Re: Plastic bobbin Fender pickups


"rct" <Ron.Thompson@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:81881eeb-922c-4337-a64a-8648cdcd0f8d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Wrong_Note_Rod wrote:


none of that has ever bothered me whatsoever. I think once when i was
playing in a rockabilly band, I had ONE strat where either the G or the B
was a little loud so I pushed down the pole. Other than that, its been a
complete non-issue with every other guitar, in every form of music I've
ever played.

I've pushed them down here and there, always have, all kindsa guitars,
for a very long time now. Problem is that a few unpotted pickups got
wrecked because a rusted iron pole was pushed down and it caught on
and broke a wind or 300. Ever since then it's been like, Rocket
Surgery or something. I guess yer supposed to send yer pickups to a
pro feshunal Pole Pusher Downer to do it. Just push them down.
Unless Leo wound it, I don't care what it is, just push it down.

Different strokes for folks and all that

Perhaps it is our Tin Ears maybe?

rct

I've wrecked (broken coil wire) a couple of fibre endplate pickups trying to move the poles. I wouldn't try it again on another of that type. There is also the problem that the endplates are held together by the alnico slugs, so moving the plugs might loosen or even move the endplate.

Tony D

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