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ubersyntax

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7-string spacing question...
« on: June 16, 2011, 07:47:47 PM »
Hi everyone,

So I'm considering purchasing some new pickups for my Ibanez RG7420 with a lo-TRS trem, and had a question about the spacing....

I've heard people saying that guitars with trems I need to be sure to get an f-spaced Bridge pickup, and a standard sized neck pickup. The previous owner of this guitar actually upgraded the bridge pickup in this to a tone zone, but I don't think he used the f-spaced one, as the low B and E strings don't hover directly over the pickup coils.

I just want to make sure that if I purchase a BKP set that I won't have this issue. So since I can't specify when I order that I want an f-spaced pickup, do their 7 string pickups all come already larger than say dimarzios or duncans?

This is a big concern for me because right now the low B and E strings just sound lifeless and muddy like there's something missing, and I'm assuming it's because the pickup spacing on it. All the other strings sound fantastic.

Thanks, in advance, for anyone who can help! Cheers!