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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: gingataff on December 05, 2006, 01:31:33 AM

Title: Is there a Strat trem with Gibson spacing?
Post by: gingataff on December 05, 2006, 01:31:33 AM

DiMarzio used to make a strat type trem with Gibson spacing but I presume they don't anymore as it's not in their catalogue, but does anyone know if anyone else makes them with a similar size these days?

Title: Is there a Strat trem with Gibson spacing?
Post by: Philly Q on December 05, 2006, 01:04:30 PM

Allparts have a Gotoh one with 52.4mm (2-1/16") spacing, but it's not really vintage style:

http://www.allparts.uk.com/catalogue/product_info.php?cPath=91002_91037_91048&products_id=9817

And Allparts and WD have loads with 54mm (2-1/8") spacing, but of course that's only slightly narrower than vintage.  I know Fender are using a narrower spacing on the "Upgraded" Highway 1 series, but it might just be 54mm again.

Title: Is there a Strat trem with Gibson spacing?
Post by: gingataff on December 05, 2006, 01:08:16 PM

Gibson spacing is about 50mm isn't it? I guess that's going to be quite hard to find :?

Title: Is there a Strat trem with Gibson spacing?
Post by: indysmith on December 05, 2006, 01:09:59 PM

if you don't mind me asking - why do yu want it?

Title: Is there a Strat trem with Gibson spacing?
Post by: Philly Q on December 05, 2006, 01:52:33 PM

Quote from: gingataff

Gibson spacing is about 50mm isn't it? I guess that's going to be quite hard to find :?

Only on older ones - all of mine are 52mm-ish, depending on how they've notched the saddles.

But yeah, it'll definitely be a struggle to find anything close to 50mm, I think.

Title: Is there a Strat trem with Gibson spacing?
Post by: gingataff on December 05, 2006, 02:31:01 PM

Quote from: indysmith

if you don't mind me asking - why do yu want it?

I've got an idea for a warmoth based replica that originally used the DiMarzio bridge so I thought I'd try and keep it as authentic as I could. Maybe the DM bridge was 52mm?

Title: Is there a Strat trem with Gibson spacing?
Post by: Philly Q on December 05, 2006, 02:54:49 PM

I've got some old DiMarzio catalogues at home - I'll have a look later, but I don't know how detailed the info was.

Title: Is there a Strat trem with Gibson spacing?
Post by: dave_mc on December 05, 2006, 04:39:30 PM

Quote from: gingataff

Gibson spacing is about 50mm isn't it? I guess that's going to be quite hard to find :?

i thought 50mm was the spacing on gibbo bridge humbuckers- I'd have though it's a little wider at the bridge... just guessing, though.

Title: Is there a Strat trem with Gibson spacing?
Post by: Philly Q on December 05, 2006, 05:42:54 PM

Quote from: dave_mc

i thought 50mm was the spacing on gibbo bridge humbuckers.

It varies - Burstbuckers and 57 Classics are 50mm (maybe even 49, I'm not sure) for both neck & bridge, but the more "modern" bridge models like 490T, 498T, 500T and Dirty Fingers are wider, about 52mm.  

I think they may even have come up with the concept before Duncan's Trembuckers or DiMarzio's F-Spacing, but they don't make such a song and dance about it.

Title: Is there a Strat trem with Gibson spacing?
Post by: dave_mc on December 05, 2006, 05:52:03 PM

^ possibly, I'm not well up on Gibsons at all, to be honest.

:drink:

Title: Is there a Strat trem with Gibson spacing?
Post by: Philly Q on December 05, 2006, 10:09:16 PM

Quote from: gingataff

Maybe the DM bridge was 52mm?

I found my 1987 DiMarzio catalogue.  It just says "humbucking string spacing", but there's a picture of a Strat with a standard-spaced bucker in the bridge position.  The strings are right at the outer edges of the polepieces, so I reckon the spacing was 52mm.

Title: Is there a Strat trem with Gibson spacing?
Post by: gingataff on December 06, 2006, 01:48:03 AM

Quote from: Philly Q

I found my 1987 DiMarzio catalogue.  It just says "humbucking string spacing", but there's a picture of a Strat with a standard-spaced bucker in the bridge position.  The strings are right at the outer edges of the polepieces, so I reckon the spacing was 52mm.

That would make sense, I think a 50mm spaced trem would feel tiny! Thanks for the research, it must be quite a library of old magazines and catalogues you've got there :D

Title: Is there a Strat trem with Gibson spacing?
Post by: Philly Q on December 06, 2006, 08:40:42 AM

Quote from: gingataff

Thanks for the research, it must be quite a library of old magazines and catalogues you've got there :D

It is, I'm up to my neck in paper - not to mention CDs, DVDs, books and of course guitars.  I'm going to have to move soon before I get buried alive.  :wink: