Wrong pickup

[Vortex]

Hello
I want to replace the pickups for the first time in my life, and for a lack of knowledge I bought a humbucker for bridge position in sted of trembucker.
It's too late to return it.
Do you think there will be a big difference in sound, if I use the humbucker with too small spacing between the screws/slugs, compared to a trembucker?
Is it a very bad idea to keep it like that?

I may also have trouble finding single coils to match the cavities.
Most single coils are with "triangular" baseplates.

Do you have any suggestions?
HSS for hard rock.

[ICTGoober]

Won't matter.

[Masta' C]

No issue at all

[jmcorey]

Yeah, just go with it.

The Fender Big Apple and Lone Star Strats of 20 years ago knowingly used a regular spaced humbucker Pearly Gates Plus in the Bridge position of those guitars.


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[eclecticsynergy]

Yep no problem with the humbucker.

A fair number of singlecoils are available without the larger baseplate, including a number of popular models from Duncan and Dimarzio. I know Zhangbucker offers it as an option and I think Jason Lollar does too.

You can find more with a search for 'Strat pickups no flange'

[Mincer]

Yes, any Duncan single coil can be ordered like that through an authorized dealer. Also, what humbucker do you have in there?

[hamerfan]

Yes, any Duncan single coil can be ordered like that through an authorized dealer. Also, what humbucker do you have in there?

Looks like SH-12, me thinks.

[Vortex]

Thank you very much for alle the answers :-)
I will keep the pickup and look for single coils without flange.

It's Screamin' Demon humbucker. I guess it is HS-12. I'm still trying to learn the names.

[Aceman]

For the most part - distance to the pole doesn't mean directly under. If you are worried about alignment, just raise a given pole a little bit. Go with your ears.