Pickup Measurements

[rv_bass]

Would anyone happen to know the measurements for AXY56 and MXY56 pickups?  Thanks!

[edwardofhuncote]

Here ya' go Rob- https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=216.0


 

[rv_bass]

Thanks, Greg!

Where did you find that?  I looked on FAQ, must read, and did a search on pickup size and didn’t find anything.

[lbpesq]

FAQ > Information Related to All Instruments > Pickup Sizes

Bill, tgo

[bigredbass]

IF you're changing out pickups on an Alembic, don't do what I did:  When I went from AXY's on the Spoiler to FatBoys, I got Fatboy 56's, not realizing that with a classic taper 5 neck, it actually required FatBoy 4's to replace the AXY 4's it came with. 56's were way too big for the routs.  Be sure and check . . . .

[rv_bass]

Thanks, Bill, I guess I too used to the Google look at the first page and move on! 

Joey, thanks very much for the warning!  I was thinking of maybe putting them in a non-Alembic body and want to make sure they would fit the existing rout. 

[rv_bass]

Well, the existing routs are too small…bummer

[edwardofhuncote]

[rv_bass]

[BeenDown139]

as a life long sparkie who did many years in electronic manufacturing in the trenches alongside the gearheads (a.k.a. mechanical engineers) i learned many a mechanical maxim from those guys that i see put into practice to this day on the shop floor.  among the foremost:

  1) If it doesn't fit, force it.
  2) if it still doesn't fit, use a bigger hammer.
  3) file to fit, paint to match.