Older Broadcaster pup, what the...?

[Johnny Halo]

So, I had a bit of microphonics going on with the Broadcaster (it is marked with the small sticker "1BR") in my pine Tele.

Opened it up and looked under the baseplate, and I found that the poles do not come through the flatwork...

I would think the mags would be showing? If not, what is the point of the plate then?

So, probably no microphonics here.

I figured it was, probably, the springs against the bridge. I put some electrical tape around the holes (I did not have a surgical tubing ) and that took care of most of it.

And, I was running the dirt pedal "kinda" hot....:naughty:

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Older Broadcaster pup, what the...?

The bottom ends of the rod magnets are under the strip of black tape.

 

[AlexR]

Re: Older Broadcaster pup, what the...?

I guess its like putting tape over the slug poles when you put a cover on a humbucker.

 

[Johnny Halo]

Re: Older Broadcaster pup, what the...?

Looking at the picture again, it does look like a strip of tape is there.

It did not look like it in "real life".

I was going to put a piece of tape on the slugs to help with the micros, but when I did not see the slugs, i just thought there weren't any. I did not look too closely at it.