f spaced? need help quick!

[satch]

hey, jst need to check wth u guys.

if i were to get PUs for ibanes rg.

does F space and non f matter, besides the aesthetical appearance.

a quick reply would be appreciated cos i want to get it tmr. thanks.

 

[jeremyrozario]

i'm currently usin a les paul copy with an f spaced dimarzio air norton in the neck, its still as sweet as ever, i dun tink it makes a diff besides appearance, well at least IMO

 

[Cavett]

If u r getting a pickup for ur RG which have a floatin trem then get the F-spaced ones for both neck and bridge so that the strings will be aligned perfectly to the poles...

To me it makes a diff if u wanna get the best results with the pickup...

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[teleholic]

i installed a normal duncan humbucker for my rg's bridge pickup, cos didn't wanna wait for order for trembucker spaced version, works fine IMO, in fact it blew me away!!!!!!

 

[Char]

F-spaced for Floyd (inc Ibanez) or Fender style bridge. Non f-space for Gibson LP and similar style guitar.

 

[subversion]

F-spaced (as refered to by Dimarzio) or trembuckers (as refered to by Seymour Duncan) are all about string spacing, nothing to do with tone (although purists argue the tonal differences- they have ultra sensitive bat ears, we don't). it's more applicable to the bridge pickup.

if your ibanez sports a fixed bridge like my RG321 here, the F-spacing isn't necessary.

however, if it's a floting vibrato like my RG1550 here, then get the F/ trembucker for the bridge unit, so that your strings run parallel to the pickup pole-pieces. however, if you aren't botherd by looks, a non-F'/ trembucker would suffice.

hope this helps... 8)

 

[satch]

thanks guys, bt what about for recording, cos nanoshred told me that he has string volume issues when recording without f spaced. other than that, all the feedback ive heard shws that it doesnt really matter.

 

[subversion]

recording engineers would tell you that, if your strings don't run parallel to your pickup's pole pieces, it wouldn't pick up as much string vibrations, so volume issues arise. however, this is more applicable if you record straight-through, ie: ampless. your (cranked) amp would compensate any volume discrepancies IMO.

George Lynch initially had non-trembucking pickups in his ESP guitars & he lived through the Lynch Mob recordings fault-free...

 

[satch]

thanks man

 

[satch]

by the way, do i need f space for my neck?