Members outforblood Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 I'm looking to install a Dimarzio Evo 2 in my Gibson SG(faded), do I need F-space or a standard spacing pickup? I've read conflicting statements about this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 Standard, but it really doesn't matter. I don't know that anyone can actually hear any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members outforblood Posted March 2, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 The poles on a f-space, hi E and low E are spaced further apart than standard correct? I have a Dimarzio on another sg and the poles don't line up...the low and hi E are hanging over the poles a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 The F-spaced are wider, but honestly, with a hotter pickup, I can't imagine anyone could hear a marked difference. I mean, all the time you are bending the strings, you are taking them from one pole piece to another and it doesn't sound like a radical drop off in volume. I guess I'd order the right one for the application if it was a new install, but there's no way I'd replace an F-spaced pickup that was already installed with a standard spaced one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 The poles on a f-space, hi E and low E are spaced further apart than standard correct? I have a Dimarzio on another sg and the poles don't line up...the low and hi E are hanging over the poles a bit. ***From DiMarzio website*** A long time ago (in the 20th century, actually) the electric guitar world was divided between Gibson and Fender designs. One of the differences between the two was string spacing. In general, Gibson chose a narrower string spacing at the bridge than Fender, and therefore the polepieces on Gibson humbuckers were closer together than the magnets on Fender pickups. When guitar shops started installing humbuckers in the bridge position of Strats, it was obvious that the strings didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 If you're replacing a bridge-position pickup and you're not sure what your string-spacing is, it's usually better to get an F-spaced model. ... or get out a ruler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armitage Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 F-Spacing is a solution to an imaginary problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 F-Spacing is a solution to an imaginary problem. Kinda like ghost hunters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 F-Spacing is a solution to an imaginary problem. It's a somewhat legitimate aesthetic problem, but not much of a problem as far as the tone of the pickup is concerned. At least that's been my experience. I've used standard spaced pickups in guitars with Fender spacing many times without being able to pick up anything detrimental in the resulting tone of the guitar. As someone who prefers things to line up, however, I would prefer things to, um, line up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members outforblood Posted March 3, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2011 All the Evo 2's I can find are F-spaced...so I guess we'll see how the poles line up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members everlight44 Posted March 3, 2011 Members Share Posted March 3, 2011 It'd be a safe bet to just buy an F-spaced pickup because almost everything is these days. At least most imports. Busting out a ruler would be wise though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armitage Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 It's a somewhat legitimate aesthetic problem, but not much of a problem as far as the tone of the pickup is concerned. Right, it just for looks... while I admit I'll buy an F-Spaced pickup for a guitar with a Floyd, I wouldn't pause for a second if I was using a non-F-Spaced pickup out of my box of parts. I've put in plenty of both and can't hear a difference. Besides, can anyone hear it when you stretch a string away from the screws? I've always thought it was for looks "It just looks wrong," and to sell more pickups... "I have an old pickup here I could used, but the spacing is different." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 to sell more pickups... That is the real reason F-spacing exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr Wanker Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 It just looks like the right thing to do. P.S. Many Gibsons now use F-Spacing for regular guitars, like Les Pauls and such. I don't know when that started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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