Members wwyang76 Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 Have planned on changing pickups on my Ibanez RG, but not sure about the difference between F-spaced pickup and standard ones. Can any of the guitar gurus let me know. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CanuckKid_15 Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 I may be wrong, but I think the F stands for Fender.......Hence, Fender spacing?I think thats right................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members plainchip Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 F spaced is for Fender type guitars I belive. Strats for example are F spaced because the string/bridge is a little different than say a Paul or SG. I'm sure someone will be along shortly to clear it all up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AndersonTech Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 Quote form DiMarzio: "Tech note: F-spacing All DiMarzio full-size humbucker pickups (except X2N and 7-string models) are available in two polepiece spacings. F-spacing refers to the wider of the two, and is typically used on Fender guitars, or guitars with Floyd Rose bridge systems. For proper string alignment and balanced output, F-spaced humbuckers should be used in the bridge position on all guitars with string spacing at the bridge of 2.1" (53 mm) or greater. On these guitars, if the nut width is 1 11/16" (43 mm) or greater, F-spaced pickups can be used in the neck position as well." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members p4vl Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 You should also note that pickups with blade-style poles (such as the Dimarzio X2N or the Bill Lawrence 500XL) can be placed in either a regular or tremolo guitar. Same goes for EMG's, and Tom Anderson Humbuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarNed Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 F-spacing refers to Fender spacing. Compare it to G-spacing, which refers to Gibson spacing. That's what the terms mean. In actual real life, however, the Fender/Gibson paradigm doesn't necessarily hold up. You should always check the actual width of your strings (with a ruler or other measuring device) at both the bridge pickup and neck pickup positions. The GOAL, just so we're all clear, is to have the pole pieces of the pickup match the position of the strings. Each string should pass over the center of each pole piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pr3Va1L Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 Usually, you'll need F-spacing for just about any trem-equipped guitar... And then just for the bridge and maybe middle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wwyang76 Posted January 28, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 That is really informative! My Ibanez has floyd rose type trem and the nut width is at least 43mm, so I guess I should get F-space for both neck and bridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GorgeBarri Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 as you see, without an Fspaced pickup the holes don't line up correctly, but my experience with both kinds is that it doesn't really affect sound, I would say go for it, but only for esthetical purposes edit, as far as I know this only applies for the bridge position, not the neck, and the effect in sound should be minimal, since the quality of the sound doesn't decrease in your guitar when you bend (same principle) excuse my broken english Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CanuckKid_15 Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 ......... excuse my broken english *sigh* Excused............ NOW GO TO YOUR ROOM:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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