F Spaced or Regular for placing in a slanted bridge position with a floyd rose?
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Bones
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Re: F Spaced or Regular for placing in a slanted bridge position with a floyd rose?
I believe the whole reason as to why they were slanted to begin with is so that regular spaced buckers could cover the strings evenly. So to answer your question, I would say get a regular spaced humbucker.
I believe the whole reason as to why they were slanted to begin with is so that regular spaced buckers could cover the strings evenly. So to answer your question, I would say get a regular spaced humbucker.
Re: F Spaced or Regular for placing in a slanted bridge position with a floyd rose?
regular spaced for any slanted bridge pup. the reason they use a slant is because when eddie first used a bucker in a strat they did not have f-spaced pups on the market so he slanted it to line up the poles the best he could
regular spaced for any slanted bridge pup. the reason they use a slant is because when eddie first used a bucker in a strat they did not have f-spaced pups on the market so he slanted it to line up the poles the best he could
muttznmongrelz
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Re: F Spaced or Regular for placing in a slanted bridge position with a floyd rose?
No, a Regular Spaced works just fine...that was the whole purpose of the slant. See below...
1988 B.C. Rich Gunslinger/Assassin "Graffiti"
1986 Kramer Baretta
1987 Kramer E.E. SC-3
80s B.C. Rich/Kramer Classic II Project
No, a Regular Spaced works just fine...that was the whole purpose of the slant. See below...
1988 B.C. Rich Gunslinger/Assassin "Graffiti"
1986 Kramer Baretta
1987 Kramer E.E. SC-3
80s B.C. Rich/Kramer Classic II Project
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Grandturk
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Re: F Spaced or Regular for placing in a slanted bridge position with a floyd rose?
Or because it's easier to chip out the bit of wood required given the standard bridge single coil routing on a Strat.
Or because it's easier to chip out the bit of wood required given the standard bridge single coil routing on a Strat.
IanBallard
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Re: F Spaced or Regular for placing in a slanted bridge position with a floyd rose?
It definitely creates a different sound, with the slug over the high E and screw over the low E and the fact that the other strings are between the poles, not over them. That might be a good way to reduce string-pull, hence the increase in sustain and other tonal elements. It's fair to say, a Trembucker with everything lined up right, will have a different presence and tonal balance than the exact same wind/magnet slanted.
An "F-spaced" DiMarzio however, still doesn't perfectly align with a Floyd, so you can slant one of those too. I've considered using my Super Distortion with an A2 mag on a "bumblebee" replica and slanting it slightly.
It definitely creates a different sound, with the slug over the high E and screw over the low E and the fact that the other strings are between the poles, not over them. That might be a good way to reduce string-pull, hence the increase in sustain and other tonal elements. It's fair to say, a Trembucker with everything lined up right, will have a different presence and tonal balance than the exact same wind/magnet slanted.
An "F-spaced" DiMarzio however, still doesn't perfectly align with a Floyd, so you can slant one of those too. I've considered using my Super Distortion with an A2 mag on a "bumblebee" replica and slanting it slightly.