Why is the single coil bridge pickup angled?
I've always figured it had something to do with the vibrations of the strings as you get closer to the bridge but I've never known for sure.
Thanks guys.

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The time has gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say.

'Had heard (and it makes sense) angling it made more of the pickup coil surface exposed to the string. (improved microphonics) An extreme case would be making the pickup run parallel to rather than perpendicular to the string's axis.

Mosrite does a similar thing with the neck pup.

I'm just guessing here, but perhaps since the bridge pickup is designed to have a more cutting tone, they put pickups closeer to the bridge for a sharper tone in the treble strings.

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Good shot

"The slanting of the bridge pickup lent an arty, almost Picassoesque touch, but its placement was rooted in the functional advantage of enhancing high frequencies on the treble strings.''........The Stratocaster Chronicles...pg.70

BTW: the term "road-worn" appears in a caption on pg. 74 of the same text under a photo of EC's "Brownie" in a description of the condition of the back of the guitar. Seems as though they've been holding that one in the wings for just the right moment. NOW!!


Doc

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