What would you do? -Spacing Question

[Natman]

I'm in a bit of a conundrum here:

I have a Parker PM20 which uses a 52 mm bridge spacing, which puts it in trembucker territory. Of course the stock pickups are made by Dimarzio and the bridge pickup indeed is F-spaced but the bobbins are no wider then regular. Now the problem is, I want to use my Pearly Gates set with covers (w. Trembucker bridge).

This guitar has no pickup rings; the pickups screw right into the cavities with foam underneath. Now the trembucker is wider than the cavity, so my only option is to shave down the sides or use a different pickup with regular spacing.

I'm not sure which is worse -what would you do?

 

[beaubrummels]

Re: What would you do? -Spacing Question

If the mounting screws are for a regular humbucker, I would use a regular humbucker, not a trembucker. String alignment over the poles isn't all the critical in my experience.

 

[Lysergene]

Re: What would you do? -Spacing Question

Nothing wrong with shaving a bit off a guitar to facilitate more options. That Parker looks like it could lose some timber without breaking into a sweat anyway

What are/were the stock pups screwed to?

 

[Natman]

Re: What would you do? -Spacing Question

Nothing wrong with shaving a bit off a guitar to facilitate more options. That Parker looks like it could lose some timber without breaking into a sweat anyway

What are/were the stock pups screwed to?

They go right into the wood. I finally decided to hit the sides with my dremmel, it was pretty easy. I may possibly add pickup rings in the future. I'm just glad to keep the Pearly Gates set together. Can't wait to hear them...

 

[AlexR]

Re: What would you do? -Spacing Question

The duncan trembucker is only .05 of an inch wider than the regular. How much 'over' are the feet going.
It might be that the rout is specifically designed around the DMZ

 

[darthphineas]

Re: What would you do? -Spacing Question

Did you say direct mounted??

Duncan trem bucker bases have mounting hole specs that don't always line up with some other brands. Definitely check your specs before proceeding so that you can make the best choices for your project.

 

[Lysergene]

Re: What would you do? -Spacing Question

The vocalist in my band uses a Pearly Gates set in his Parker Fly. They sound great for heavy and clean stuff.

Here's a couple of useful links......


http://www.fu-tone.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=96&products_id=261

http://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/p...i-the-jb-meets-the-pms-pickup-mounting-system