Anybody know if Duncan and Gibson magnets are the same size?

83135 · 10-29-2009, 03:06 PM

Gonna try some magnet swapping (putting an A2 in a Duncan 59, supposedly this will make it a potted Seth?).

Since I don't want to disturb a PG pickup with an A2, I was gonna try an A2 from a Gibson 490r in the Duncan 59.

Anybody know if they have the same dimensions?

Don't want to have to get new spacers.

TIA

captcoolaid · 10-29-2009, 04:00 PM

Should be fine. You may have to clear out some of the wax. Easiest way I know of to do this is to lightly heat up the base plate with a lighter and slide the new mag in. Only do this if you need to.

83135 · 10-29-2009, 04:21 PM

Thank you.

captain tightpants · 11-03-2009, 07:29 PM

I've swapped magnets back and forth between Gibson and Duncan pickups without any trouble at all, you should be fine.

83135 · 11-04-2009, 05:51 PM

Yes, everything went perfectly. Put an A2 in a Duncan 59 and it smoothed it out just fine. Sounds real close to an Antiquity I have.

zeppelin101 · 11-04-2009, 06:30 PM

cool man congrats

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83135 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 574 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Anybody know if Duncan and Gibson magnets are the same size? Yes, everything went perfectly. Put an A2 in a Duncan 59 and it smoothed it out just fine. Sounds real close to an Antiquity I have.

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