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Help with LP Special bridge pup location measurements.

buyusfear

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Could anyone be so kind and help me out with the measurement of the bridge pickup Location on a vintage LP Special, and how far away from the fingerboard it is?
Or how far away it is from the neck pickup?

I’m scratching my head here comparing a ‘56 Junior Pup distance, and a ‘59 DC Jr pup distance, and want to confirm what I think might be the case.

Thanks!
 

hogy

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Could anyone be so kind and help me out with the measurement of the bridge pickup Location on a vintage LP Special, and how far away from the fingerboard it is?
Or how far away it is from the neck pickup?

I’m scratching my head here comparing a ‘56 Junior Pup distance, and a ‘59 DC Jr pup distance, and want to confirm what I think might be the case.

Thanks!


The '59 Junior's bridge pickup is gonna be further away from the bridge than the '56's, if that's what you're getting at.
 

buyusfear

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The '59 Junior's bridge pickup is gonna be further away from the bridge than the '56's, if that's what you're getting at.

That’s what I have, but is a Special the same as the ‘56 or more like the DC jr?
Or did the bridge pup location shift through the years?
 

renderit

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I think I have read here that they were different between years (but it may just be the Juniors).

If I get the chance tomorrow I will measure my 58 Special and post it for you.

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