Can i swap magnets between these pickups?....

[Young Angus]

Ive already got a trem spaced JB (TB-4) and was thinking about getting a CC for my les paul, normal spacing. Will i be able to swap the magnets between these pickups if i feel like experimenting or will the different spacings of the pickups mean different sized and hence incompatible magnets?

 

[beandip]

Re: Can i swap magnets between these pickups?....

you should, I dont think the mag's will hang out too much, if at all.

 

[Metalman_666]

Re: Can i swap magnets between these pickups?....

I would expect the only thing that's different about the two types of pickups is the pole spacing. So you shouldn't have any trouble with the magnets.

 

[Young Angus]

Re: Can i swap magnets between these pickups?....

so the actual magnet sizes dont change with pole spacing?

 

[Metalman_666]

Re: Can i swap magnets between these pickups?....

Wouldn't think so. If you look at the two pickups side by side (a standard and a trem-spaced) you probably won't notice any difference, or at the very most, a really minor difference in size. So the magnets should be cool.

 

[Young Angus]

Re: Can i swap magnets between these pickups?....

Okay cool cheers.

 

[rspst14]

Re: Can i swap magnets between these pickups?....

No, magnet size is the same for both standard and trembucker spaced pickups. The length of the magnet is such that it's long enough to work with both.

Ryan

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: Can i swap magnets between these pickups?....

No, magnet size is the same for both standard and trembucker spaced pickups. The length of the magnet is such that it's long enough to work with both.

Ryan

What he said.

And as far as I know the only short magnets used come in some of gibson's pat # pickups.

B