Maybe you need to move the bridge pick up nearer the strings or move the neck and middle pick ups a little further away from the
strings by adjusting them up or down to even out the balance.
Regards,
Baz.
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JimN wrote:You can't even out the string balance on a given pickup simply by moving it closer to, or further away from, the strings. A pickup is only properly in balance when each polepiece is optimally adjusted so as to achieve the correct volume (which is, to some extent, a matter of taste).
A pickup which doesn't have adjustable polepieces (which more or less includes every well-known Fender guitar model except for those fitted with humbuckers) simply cannot be adjusted for string balance except by staggering the polepieces. This has been possible on some examples of some models, especially the Stratocaster, Jazzmaster and Jaguar where the polepieces might (but only might) be a loose enough fit to be slid up and down within the coil former. I've never been able to slide the polepieces in a Telecaster bridge pickup and it doesn't look as though it's possible at all with a Telecaster neck pickup or the pickup variously used on the Musicmaster, Duosonic and Mustang. Importantly, though, in a flush-height pickup, there is a limit to how high you can adjust the "quiet string's" magnets and the balance may never be quite adjustable to your liking.
If you were happy with the string balance on the neck and middle pickups, you might have been able to get away with just buying a replacement unit for the bridge position (eg, a Fender 57/62 unit).
If string balance is really critical (as it is to some players, though less so for others), there are several UK pickup makers who supply Stratocaster replacement pickups with screw-adjustable pickups. Catswhisker Pickups is one of those, though the tone may be a little too fat for the tastes of a dedicated Strat-player.
http://www.catswhiskerpickups.co.uk/p90.htm
Marvinrankin123 wrote:Ok ive found them on ebay
So id need diameter 4mm and 1mm thick yeah???
Thanks Richard
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