I'm aware of some G&L strat type pickups having adjustable pole pieces but does anyone know of or have experience of aftermarket strat pickups with adjustable poles?
Pete
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roger bayliss wrote:I have a G&L S500 and the pickups do have adjustable poles . Great for plain G strings . They are great pickups. The fretboard radius is 12 inches on that guitar.
I often felt the same way about single coils not having adjustable pole screws and have even bought some tiny magnets to use on some pickup poles .
The other issue with vintage pickups, is the fretboard curvature and flatter modern boards need a flatter pole design. I found Toneriders were good for flatter modern profiles and some manufacturers do take this into account. My USA American Professional Strat has a compound radius.
I have moved the pole pieces on a few pickups, using a soldering iron on the pole to soften the wax for about 5-10 seconds then pushing it through to the new height . Generally okay to do on modern pickups as the pole pieces are usually in a plastic sleeve and coil winding not in contact with pole.
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