trembucker for tune-o-matic
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MikeS
Bengalsologist
Re: trembucker for tune-o-matic
Umm, I'm sure stock Gibson pickups are trem spaced. Regular spaced humbuckers are between 1-15/16" and 2" between the outside poles. Trem spaced pickups are just over 2-1/16" between the outside poles. A modern Gibson TOM saddle has a string spread of 2-1/16".
I can dig a little more and see if I can hunt down some more precise numbers on the pickup pole spacing.
edit: my pole spacing was centerline of pole to centerline of pole.
Umm, I'm sure stock Gibson pickups are trem spaced. Regular spaced humbuckers are between 1-15/16" and 2" between the outside poles. Trem spaced pickups are just over 2-1/16" between the outside poles. A modern Gibson TOM saddle has a string spread of 2-1/16".
I can dig a little more and see if I can hunt down some more precise numbers on the pickup pole spacing.
edit: my pole spacing was centerline of pole to centerline of pole.
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CronoDL
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Re: trembucker for tune-o-matic
As far as I remember, Gibson has had different string spacing over the years. I'm not sure about what years were what. I have a 1994 LP Studio with a Custom 5 installed in the bridge. The pole pieces don't line up right under the outer E strings.
It is also the same case my Agile LP DC copy.
As far as I remember, Gibson has had different string spacing over the years. I'm not sure about what years were what. I have a 1994 LP Studio with a Custom 5 installed in the bridge. The pole pieces don't line up right under the outer E strings.
It is also the same case my Agile LP DC copy.
Fusion1
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Re: trembucker for tune-o-matic
MikeS is correct. Gibson Tune-o-Matic spacing is 2 1/16" which would make a standard spaced pickup "off" like in my photo I use to illustrate this: The E and A strings are completely off to the side of their respective pole pieces. How anyone can this picture and still recommend standard spaced pickups for a Gibson is beyond me...
They should make this a sticky as I see this asked once a week it seems. And still there are people that say a standard spaced pickup will work but I have yet to see this illustrated.
MikeS is correct. Gibson Tune-o-Matic spacing is 2 1/16" which would make a standard spaced pickup "off" like in my photo I use to illustrate this: The E and A strings are completely off to the side of their respective pole pieces. How anyone can this picture and still recommend standard spaced pickups for a Gibson is beyond me...
They should make this a sticky as I see this asked once a week it seems. And still there are people that say a standard spaced pickup will work but I have yet to see this illustrated.
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Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
Re: trembucker for tune-o-matic
Well, everything i've read says the origins of trembuckers and F-spacing was supposedly because Fender and Floyd Rose bridges had wider string spaces than Gibson bridges at the time, so they made extra-wide pups for non-Gibsons...now Gibsons are too wide too? What happened?
Anyway all the pickup gurus have said time and time again that the string spacing is only a cosmetic issue, if you think your E's are too quiet it's probably in your head.
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Well, everything i've read says the origins of trembuckers and F-spacing was supposedly because Fender and Floyd Rose bridges had wider string spaces than Gibson bridges at the time, so they made extra-wide pups for non-Gibsons...now Gibsons are too wide too? What happened?
Anyway all the pickup gurus have said time and time again that the string spacing is only a cosmetic issue, if you think your E's are too quiet it's probably in your head.
-X
MikeS
Bengalsologist
Re: trembucker for tune-o-matic
You can also raise the pole pieces on the Es a little higher than normal to help compensate. It can matter a little in the tone department, but it’s not a very big deal at all. He’ll be ok with regular spaced (I’m using a regular spaced pup in my LP and it works just fine).
You can also raise the pole pieces on the Es a little higher than normal to help compensate. It can matter a little in the tone department, but it’s not a very big deal at all. He’ll be ok with regular spaced (I’m using a regular spaced pup in my LP and it works just fine).
