Length matters

After years of handling pickups, I thought this would be good info for both seasoned & beginning players alike. The pickup depicted above is the Seymour Duncan trembucker version of the JB.

This here, is the F-Spaced version of DiMarzio's Evolution humbucker. Notice the length difference for both pickups.

Yes, I'm highlighting a minor length difference between these pickups but it makes a lot of difference if you intend to install these into the various guitar brands / models out there. Do keep these in mind:

• For guitars with pickguards, there is a high chance that a little trimming / filing needs to be done if you opt for the SD trembucker. Yes, it's only a mere mm difference but the trembucker would either not fit into some pickguards or the fitting is so tight, the sides of the pickup are scraping against the pickguard.
• For guitars with pickup mounting rings, the same issue would manifest. Notice Seymour Duncan includes a complementary mounting ring for all its trembucker pickups. So this is what it's for, please do not discard that.
• For guitars with direct mount pickups, the trembucker would again scrape against the sides of the pickup cavity. Filing this away is a little tricky but from experience, it's a tight fit as opposed to an impossible fit.