is using 50mm spacing in a fender strat really that big of a deal?

[littleredguitars2]

I found a really good deal on some 50mm spaced miracle man pickups but can only really think of putting it into one of my strats. I have a rebel yell set coming for my les Paul and I can't imagine what a miracle man would sound like in my es335

Thoughts?

[Dave Sloven]

Get an SG ;)

Even a cheapie Epi G400 will do the trick

[littleredguitars2]

Haha That's not really what I want to do right now

[blue]

It shouldn't really be a problem.  F spaced pickups are a relatively new development. when people first dropped humbuckers into strats, like EVH, they were just standard sized.  His seemed to work ok :)

[littleredguitars2]

Yeah that's true. Come to think of it I forgot that I already have a g spaced humbucker in 2 strats already haha

[Dave Sloven]

But I think EVH put his 50mm humbuckers on a slant, like with a Kramer Baretta, in order to compensate.

[littleredguitars2]

Yeah but how big a difference could it really make?

[Dave Sloven]

No idea.  Generally I would think that the more powerful the pickup the less difference it's likely to make.  The Miracle Man shouldn't have any problems in that respect

[littleredguitars2]

Yeah I've only really used high output 50mm in my strats. I have a seymour Duncan invader in one and a gibson dirty fingers in another and had no problems.  But I could see how the low output pickups Would really need the correct spacing

[Toe-Knee]

Its more of a cosmetic issue than anything else.

[littleredguitars2]

well thanks guys. i ended up not buying the set.  i really gotta do one thing at a time. and its hard to remember that. my rebel yell set will be in soon. and if i ever get my Tele to sell, i can work on my empty strat.