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[decorators_radio]

Hi all.

For a bit of experience and something to do, I'm going to pimp up an old Squier Bronco I managed to pickup on Ebay for under £50.

I used to have a Mustang a few years back and regret selling it on now, but hay-ho.

I know there are/have been a few Bronco posts on here but not in recent history and I have a question that hopefully you good people will be able to assist with:

I'm looking at the Seymour Duncan SCPB-1 pup to slot in which I think will require relatively little body and woodwork. This selection however does pose me with an issue - the pole width of the pup will be slightly greater than the existing string setup. I'm looking to swapout the bridge anyway, so I was wondering if anyone had any ideas/opinions on the best/most suitable bridge to accompany the SD SCPB-1?

I'm a little bit of a novice as far as mods go, so please correct me if i'm on the wrong track.

Thanks in advance,
Stuart.

[Bacchus]

Swapping out the bridge to a different string spacing sounds like more work than it is worth (and could cause issues with playability at the neck).

Personally, I would go ahead and put the pickup in and just not worry about string spacing. It'll sound fine, it might just look a bit off which can annoy some people.
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[George]

Ja. String spacing change won't really work because things won't line up properly in a straight swap

That pickup looks like the weedy one that came on my cv p bass. I would recommend the quarter pounder version instead. It really thumps but keeps a vintage enough sound, and the pole pieces are nice and wide so your string mismatch won't be as problematic

[decorators_radio]

Thanks everyone.

Swaping ot the bridge is not really a big deal as I'm doing a complete repaint of the body anyway. I would also like to upgrade from the 2 saddle to a 4 saddle for better setup.

The problem is, there's probbly too many options.....but i'm happy to do a little mo research and see what happens.

I'm in no rush, prob take me a year or so to get this sorted.

Just out of interest - which bridges have you used to replace the stock Bronco one?

Cheers,
Stuart.

[LizardKing]