mrp5150
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Anybody know? 
chunktone
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I don't think they do. They don't make many guitars with a trem. If you like the 500T, Id go with a SD Invader.
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D-Rock
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I don't think they make one either. There is always the trusty SD Trembucker.
mrp5150
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I bet I could custom order one? That would probably cost $200+ though even if I could. 
chunktone
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Trembucker is not a model, it's a different pole spacing designed for trems. I have an Ibanez RG770 with a Custom Custom Trembucker, and it's very nice. Warm round high end. It has alnico II magnets. If you like the 500T, I'd go with something with ceramic magnets.D-Rock":3hj493o8 said:
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Megadeth7684":10nzpmbe said:Anybody know?
Pretty sure that's a NO. Gibson isn't interested in making after-market parts for other guitars. All their stuff is "Gibson spec".
mrp5150
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Well they have that new LP with a Floyd right? Maybe it has an F-Spaced 500T in the bridge?
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Megadeth7684":z80og7ys said:
I'd be willing to bet a can of nacho cheese sauce that they just use the regular 500 in the Floyd Paul. Come on, it's Gibson. I don't really think they're going to rediesign anything for one guitar.
Man! thanks for bringing that up. I really want one of those Floyd Pauls. Kinda off topic, I wonder if they do anything "special" to the guitars they put the FRs in. I am thinking for $1600-ish I could buy a Studio LP and OFR and a $200 trip to the Guitar doctor to put it all together... Heck, maybe a grand if I start with a used LP.
dstroud
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If I recall, the spacing is farther apart on the 500T - I remember putting one in a fender spaced guitar, and it matched up better than a Dimarzio or SD normal spaced humbucker.
mrp5150
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Oddly enough the guitar I want to put the 500T in doesn't even have a Floyd.
That Schaller bridge is F-Spaced for some strange reason.
That Schaller bridge is F-Spaced for some strange reason.
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Megadeth7684":3cr5943g said:Oddly enough the guitar I want to put the 500T in doesn't even have a Floyd.
That Schaller bridge is F-Spaced for some strange reason.
how much difference does the spacing really make?
ke2
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again with this":8pji9fb4 said:Megadeth7684":8pji9fb4 said:Oddly enough the guitar I want to put the 500T in doesn't even have a Floyd.
That Schaller bridge is F-Spaced for some strange reason.
how much difference does the spacing really make?
Absolutely none to my ears, but I`m possibly more of a player than a tweaker
If it sounds good, I don`t mess with it.
I`ve used SDs, Rio Grandes, Dimarzios without F-spacing in floyd guitars, and I`ve had no troubles. Of course, I`ve never A-B`d F-spaced models against regular ones in identical guitars, but no dropouts or anything like that
If looks are important, the magnets don`t align perfectly, though.
Code001
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Little to none at all.
Edit: ke2 beat me to it.
jkdsteve
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The 500T is awesome but surely SD have something close in F spacing?
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JKD":b8vow7hk said:
The closest pickup they have would be the Custom. It won't be as high in output and it'll be more focused sounding in the lows.
232cap
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I believe all les pauls after 94 or 96 use pick-ups that are f spaced just measure the pole spacing.
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JamesPeters":cps0fxdf said:
That's probably not a bad thing, especially for down tuning.
mrp5150
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I do like the Custom a lot, but the 500T is probably the best sounding pickup I've ever tried for low tunings. It sounds perfect IMO.
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Megadeth7684":b24ed03h said:
In that case, I'd just give the standard 500T a try. Chances are it fits the spacing well enough to not affect the sound much (if you notice a difference at all). It's larger than the usual Gibson pickups, or at least the ones I had seemed to be at the time, so it should be ok. Anyway I've used standard-spaced pickups in F-spaced guitars a number of times (to the point of having the polepieces not line up well at all) and almost never noticed a difference compared to using an F-spaced one.