non f-spaced hum in where a f-spaced humbucker should be

the second eye · #1 10-26-2003, 11:20 PM

what would happen if u put a non f-spaced or standard humbucker in where a f-spaced humbucker should be for ex.
most dimarzios come in f-spaced or standard what if u had a non f-spaced would u loose sound and tone?

Ibateur · #2 10-27-2003, 02:05 AM

There would be no audible difference.

- you think -

But as soon as you see "mis-aligned" polepieces, you're gonna start thinking "my sound isn't so good maybe I need F-spaced pickups"

- you don't -

Search the forum, you'll see a hell of a lot of posts about this. A few guys have done experiments even. No difference

Ki swordsman · #3 10-27-2003, 02:57 AM

HERE you go

VOLTAGE · #4 10-27-2003, 02:40 PM

If the poles are not too far off the outer strings it does not matter at all, but if the low or especially the weaker high E is too far off you lose power on that one string,making it unbalanced with the others

the second eye · #5 10-27-2003, 07:17 PM

yeah i put my tone zone in last night and the top two string are a bit out of line but i thought it sounded good, i still would prefer a f-spaced version

Mick90 · #6 10-28-2003, 04:39 AM

IMO, F spaced are only for the design of your guitar...

What a pity to see a guitar with a string not perfectly on the center of the pole piece !

But for the sound, no difference.

gkelm · #7 10-28-2003, 09:01 AM

FWIW, just to add to the consensus, I contaced one of the big two a while back (can't remember if it was Dimarzio or SD), and they indicated that it would make little or no difference.
Greg

the second eye · #8 10-28-2003, 10:44 PM

yeah ok i have been playing it nore and i just did a gig today with it and i don't feel like anything is missing it has a beefy sound and it sounds awsome stuff it i will just leave it the way it is and everyone says theres no difference and u guy would have more experience with that type of thing so i wil stop complaining and do more playing

the second eye · #9 10-28-2003, 10:51 PM

anyone no what type of single coil neck pickup would contrast nively with the tone zone in the bridge, at the momen my guitar has the neck and middle piclups that were in the guitar when i bought it and they are EMG select pickups i'v heard that the seymour duncan cool rails is a good and powerful neck pickup