bridge / pickup positions

[dixonrich74]

after installing my humbucker pickup rings on my iceman build, i notice there is a seriously large gap between between gibson style bridges and the bridge pickups on these Warmoth guitars.  has anyone else noticed?  i'm already anticipating a woofy sounding guitar when i get the electronics installed.  why did warmoth decide to leave such a large space relative to the traditional les paul design? 

 

[-CB-]

This has been covered before....

It has to do with the placement of the humbucker in Telecasters.  When you use the hb-Telecaster bridge, the pickup goes in a certain location.  They used that location on everything with a humbucker, regardless of the bridge or body type. 

 

[-CB-]

Tell ya what though... its not too bad having the pickup there.  You lose some shrillness that can happen on bridge pickups, and you gain a little more volume, making "both" together easier to balance with each other.  Its a happy compromise really.

 

[dixonrich74]

i see.  that makes sense.  thanks.  i tried searching but couldn't find a thread on this.  sorry for the repeat.  any opinions on a pickup that helps compensate for this?  i'm assuming something vintage wound.  so far, the strongest highs and lack of muddy low-mids in HB's i've come across are the SD Antiquities, but i haven't tried any boutique HBs.  i have a SD JB bridge that i took out of a friend's guitar, but i'm already worried it's going to be too hot.

 

[-CB-]

Burstbucker Pro #2 is an excellent candidate - very crisp, solid.

 

[Steve_Karl]

Burstbucker Pro #2 is an excellent candidate - very crisp, solid.

+1
They seem to be a more well balanced tone ( than most HB I've owned ) or more full range ... nice highs ... even direct to console, or mic pre without an amp, they produce a usable sound for me.
I've been watching eBay to pickup an other set to keep for my next build.