pickup help

[anarchy_revolution]

i have an epi G-400 and i just installed a dimarzio super distortion dp100 in the bridge and a PAF Pro DP151 in the neck. I installed them both myself. However, when i play my bridge pickup through my amp, it breaks up and crackles. Upon looking for the problem, i found that the rods on the super distortion do not line up with the strings. If i get the bottom strings to line up, the top strings do not line up. They line up on my neck pickup though. I figured this is because of the difference in string spacing between in neck and bridge. How do I fix this problem with my bridge pup?? do i need to buy an f-spaced pickup for the bridge??

[darrell]

Pictures? I'd help you, but I'm getting a headache trying to figure out exactly what you are saying.

[neatobassman]

you may have to buy another pickup to fit the bridge.

[Dave293]

The crackling is not because on the pole peices not lining up, thats another problam, most likely a bad connection.

With the super distortion is the pole spread too wide or too small, for a epiphone you shouldn't need a f spaced pickup.

[anarchy_revolution]

all im trying to say is that the bridge pickup rods do not line up with the strings. im wondering if i have to buy an F-spaced pickup for the bridge.

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all those views are from directly above the pup. The e string starts out right in the middle, but as you get down to the lower strings, the rods move more off-center until you get to the low E where the rod is not under it at all.

[mnemonic]

that really wont make much of a difference at all. maybe a very slight difference in how well hte E is picked up, but doubtful. i can pull the strings away like an inch and a half and still get sound of of my strat. (maybe further, i didn't really measure)

the crackleing is probably, as stated above, a bad connection or something. check all your solder joints, and resolder what isn't connected well. might have a bad wire somewhere too.

[punkskitz187]

maybe im just thinking outloud here but maybe ur supposed to flip the pickup the other way not with the pole peices down just rotate it 180 degrees

[mnemonic]

^^ i dont see how that would affect the position of the pole pieces at all

[deadautomatic]

yes I own a G-400 and had a paf pro pickups installed in the bridge. They told me it would need to b the f-spaced one. I assume that's the one they put in.

[mnemonic]

thats odd, the g-400 must have a funny shaped bridge to need f-spaced pups