pickup size/spacing for a Squier Supersonic?

DustyMurphy · Post by **DustyMurphy** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:23 am

Does anybody know what type of pickups are needed for a Supersonic, traditional or f-spaced? The bridge pickup in mine was replaced when I got it, and was always kind of wonky and now it's output has dropped to about 5% of what it was, if I REALLY crank my amp it puts out at a small level, and since I can switch pickups with the switch the guy at the guitar store told me that it was actually switching then it was the pickup itself and not the switch, so I'm looking to replace the pickups and wasn't sure which to go with. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dusty

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:24 am

dude just pull the pickguard up and take a look
and while you have the cover off grab a multi meter and see if it is the pup or the switch that may have gone.. i suspect pup if the other one is still fine,

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:33 am

dusty, while your bumping around lawrence, can you tell nathan to get the casket lottery back together already. this is borderline bullshit waiting around.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:40 am

all kidding aside, this is your supersonic right? which pickup is the bum one ?

the angled one (should be) F spaced. the straight one isn't F spaced.

so there isn't a good answer to your poll question. its both.

i cant remember on my supersonic because i had solid covers over them for so long but im 95% sure that the stock bridge Pickup in it wasn't F spaced. it was just a regular old humbucker.

for all i know it could actually have been F spaced just and be the same exact one they put in the jag-stang in the same factory at the time ....

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:55 am

i voted f-spaced, being it's a fender guitar.

James · Post by **James** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:59 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:i voted f-spaced, being it's a fender guitar.

Not all Fenders are F-spaced.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:05 am

way to confuse everyone carl

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:08 am

James wrote:
hotrodperlmutter wrote:i voted f-spaced, being it's a fender guitar.
Not all Fenders are F-spaced.

don't care. i said that's what i voted because it's a fender guitar. not because all fenders are f-spaced.

IroniaSudby · Post by **IroniaSudby** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:10 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:
James wrote:
hotrodperlmutter wrote:i voted f-spaced, being it's a fender guitar.
Not all Fenders are F-spaced.
don't care. i said that's what i voted because it's a fender guitar. not because all fenders are f-spaced.

Someone just clarified some shit that needed to be clarified, but wasn't clarified in the start.

James · Post by **James** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:12 am

I removed the poll because this is something that either is or isn't a certain measurement. It's not an opinion.

To find out you just need to measure the distance between the low and high E pole pieces, but considering the pickup is at an angle you may also wish to measure the distance across the strings at the location of the pickup. It's an easy thing to find out but from memory F spaced is 43mm and Gibson/standard spaced is 40 or 41mm. It sounds fairly close but whenever I've measured it the answer has been as clear as black or white.

Although in this case you really should look if there is a problem elsewhere with the wiring before assuming a faulty pickup and replacing it. Even if you want to replace it regardless you should check for a problem as you'll still have it with a new pickup if that is the case.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:12 am

robroe wrote:dusty, while your bumping around lawrence, can you tell nathan to get the casket lottery back together already. this is borderline bullshit waiting around.

rolf. i just saw this.

both nathans (ellis and richardson) are now in coalesce. that's as good as you're gonna get. anytime soon. have you heard Ox?

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:21 am

i just posted the OX album cover in the OXES post in the pub last week.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:26 am

ha, so you did.

missed that as well. so you have heard it then. well, yep. that's all you'll be hearing out of either of them for a while, i'm sure. i can't wait to get old so i can go to all their reunion shows. TGUK, and RatFE, mostly.