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Old 10-21-2008, 10:20 AM
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How deep does the routing need to be for mounting a Musicman style pickup?
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Old 10-21-2008, 06:29 PM
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I used standard 5/8" depth.
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Old 10-21-2008, 09:21 PM
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Excuse the ignorance, but does "standard" apply for other pickups as well?
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What about when you have a 3-coil MM?
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Old 10-22-2008, 06:35 PM
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It shows on the dimensions to be .630 thick, which is just over 5/8", for the 3 coil MM pup.
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