BruceBass3901 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hi guys, I posted in here before asking for some pickup dimensions for a university project and got great responses so hoping for the same again. The dimension I am looking for is the distance from the front edge of the nut to the front edge (edge closest to end of fretboard) of the P pickup on a Fender style Precision Bass. I have trawled through various threads on a few forums and haven't gotten a definitive answer to this as many people seem to measure to the center of the polepieces, which considering that pickup dimensions do differ slightly does not allow me to calculate the position accurately. If somebody could measure this and let me know the model of bass they have taken the measurement from I would be very, very grateful. I have read that the dimension changes on instruments which feature a J pickup at the bridge depending on whether the J pickup is in a 60s or 70s position... I have no idea if there is any truth in this but would be interested to hear what you guys have to think. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Front edge of the G-D pickup, or the A-E one? Some Fenders and Yamahas swap them round too. Since the cases are different, it seems more engineering to use the pickup centreline as your measurement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceBass3901 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 I originally meant the front edge of the A-E section, but you make an excellent point! The centreline of the two individual pickups would make a much better reference point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Squier VM P = 69.8cm from the nut (fingerboard side) to the front edge of the EA pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceBass3901 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Thanks HowieBass! Any and all measurement are welcome. I am building quite the database of dimensional information on pickups and placement now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 BTW I expect you'll find around a millimetre variance in pickup position regarding where it gets screwed into the cavity... (ooh errr). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyV Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hi. I dont have a Fender-style P bass but reading this was curious as to the measurements on my bass which is a Yamaha RBX with a P/J configuration. Interestingly the measurement from the nut to the leading edge of the EA pup is exactly the same as Howie's Squier at 69.8 cm. Make of that what you will. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleMalt Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 My Fender standard Precision measures 70cm exactly from the edge of the nut on the fingerboard side to the edge of EA side closest to the neck. And because why not, it's 73cm on my Charvel 1B although it does have the positions flipped so the DG side is closest to the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 OK - I have a Made in Japan P... From fender no less! (Yes I love it to bits )... Now for the measurements: -Nut inside (edge where fretboard begins*) to Pickup cover: 70 cm to the EA split pickup half cover - the edge nearest the neck. -Nut inside to center of pickup(s): 72.7cm / 72.8cm -Nut inside to Pickup cover: 75.5cm to DG split pickup half cover - the edge nearest the bridge. *To be 100% clear the nut inside is the lower nut edge in the image below: Hope this is of some use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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