Tribute Series Legacy bridge pickup replacement

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Madbugger
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Tribute Series Legacy bridge pickup replacement

Post by Madbugger »

Hello,

I just purchased my first G&L guitar. It's a sunburst Legacy Tribute with 3 single coils. I would like to put a single coil sized humbucker in the bridge and am confused about what pickups will work with the G&L string spacing. I know rails will work but I am looking to put in a JB Jr or a little 59 with a coil split. Will those pickups work with the legacy tribute spacing? I have been scouring the internet for days but cannot come up with a definitive answer. Thanks for any help!
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Danley
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Re: Tribute Series Legacy bridge pickup replacement

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The JB Jr. should drop-in; the magnetic field on the single-sized humbuckers is strong enough the polepiece spacing won’t cause issues.
Madbugger
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Re: Tribute Series Legacy bridge pickup replacement

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Awesome, I kind of thought so but just wanted to be sure. Thank you!
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Danley
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Re: Tribute Series Legacy bridge pickup replacement

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Found a pic:

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