Dunkelstrasen
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Is this bad . My Peavy RAPTOR Exp plus is the same way this is a Yamaha pacifica 112j. From the factory set .
Neck half of humbucker tilts towards pickgard
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Re: Neck half of humbucker tilts towards pickgard
All the pics I'm seeing online show it slightly tilted to the neck, so this must be the way they designed it. I can't imagine it making that much of a difference given how slight it is, I don't see the rationale for doing this unless for aesthetics. The tilted humbucker being a feature of Van Halen's frankenstrat, which was done I believe because it was lifted out of a Gibson and the string spacing was different vs a strat with a Floyd Rose (or whatever he had before the Floyd Rose was released). As long as the strings line up with the pole pieces you're good.
Edit: Think I completely misunderstood your question, thought the pickup was angled forward. Ignore me.
All the pics I'm seeing online show it slightly tilted to the neck, so this must be the way they designed it. I can't imagine it making that much of a difference given how slight it is, I don't see the rationale for doing this unless for aesthetics. The tilted humbucker being a feature of Van Halen's frankenstrat, which was done I believe because it was lifted out of a Gibson and the string spacing was different vs a strat with a Floyd Rose (or whatever he had before the Floyd Rose was released). As long as the strings line up with the pole pieces you're good.
Edit: Think I completely misunderstood your question, thought the pickup was angled forward. Ignore me.
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Teleplayer
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Re: Neck half of humbucker tilts towards pickgard
Sometimes this is related to the way the springs sit on the pickguard. Rotating the springs 180 degree, or pushing them to one side by even 1mm can make a difference. Of course you need to have the pickguard out of the guitar to do such a tweak.
Sometimes this is related to the way the springs sit on the pickguard. Rotating the springs 180 degree, or pushing them to one side by even 1mm can make a difference. Of course you need to have the pickguard out of the guitar to do such a tweak.
KNUCKLHEAD
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Re: Neck half of humbucker tilts towards pickgard
I do what mincer suggests ~ and No , it wont change tone
I do what mincer suggests ~ and No , it wont change tone
Ascension
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Re: Neck half of humbucker tilts towards pickgard
Depends on how much of a tilt. I have seen several with direct mount humbuckers in particular then were badly out of alignment with the strings and it was defiantly affecting tone in a big way. Have had several of the very early Washburn USA MG guitars before they went to the inserts where the screws were not straight in the wood. This cocked the bridge pickup enough to really hurt the tone. I had to plug the holes and redrill them straight to fix the issue.
Depends on how much of a tilt. I have seen several with direct mount humbuckers in particular then were badly out of alignment with the strings and it was defiantly affecting tone in a big way. Have had several of the very early Washburn USA MG guitars before they went to the inserts where the screws were not straight in the wood. This cocked the bridge pickup enough to really hurt the tone. I had to plug the holes and redrill them straight to fix the issue.
KNUCKLHEAD
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Gtrjunior
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Re: Neck half of humbucker tilts towards pickgard
You know, I never thought of using the foam to level the pickup.
Good idea.
You know, I never thought of using the foam to level the pickup.
Good idea.
Chistopher
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Re: Neck half of humbucker tilts towards pickgard
Pickup foam is also quite good for silencing noisy Strat springs.
Pickup foam is also quite good for silencing noisy Strat springs.
KNUCKLHEAD
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Re: Neck half of humbucker tilts towards pickgard
Surgical tubing and foam make those methods obsolete
Surgical tubing and foam make those methods obsolete
