Is there really a good reason to slant a pickup?

[Zhangliqun]

Re: Is there really a good reason to slant a pickup?

oyi!

the slanting of a pup does change the tone a little, im actually in the process of building a reverse slant esquire. tighter spankier lows and a little less brittle highs. should be cool but who knows... could be brutal

Well, it worked for Hendrix...

 

[FELIX57]

Re: Is there really a good reason to slant a pickup?

the mosrites have a slanted humbucker that make palm muting sound better and i think billy joe of green days strat used to have 1 too with i think an active duncan

 

[Zhangliqun]

Re: Is there really a good reason to slant a pickup?

But isn't it the neck pickup that's slanted on Mosrites?

 

[JoyDivision24Hours]

Re: Is there really a good reason to slant a pickup?

the mosrites have a slanted humbucker that make palm muting sound better and i think billy joe of green days strat used to have 1 too with i think an active duncan

I thought he had a JB in the bridge..