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OE30, common for f-type and regular on same guitar


rocker41

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I am replacing pickups on my oe30. I am wondering if it is common to have an f-spaced pickup at the bridge and a standard spaced at the neck. I have measured the pickups with a regular 1/16 inch ruller and it seems I have two different size pickups, the neck seems to be just a hair under two inches from the center to center of the outside poles. And the bridge seems to be 2 and 1/16th inches. The nut width seems to be 1 and 12/16 inch.

 

From a previous post I was instructed to go to Dimarzio.com and look at the differences between f-spacing and regular. I did and came up with these measurements but before I order I wanted to run it by someone who has done this before.

 

Because I am measuring two different size pickups I am inclined to order the f-spaced for the bridge and a standard for the neck. Does that sound right with my measurements and your experiences.

 

I don't know, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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someone correct me if i'm wrong but...

 

F spaced is for a wider sized, fender size pickup, usually a guitar with a tremolo system (i.e. not gibsons).

 

the difference you're measuring is normal and is the difference between a "neck" and "bridge" pickup. besides any slight output or winding/polarity differences, this is also a slight size difference between the two when ordering aftermarket pickups.

 

OE30 is a non-trem gibson style, so i'd go with a NOT F-spaced, bridge and neck pickup. make sure to measure the pole pieces when you get the pickups, before you remove them from the package if you can, to be sure they'll line up; return them if they don't.

 

nice pickups that don't line up will sound worse than crappy pickups that do.

 

again, maybe another opinion before you pull the trigger on them?

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