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Post subject: The screw in the underside of the pickup?
PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:02 pm
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Apologies if this is a dumb question, but I haven't been able to find an answer.

On several US strats I've run across there were short phillips head screws in the base of the pickup between the poles. Why are they there? What do they do to the sound of the pickup?

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Post subject: Re: The screw in the underside of the pickup?
PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:33 pm
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jpmist wrote:
Apologies if this is a dumb question, but I haven't been able to find an answer.

On several US strats I've run across there were short phillips head screws in the base of the pickup between the poles. Why are they there? What do they do to the sound of the pickup?

Here's pic

Image

Thanks in advance!


They are there in the bridge pickups to alter the pickup's magnetic field, thus somewhat expanding these pickups midrange and lows.

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Post subject: Re: The screw in the underside of the pickup?
PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:12 am
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handy adjustment that... good way to fine tune your tone...

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Post subject: Re: The screw in the underside of the pickup?
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They are there in the bridge pickups to alter the pickup's magnetic field, thus somewhat expanding these pickups midrange and lows.

Thanks for the reply, I figured it would affect the magnetic field, but couldn't possibly guess how. Will have to do some experimenting. . .
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Post subject: Re: The screw in the underside of the pickup?
PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:12 pm
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jpmist wrote:

They are there in the bridge pickups to alter the pickup's magnetic field, thus somewhat expanding these pickups midrange and lows.

Thanks for the reply, I figured it would affect the magnetic field, but couldn't possibly guess how. Will have to do some experimenting. . .


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