phat Staple with a fender-type Bridge?

Jet-Jaguar

Jet-Jaguar

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So, I'm thinking about putting together a guitar, based around a set of phat staple pickups that I bought last summer. Now, I've heard that it doesn't really make that much of a difference with humbuckers whether they're f-spaced or Gibson spaced, but would that hold true for Phat Staples as well?
 
Re: phat Staple with a fender-type Bridge?

i'd be more worried about the pickup being deeper than the body is thick, re fitting one in a fendery guitar
 
Re: phat Staple with a fender-type Bridge?

dr. ad said:
i'd be more worried about the pickup being deeper than the body is thick, re fitting one in a fendery guitar
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It should be okay. Warmoth does their routes at 1.25 " and the phat staples are at 1.20", so I should juuust make it with 0.05" to spare.
 
Re: phat Staple with a fender-type Bridge?

The route depth should be OK for a full thickness Fender. Whether it already is deep enough or not is a different question.

Things that are out are SGs, possibly Hamer Sunbursts, possibly Eclipses and the like.
 
Re: phat Staple with a fender-type Bridge?

when i measured mine it was taller than 1.2"... btw i mean the pickup being taller than the body is thick, not taller than the route is deep
 
Re: phat Staple with a fender-type Bridge?

Keep in mind the reason why these things fit in the bridge of LPs (and sometimes SGs) is that there is the high tune-o-matic that you reach up to.

Any kind of flatmount bridge or recessed TOM will require more wood carving.
 
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uOpt said:
Keep in mind the reason why these things fit in the bridge of LPs (and sometimes SGs) is that there is the high tune-o-matic that you reach up to.

Any kind of flatmount bridge or recessed TOM will require more wood carving.
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Well I called, but they'd already sent the body. Guess I'll find out when I get here if they fit, and if not, decide whether to route deeper or sell the staples.
 
Re: phat Staple with a fender-type Bridge?

Tested it last night, and they definitely don't fit. It's just the staples that extend below the pickup. There are deeper routs for the pickup arm-side-connector thingies and screws, but the staples are no-go.
 
Re: phat Staple with a fender-type Bridge?

yes. you would have to make the whole rout as deep as the smaller deeper routs for the pup legs
 
Re: phat Staple with a fender-type Bridge?

Remember with a 5/8" - 7/8" forstner bit you can drill down 3 holes that will each accomodate 2 of the magnet/adjuster assemblies. Depending on the size of the bit they will overlap. For a trem bridge you might find yourself going through to the trem cavity, which structurally is fine, just could be a bit of a shocker if you weren't ready for it. I'm a luthier with routers and all kinds of tools and I would use the forstner bit because it's easy and it makes very localized holes for the pole pieces rather than a long slot. For the DIY'er without the tools, a $5-$20 bit in a hand drill can save the day.
 
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