JB spacing?

[bartmcartman]

I put a nickel covered jb in a 2004 studio custom and the poles don't line up with the strings? What gives? It's a stadard spaced jb?

[DaveL]

I put a nickel covered jb in a 2004 studio custom and the poles don't line up with the strings? What gives? It's a stadard spaced jb?

just to confirm, what is tha part number listed on the back?

[atquinn]

Also, trem-spaced pickups fit many set-neck guitars (like LP's) better than standard-spaced pickups nowadays. It's 99.99% cosmetic anyway.

-Austin

[bartmcartman]

I put a nickel covered jb in a 2004 studio custom and the poles don't line up with the strings? What gives? It's a stadard spaced jb?

just to confirm, what is tha part number listed on the back?

I'll have to pull it out to take a look. I think the box says sh-4 1NC

[atquinn]

I put a nickel covered jb in a 2004 studio custom and the poles don't line up with the strings? What gives? It's a stadard spaced jb?

just to confirm, what is tha part number listed on the back?

I'll have to pull it out to take a look. I think the box says sh-4 1NC

Yeah, if it's an SH then it's standard spacing. But like I said, trem-spaced pickups actually fit lots of traditionally standard-spaced pickups better nowadays.

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Austin

[Mike Lee]

Yeah, if it's an SH then it's standard spacing. But like I said, trem-spaced pickups actually fit lots of traditionally standard-spaced pickups better nowadays.

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Austin

Yep. Hamer even used the TB-4 on the Sunburst Archtop (precursor to the Studio) to get the pole spacing just right, but they were a tight fit in the pickup rings. Sometime around 1994 they switched to the regular spaced JB. I don't think you can get a covered TB-4 so if you want the vintage look there's no choice but a regular JB.

You can always replace the TOM bridge saddles, adjust the string spacing, and notch the new saddles. Hamer spaces the strings just a little wider than Gibson.

[Armitage]

Also, trem-spaced pickups fit many set-neck guitars (like LP's) better than standard-spaced pickups nowadays. It's 99.99% cosmetic anyway.

-Austin

Yeah, it's a solution to an imaginary problem.

[atquinn]

...I don't think you can get a covered TB-4...

You can indeed get covered trembucker pickups and aftermarket covers for them.

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Austin

[bubs_42]

Yep, you can get covers for it if its a TB. I put a JB Tremspaced bucker in my 81 V and the poles line up perfectly over the strings. Best sounding pickup I put in the guitar and I did it because it was at the time the only pup I had laying around. No need to change it, its perfect.

[Skeeter]

As luck would have it, this afternoon I opened up a '93 Special FM I purchased recently and was surprised to find a 4 conductor TB-4 in the bridge. I've only played the guitar a handful of times and never noticed the difference in spacing. No idea if it's original but it's a very neat installation.