Trembucker or Humbucker

[Sean_CT]

Hi forum!

I’m replacing picks on my kh202. I don’t know if what to go with; trembuckers or humbuckers. The pickups are solid black so I don’t know how they line up with the strings.

What what’s meant for this guitar? Trems or humbuckers?

https://www.guitarcenter.com/ESP/LTD-KH-202-Kirk-Hammett-Signature-Series-Electric-Guitar.gc

It is equiped with a Floyd rose

 

[jeremy]

Re: Trembucker or Humbucker

welcome to the forum!

id put a trembucker in there

 

[Sirion]

Re: Trembucker or Humbucker

Yep, if it has a Floyd it almost certainly needs a trembucker. (There are some very specific exceptions, but I won't go into them here)

 

[Mr. B]

Re: Trembucker or Humbucker

Most likely a Trembucker in the Bridge, and a regular Humbucker in the neck.

 

[Gtrjunior]

Re: Trembucker or Humbucker

As mentioned you’ll do a trembucker in that guitar.
That said, I have a standard spaced JB in a trem equipped Ibanez, and you wouldn’t be able to hear any difference.
Really, either one is going to work fine. But if getting a trembucker is an option, I’d do that.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Trembucker or Humbucker

The easiest way to know is to get out a good ruler:

A quick and easy way to tell which you need is to measure from the middle of the high string to the middle of the low string, directly over the pickup. If the distance is greater than two inches or 50mm, go for a Trembucker. If it’s less than two inches or 50mm, go for a humbucker.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Trembucker or Humbucker

The string spacing above your bridge pup is about 52mm (depending on exactly where you measure over the pup) so you'd want a trembucker (52mm pole spacing) there. The string spacing over your neck pup is about 51mm so you could use either a trembucker or a regular humbucker (50mm pole spacing) there. I personally would use a regular bucker for the neck.