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He would think it'd be easy to find this out but I'm having difficulty. I have an old pair of Agile humbuckers I want to use on a project. The original humbucker screws are too wide for the holes in the Agile pickups. Does anyone know the specific measurements I need to order screws that will fit? Thanks.

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Phillips roundhead, 3-48 thread x 1-1/4" (31.8mm)

would be for US and most humbuckers, the SX come with wider screw diameter...I believe I have that right.
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Partscaster wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2023 5:53 pm Phillips roundhead, 3-48 thread x 1-1/4" (31.8mm)

would be for US and most humbuckers, the SX come with wider screw diameter...I believe I have that right.
Gotta keep em separated !
I had 3 different size screws...none worked. Then I actually found the originals. The original Agile screws are the thinnest of the bunch and only ones that fit.
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I would guess they are metric.
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mozz wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2023 6:42 pm I would guess they are metric.
I have GFS, Epiphone, Guitar Madness, Di Marzio, Artec, Giovanni and none use the screws the Agiles do....weird.
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If any of the shafts of the screws you have are larger than the holes in the Agile pickups, you can then rationalize buying a tap and die set and just re-tap them. Or just take the pickups to HD/Lowes or a good hardware store and match them up...
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I dunno, they might be metric and different size like EMG.

Apropos, I wonder why is it that hardly anyone who sells used pickups ever sells them with their screws? I buy all mu pickups used, and almost invariably they come sam's screws. Why would you do that...? Really annoying.
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