the pickup spacing? i know the humbuckers have the choice of 50mm or 52mm but how do i find out what spacing i need?

Title: Pickup spacing
Post by: OD-Black_Fire on May 07, 2006, 01:43:12 AM

Measure the distance between the first string and 5th string at the bridge. Fenders are a bit wider because of their tremolo, I believe Floyd Roses are also. Those gibson bridges are 50mm.

Title: Pickup spacing
Post by: dave_mc on May 07, 2006, 12:40:34 PM

^ isn't it the distance at the pickup?

Title: Pickup spacing
Post by: Skybone on May 08, 2006, 05:24:04 PM

It's the distance between the 1st string and the 6th.

Gibson type guitars are usually 52mm, where Fender type guitars (I assume) are 50mm.

Title: Pickup spacing
Post by: Searcher on May 08, 2006, 05:27:07 PM

Quote from: dave_mc

^ isn't it the distance at the pickup?

It's both.  The centres of the pickup poles should be in line with the strings.

Title: Pickup spacing
Post by: Searcher on May 08, 2006, 05:27:38 PM

Quote from: Skybone

Gibson type guitars are usually 52mm, where Fender type guitars (I assume) are 50mm.

Other way around, actually.  ;)  

It can vary slightly though.  I've seen some trem-equipped guitars that are about 54mm and some non-trems that are spaced at around 48mm.  It depends where you measure as well.  The neck spacing can be fractionally different to the bridge.