Guitar Body Pickup Routs
Strat®-style Pickup Routs
On top-rout Strat®-style bodies, the pickup routs and the control rout are interconnected, and ordered as one.
Standard Rout
S-S-H Rout
H-S-H Rout
Universal Rout
Reverse Angled Rout
- Depth of rout is 3/4" (19.05mm)*
- Pickups are typically mounted from a pickguard.
*On Vintage Strat® replacement bodies, pickup rout depth is shallower: 5/8" (15.9mm).
Individual Pickup Routs
On most other bodies (and rear-rout Strat®-style bodies}, the pickup routs for neck, middle, and bridge position are specified individually, mix-and-match style.
Single-Coil (Strat®-Style)
This rout fits Strat®-size single-coil pickups mounted on a pickguard, or directly to the wood.
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- Depth of rout is 3/4" (19.05mm)
Single-Coil (EMG-Style)
This rout fits EMG-size single-coil pickups mounted on a pickguard, or directly to the wood.
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- Depth of rout is 3/4" (19.05mm)
Tele (Bridge)
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- Tele® bridge pickups are typically mounted to the bridge plate.
- Depth of rout is 3/4" (19.05mm)
Tele (Neck)
This rout fits Tele® neck pickups mounted on a pickguard, or directly to the wood.
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- Depth of rout is 3/4" (19.05mm)
Tele Universal (Neck)
This rout fits Tele®, Strat®, humbucker, P90, Seymour Duncan Mini Humbucker, and TV Jones (Without Ears) pickups.
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- Depth of rout is 3/4" (19.05mm)
Humbucker
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- Depth of main rout is 3/4" (19.05mm)
- Side wells are much deeper, to make room for pickup mouning screws.
Humbucker (Wood Mounted)
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- Depth of rout is 3/4" (19.05mm)
- Depending on fret height, bridge type, pickup height, etc., it may be necessary to shim the pickup for optimum height.
- Popularized by Eddie Van Halen
P90
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- Depth of rout is 3/4" (19.05mm)
TV Jones (Wood Mount)
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- Depth of rout is 3/4" (19.05mm)
TV Jones (with Ears)
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- Depth of rout is 3/4" (19.05mm)
Mini Humbucker
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- Depth of rout is 3/4" (19.05mm)
Charlie Christian
This rout fits the Lollar Charlie Christian Telecaster® pickup, mounted from a pickguard or directly to the wood.
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- Depth of rout is .925" (23.5mm)
Not every pickup rout is available on every body style, or in every position. See individual body models for details.