I'm gonna buy a JB to combine with the jazz neck, but the normal spaced one is cheaper, does it matter at all? i don't care about the cosmetics really. my guitar has a floyd.
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You don't "need need" one. If you want the poles to line up under the strings, get the TB version. If not, get the standard spaced version. I have a standard spaced PB in a Strat with a vintage style 6-screw bridge that's wide spaced and don't care. Sounds good to me.
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I faced the same issue recently, and chose the normal. I ended up exchanging it with a trembucker a week after install, I could tell the difference, and couldn't get it adjusted away. The trem-version fell right in, no problem and no adjustment needed.
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Originally posted by Rex_Rocker View PostHaving the option of going trembucker, I don't see why you wouldn't. I guess I can understand getting a standard non-trem spaced JB if they only have that at the store, but there's always the option of buying online.Last edited by Reee; 09-16-2020, 11:54 AM.
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The trembucker is a lil highr dcr is because the slight difference in size between that and the standard size pickup. For hotter pickups, from understanding it doesnt matter. I have a standard size DD in one of my guitars I hear no issues with it. With lower output, that seems to be where the issue comes in with some dropout on the higher strings1994 Ibanez IC500 Iceman reissue
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Originally posted by Hsb View PostThe trembucker is a lil highr dcr is because the slight difference in size between that and the standard size pickup. For hotter pickups, from understanding it doesnt matter. I have a standard size DD in one of my guitars I hear no issues with it. With lower output, that seems to be where the issue comes in with some dropout on the higher strings
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Not really, a JB sounds like a JB whether it is trembucker or not. Or if it doesnt its so minor you would not notice the difference1994 Ibanez IC500 Iceman reissue
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Originally posted by Hsb View PostCool, good luck and hope the JB works out for you. Let us know how you like it
I guess it is one of those cases where you have to try out a bunch of things because you feel like you might be missing out, only to come to the conclusion that what you had at first was the right thing all along.Last edited by Reee; 09-16-2020, 01:04 PM.
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It's really only about looks, but the TB spacing is spaced to match far more guitars on the market – all standard scale Fenders, and all Gibsons that don't have an ABR-1...and by extension, most copies of the same guitars. So unless you are specifically getting them for a "vintage" style guitar, the TB is usually the better option in terms of visual alignment and potential resale. That said, if the HB is significantly cheaper, go for it. It'll sound fine; it'll just look a bit off.Last edited by ItsaBass; 09-16-2020, 03:53 PM.Originally posted by LesStratYogi Berra was correct.Originally posted by JOLLYI do a few chord things, some crappy lead stuff, and then some rhythm stuff.
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You also end up bending the strings towards the poles with the standard spacing so it's not really a disadvantage. I usually just get stardard cuz I like the look. Although I do notice a slight difference in output and tone. TB sounds darker and hotter to me. Why wouldn't it? There's more wire on the coils.Last edited by Clint 55; 09-16-2020, 05:47 PM.The things that you wanted
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Originally posted by Clint 55 View PostYou also end up bending the strings towards the poles with the standard spacing so it's not really a disadvantage. I usually just get stardard cuz I like the look. Although I do notice a slight difference in output and tone. TB sounds darkers and hotter to me. Why wouldn't it? There's more wire on the coils.
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FWIW - I’ve got a guitar with a ‘traditional’ 2-7/8” 6-screw trem that has ‘modern’ 2-1/8” saddle spacing. A ‘regular’ Humbucker spaces the strings over - but toward the outside - of the ‘E’ pole pieces. A ‘trem’ spaced Humbucker spaces the strings over - but toward the inside - of the ‘E’ pole pieces. If you have what most bridges consider ‘modern’ or ‘narrow’ spacing, I’d go with the standard pickup. Floyd’s line up nearly perfectly with the wider, ‘trem’ spaced pickups.
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