fidgec94 Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 The first Gotoh hardtail bridge at the top of this page looks about right for my project. The little schemtic shows the string spacing is 52.5mm E to e and then the description says "bridge tailpeice assembly for single size pickup". I cant find any other hardtails with a narrower spacing so i'm inclined to think this will be fine to use with humbuckers as well.....anyone disagree? If the spacing is slightly too wide, i guess i can always place the bridge humbucker slightly further away from the bridge to help the pole pieces to line up(?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidgec94 Posted August 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 Bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 that bridge is fine for non f spaced pickups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidgec94 Posted August 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Cheers dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spheroid Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 I don't know what they mean with 'single size' pickup but it's definately suited for humbuckers. It's the bridge ibanez uses, like on this RG... but I would rather go for a bridge with a 3 screw mounting pattern under the saddles, like on this fender. The 3 screw version looks better, and the place of those 3 screws is exactly where the tension is. With the gotoh version the tension is on the back 3 screws, so you´ve got the tension on smaller screws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 They are string through the body design, so most of the string tension is focused downward across the saddle. The screws are just holding the position. Their placement is irrelevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spheroid Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 They are string through the body design, so most of the string tension is focused downward across the saddle. The screws are just holding the position. Their placement is irrelevant. I thought about this and you are right. The bridge wants to go down (obstructed by the body) and towards the nut (which it can´t because of the screws), so all the screws come in to play. But I still think the 3 screw version looks better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Me too. I don't like the way the 4 screws box the bridge in visually. It looks very utilitarian. Although it's much easier to install and remove the 4-screw version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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