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Hello all, I have a question that's been surprisingly difficult to find an answer to — what is the overall length of a Charlie Christian pickup, specifically the original style with three mounting screws and bar magnets?
I have a harebrained idea to build a Strat "partscaster" with one of CC Pickups UK excellent pickups at the neck, and one of TK Smith's "C.A.R" Paul Bigbsy-style pickups at the bridge and I'd like to know if it's feasible.
As an aside, in my research, I was surprised to learn that forum member customxke has this pickup combination waiting for a build.
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11-28-2022 02:21 PM
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The depth is likely to be the problem, not the length. The entire pickup is deeper than a Strat body, I think. If it were me, I would use something like a Vintage Vibe CCRider pickup, which is a CC style pickup that will fit in a solid-body. I have one in a G&L Tele copy.
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Originally Posted by sgosnell
I strongly considered the CCRider, but using an original configuration pickup with the massive bar magnets tickles my fancy a little more. I'm in a group playing a lot of Western swing and jump blues at the moment, and this guitar would sort of be the equivalent of building a hot rod from materials available in the period (1940s-early 1960s).
Now, if I only knew the overall length of the Charlie Christian pickup...
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If you want some inspiration, here's Rodney Gene Jr. playing some Country Jazz with a TK Smith CAR Pickup. Originally 'Hot Guitar Rag' George Barnes:
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Less than 30 seconds on Google turned up this: Size Chart It's somewhat confusing, but I think the arrows are drawn wrong. 96mm seems to be the length.
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Originally Posted by sgosnell
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As I edited, the diagram is a little confusing. But I think 96mm is the overall length, although I wouldn't bet the farm on it.
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I like CC pickups and have one on my tele. I'd do not like the standard attachment in archtop guitars. Have you got any idea, how is the attechment done here? I cannot see any screws...
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Thanks!
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Adhesive. Epoxy, double-sided mounting tape, something else. Various adhesives can be used.
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Could be a floater, or a lollar CC without the bracket, or anything really. There’s no way to know with blurry pictures and no description.
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