Typical Seymour Duncan Pickup Dimensions (height and width)

What are the typical dimensions of a Seymour Duncan pickup? While there are different types of pickups to consider, and perhaps small variations between each pickup set, we can get some approximate dimensions for humbuckers, single coils, and P-90-style pickups produced by Seymour Duncan.

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Humbuckers

First, we'll look at the dimensions for Seymour Duncan humbuckers, which typically come in either a covered or uncovered form. The difference in size between the covered and uncovered variations isn't enough to cause issues with installation, but I've listed both anyway, just for reference.

Uncovered

Aside from height, the uncovered humbucker measures a little smaller than the covered version, though - again - this is usually not a big enough difference to cause installation issues.

• Width: 2.695"
• Height: 0.776"
• Depth: 1.438"
• Coil length: 2.624"
• Screw to screw: 3.063"
• Diagram: Reference

Covered

The covered humbuckers are a little wider with more depth, though they end up being roughly the same height.

• Width: 2.745"
• Height: 0.776"
• Depth: 1.495"
• Screw to screw: 3.063"
• Diagram: Reference

7-String Model

For the 7-string version of the humbucker, we're taking measurements from an uncovered pickup. Not surprisingly, this humbucker is wider with more depth and more distance from one screw to another. Unlike the covered vs uncovered 6-string humbuckers, the 7-string version is not interchangeable into a six-string slot. 

• Width: 3.071"
• Height: 0.776"
• Depth: 1.384"
• Pole to Pole: 2.412"
• Screw to screw: 3.465"
• Diagram: Reference

8-String Model

The 8-string model is yet bigger, with 3.56" of width and 1.4" of depth, with the two ends of the screw plates measuring nearly four inches. 

• Width: 3.560"
• Height: 0.947"
• Depth: 1.400"
• Distance between poles: 0.402"
• Screw to screw: 3.770"
• End to end: 3.980"
• Diagram: Reference

Single Coils

Single coil pickups are made by Seymour Duncan primarily for two types of guitars: Stratocasters and Telecasters. These are smaller pickups shaped like a thin, single rail, usually with rounded edges. They have width that's similar to a humbucker, but far less depth and tend to have more noise issues than their humbucking counterparts.

For dimensions, we'll start by looking at the Strat single coil:

Stratocaster

Strat pickups typically come in sets of three, and measure around 2.76" in width, along with 0.73" of depth. All three single coils in a Strat pickup set are typically going to be the exact same size and shape.

• Width: 2.76"
• Height: 0.85"
• Depth: 0.73"
• Pole to pole: 2.07"
• Screw to screw: 3.03"
• End to end: 3.31"
• Diagram: Reference

Telecaster

Telecasters, on the other hand, use a different pickup shape for the bridge and neck. Let's look at the bridge pickup first.

Bridge

The bridge pickup on a Tele has a larger base, where the screws attach, giving it a top to bottom measurement that we don't have with other pickups. Otherwise it's just slightly larger than a typical Stratocaster single coil.

• Width: 2.870"
• Height: 0.695"
• Depth: 0.786"
• Screw to screw: 1.135"
• Top to bottom: 1.500"
• Diagram: Reference

Neck

For the neck or "rhythm" Tele pickup, we usually see a silver, tube-shaped single coil without the triangular base that's included with the bridge Tele pickup.

• Width: 2.870"
• Height: 0.695"
• Depth: 0.786"
• Screw to screw: 1.135"
• Top to bottom: 1.500"
• Diagram: Reference

P-90s

There are several different versions of the P-90s, though we've listed dimensions for the most common one, without the "dog ear" sides for screws.

• Width: 3.300"
• Height: 0.745"
• Depth: 1.280"
• Diagram: Reference

Conclusion and Questions

While this page doesn't account for all Seymour Duncan pickup dimensions, we've covered the most common variations for all the major pickup categories. There are certainly more discrepancies between individual models, but those are generally quite small and don't have an impact on installation or pickup switching.

If you have questions about the pickups mentioned here, dimensions, or something else, feel free to drop a line in the comments section below and I'll jump in.

Additions and corrections to the information on this page are welcome there as well.

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