SD STL-1 Vintage 54; can pole piece be lowered?

[viktor1960]

I bought a new guitar that came with an stl-1 bridge as factory spec. The d string pole piece is very high while the neck radius is a rather flat14 inch. I play finger style and the d string is very loud. I adjusted pickup height and to a certain extent you can adjust your playing, but it didn't really solve the issue of the loud d string and that is a pitty on a ew guitar.

??? Can I somehow lower that pole piece ???

Is there another solution? Adjusting equalisers and so is not a workable solution .

Thanx for your help

 

[Mincer]

Welcome to the forum!

Some people report success just pressing it down, but you might break the coil if you do that. So I never recommend it. If the balance isn't right, you might just need something with flat poles or rail.

 

[jeremy]

you risk breaking the coil and killing the pup by pushing the pole piece down s dave said. i wouldnt do it

 

[hamerfan]

I was about to tell you same: risky, possibly break your coil and so on.
But i tell you, you can‘t do it. You have a Tele bridge pickup and can‘t physically push any pole piece since you have a baseplate.

Sell the pickup and buy a flat poled one like a Five-Two or a Broadcaster.

 

[jeremy]

welp! thats the answer right there. durp. even if you wanted to risk it, you cant cause theres a base plate in the way. apparently not having any coffee this morning was a poor plan

 

[viktor1960]

Thank you so much for all the replies and confirming the base plate is in the way. Since the pick up is like the guitar brand new, I am not going to take any risks tinkering with it and possibly breaking it. Yesterday I played it through a Vox stompbox and the pickup up sounded great, but because I adjusted it with the treble side way down to get the d pole lower , it was too bass heavy, but it definitely showed the potential of this pickup. Shame about the very high d pole piece in a guitar with a 14 inch radius, not from this era; I would love this pickup with flat pole pieces.

 

[Mincer]

You can order an STL-1 with flat poles through their Shop Floor Custom program, available through any SD Dealer.

 

[viktor1960]

You can order an STL-1 with flat poles through their Shop Floor Custom program, available through any SD Dealer.

Thanx for the idea, I will look around for alternative pickups / brands since now I unfortunately will have to remove the pickups from a one week old guitar.

 

[Mincer]

The good news is that if you sell the current pickup, it will pay for most of the new one.

 

[viktor1960]

The good news is that if you sell the current pickup, it will pay for most of the new one.

Thanx, hope that works out, because I didn't get many reactions so far on the local Craig's list, but these things take time.