Strat Pickup Specifications
To make it easier for you to select the right Strat replacement pickup we have summarised the specifications of the range that we sell in a downloadable 77.0 kB PDF file. To read this file you will need Adobe Acrobat which is available as a free download from www.adobe.com.
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Polepiece Spacing
One of the most common technical questions we get asked is "what is the most appropriate polepiece spacing of pickup for my guitar"?
The trouble started in the 50s with the development of the two most popular electric guitars in the world - the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul. As you will see from the table the centre-to-centre distance of the outer polepieces on a Les Paul was 49.3mm and for the Fender Stratocaster it was 52.9 mm - a difference of 3.6 mm. Both guitars were designed and manufactured using Imperial dimensions of course and it makes more sense when expressed in those units - 1 15/16" for a Les Paul and 2 5/64" for the Fender Strat. The manufacturers simply chose different string spacings at the bridge and therefore had to choose different polepiece spacings to match. All the original pickups had the same dimensions regardless of whether they were used in the bridge, middle or neck positions for ease of manufacture.
Today, recognising that humbuckers are very often fitted to Strat type guitars or guitars fitted with Tremolos - Floyd Rose or otherwise - the manufacturers try to cater by producing 'Standard' or 'Wide' spaced humbuckers. However, the dimensions are not the same for all manufacturers.
Seymour Duncan makes predominantly Standard spaced pickups but does make a small range of wide-spaced 'Trembuckers'. The standard pickups are very similar to an original Gibson PAF and the Trembuckers are very similar to an original Fender Strat.
DiMarzio makes predominantly F-spaced (wide) pickups. However, their standard spaced pickups are slightly narrower than an original Gibson humbucker. Additionally their F-spaced pickups are a little bit wider than an original Gibson humbucker and significantly narrower than a Strat pickup's spacing, as a compromise. They recommend their Standard spaced pickups for genuine Gibsons (not Epiphones) and F-spaced for everything else. With the table we've shown you can mix and match pickups to make sure eveything lines up.
We all remember where we were when we heard Eddie Van Halen for the first time. His home modified Kramer 'Frankenstein' used an original Gibson PAF mounted under a Floyd Rose. The pickup polepiece spacing is noticeably narrower than the string spacing and is obvious on some photographs - but it didn't hold Eddie back! It's more of a cosmetic issue than anything else. |
Humbucker Specifications
To make it easier for you to select the right humbucker we have summarised the specifications of the range that we sell in a downloadable 75.0 kB PDF file. To read this file you will need Adobe Acrobat which is available as a free download from www.adobe.com.
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Telecaster Pickup Specifications
To make it easier for you to select the right Telecaster pickup we have summarised the specifications of the range that we sell in a downloadable 66.0 kB PDF file. To read this file you will need Adobe Acrobat which is available as a free download from www.adobe.com.
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Click here to download our Tele Pickup Specification Sheet |
P90 Pickup Specifications
To make it easier for you to select the right P90 pickup we have summarised the specifications of the range that we sell in a downloadable 80.0 kB PDF file. To read this file you will need Adobe Acrobat which is available as a free download from www.adobe.com.
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Minihumbucker Pickup Specifications
To make it easier for you to select the right Minihumbucker replacement pickup we have summarised the specifications of the range that we sell in a downloadable 72.0 kB PDF file. To read this file you will need Adobe Acrobat which is available as a free download from www.adobe.com.
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Bass Pickup Specifications
To make it easier for you to select the right Bass guitar replacement pickup we have summarised the specifications of the range that we sell in a downloadable 77.0 kB PDF file. To read this file you will need Adobe Acrobat which is available as a free download from www.adobe.com.
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Click here to download our Bass Pickups Specification Sheet |
Humbucker Dimensions
To help you decide whether a replacement pickup is going to fit your guitar we have included a technical drawing of a standard Gibson style humbucker here. All our full size replacement humbucking pickups conform to these dimensions.
To download a humbucker layout drawing click here. |
P90 Dimensions
To help you decide whether a replacement pickup is going to fit your guitar we have included a technical drawing of a standard Gibson style P90 here. All our P90 replacement pickups conform to these dimensions.
To download a P90 layout drawing click here. |
Minihumbucker Dimensions
To help you decide whether a replacement pickup is going to fit your guitar we have included a technical drawing of a standard Gibson style minihumbucker here. All our minihumbucker replacement pickups conform to these dimensions.
To download a Minihumbucker layout drawing click here. |
Strat Pickup Dimensions
To help you decide whether a replacement pickup is going to fit your guitar we have included a technical drawing of a standard Strat style single coil pickup here. All our Strat replacement pickups conform to these dimensions.
To download a Strat pickup layout drawing click here. |
Tele Lead Pickup Dimensions
To help you decide whether a replacement pickup is going to fit your guitar we have included a technical drawing of a standard Tele style single coil bridge pickup here. All our Tele lead replacement pickups conform to these dimensions.
To download a Tele lead pickup layout drawing click here. |
Tele Neck Pickup Dimensions
To help you decide whether a replacement pickup is going to fit your guitar we have included a technical drawing of a standard Tele style single coil neck pickup here. All our Tele neck replacement pickups conform to these dimensions.
To download a Tele neck pickup layout drawing click here. |
Jazz Bass Pickup Dimensions
To help you decide whether a replacement pickup is going to fit your bass guitar we have included technical drawings of standard Jazz Bass style bridge and neck pickups here. All our Jazz Bass replacement pickups conform to these dimensions.
To download a Jazz Bass pickups layout drawing click here. |
