romanianreaper
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I have a Motor City 2nd Degree Blackbelt I took out of a Les Paul and thought maybe I can put it into an 80s Charvel I just got. It is a hardtail and no Floyd. Would this fit in the bridge?
For humbuckers, will Les Paul sized pickup fit in hardtail guitar bridge position of Charvel?
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Hack
Yes
LP Freak
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If you’re referring to string spacing, you’d never hear the difference
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harddriver
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I am assuming this pickup is Gibson spaced 50mm since it was in a Les Paul. I agree with LP Freak, the pickup will fit just fine in the Charvel even though the pole pieces may not be lined up like a 53mm spaced pickup but you won't hear a difference.
I run 50mm spaced pickups in all my floyd guitars never had an issue with the pole spacing.
I run 50mm spaced pickups in all my floyd guitars never had an issue with the pole spacing.
cardinal
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I'm the only one I've heard with this issue, but I definitely don't like narrow spaced pickups with wide spaced bridges.
I heard the difference on upstrokes on the low E string. Down stroke sounds fine, but upstroke sounds weak and splatty. It's especially bad when down tuned/lower string tension.
I've checked that I'm hearing the pole spacing because I can make the problem go away by forcing that pickup pole under the low E string (by wedging something into the pickup ring).
I heard the difference on upstrokes on the low E string. Down stroke sounds fine, but upstroke sounds weak and splatty. It's especially bad when down tuned/lower string tension.
I've checked that I'm hearing the pole spacing because I can make the problem go away by forcing that pickup pole under the low E string (by wedging something into the pickup ring).
romanianreaper
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I'm getting killer tones with the Hot Rails in the bridge today. Pretty shocked how great it is sounding. Not sure if I'm wanting to swap it now lol.
