F-Spaced in non-trem guitars?

[Biu]

Does it affect tone or anything?

 

[Evan Skopp]

Re: F-Spaced in non-trem guitars?

Not really. It's more cosmetic than tonal. However, the other way around - a humbucker in a Floyd for example - could cause you to lose output on your E strings.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: F-Spaced in non-trem guitars?

Many non-trem guitars (such as Gibsons) are now being made with trem-spacing. The 500T from a new Flying V (tun-o-matic bridge) lines up perfectly with my ESP's Floyd bridge. It's safer to get the trem spaced pups.

 

[Biu]

Re: F-Spaced in non-trem guitars?

This only applies to humbuckers, correct?

 

[bryvincent]

Re: F-Spaced in non-trem guitars?

on les pauls (or similar ) you would need a F -spaced non-PAF HB( super distortion, evolution, etc.) so that the polepieces will line up with the strings.

 

[big_black]

Re: F-Spaced in non-trem guitars?

That is strange. I got a Termbucker for my Strat and it didn't line up. I get a regular spaced Duncan and it's fine. I have had two different Duncans in the bridge of that guitar and both fit equally well.

 

[rocksoldier]

Re: F-Spaced in non-trem guitars?

My standard spaced super distortions doesn´t math up with my fixed bridges (jackson rhoads, epi sg)
Never bothered me though, sounds good anyway.

 

[Fusion1]

Re: F-Spaced in non-trem guitars?

Dimarzio F-spaced lines up perfect in my fixed bridge Jackson DR6

 

[Jag513]

Re: F-Spaced in non-trem guitars?

I have a trem-spaced in my TonePros Locking TOM-equipped Schecter. While it doesn't line up perfectly, I notice no drop in output on the E's (the E's line up a bit inside of the center of the pole pieces).

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: F-Spaced in non-trem guitars?

Not really. It's more cosmetic than tonal. However, the other way around - a humbucker in a Floyd for example - could cause you to lose output on your E strings.

I can always hear that some presence and volume is missing from the high E when the polepiece is not directly under the string. In a Strat, using a Duncan HB with Trembucker spacing corrects that.

This can be easily demonstrated by putting a standard spaced humbucker in a the bridge position of a Strat. Hold the high E down at the 7th fret for example and listen to the note. Then bend that note up a tone or two by bending it across the fingerboard. As the string is pulled over the polepiece it will get louder and have more presence....which is how it would sound with a HB with Trembucker spacing.

That's what I hear anyway...

 

[Reckless Abandon]

Re: F-Spaced in non-trem guitars?

Will everything fit? I mean is the pup itself any bigger if it is f spaced?

 

[big_black]

Re: F-Spaced in non-trem guitars?

It's just the poles spacing. Outside dimensios should be the same.