Skinnerburst Polepiece Screw Carbon Content
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bluesky636
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I've gotten the answer to my question. I'm done.
Well I'm not so hard-headed and intolerant to keep me from apologizing for misreading your question.
PS: you won't hear a difference between 1008 and 1010.
beaubrummels
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buy a set of Skinnerburst? or just use 1010, if you won't hear a difference?
I'd almost be willing to trade out mine, since mine are kind of dark-vintagey sounding and I don't use them so much because of that. I'll have to try some 1010s or 1018s in there first.
Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
I feel between polepieces and magnet swaps, anyone should be able to get any sound they want out of a pickup
ExplorersRock
X-Files Duckbucker
Pardon my ignorance, I was unaware carbon content had an impact. Very interesting and fun to learn for a pickup nerd like me.
Since the tonal difference is subtle, it's not night and day, I would try 1022s first. If that's too bright (which I sincerely doubt), you can go to 1018 or 1010
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eclecticsynergy
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Pole screw length also is a factor in brightness & attack.
Perhaps you could find some 1010s that are slightly longer than standard.
Perhaps you could find some 1010s that are slightly longer than standard.
bluesky636
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For whatever reason, all the 1010s I have purchased fit very loosely in the Skinnerburst polescrew holes. The 1010s have the same thread pitch as the 1018s I had in the pickups and appear to have the same diameter but they are just loose. A couple actually wobble. I soaked the original 1008s in Deoxit 5 for a couple of days and periodically scrubbed them with a stiff toothbrush. Managed to clean all the "aging" off of them. They fit as well as the 1018s and sound about the same as the 1010s. Just need to finalize pickup settings and amp EQ, but they don't sound dark or muffled at all.
beaubrummels
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For the 1010s, I'd just coat the threads with wax or use a little pipe thread tape to snug them up. But you solved it another way, so, ok.
bluesky636
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Thought about that but puzzled as to why the 1010s seem so loose compared to all the others.
bluesky636
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After a long search for the perfect polescrews to go in my Skinnerburst pickups I found a set of American made screws made out of low carbon 1006 steel. They sound glorious. Better than anything I had tried in the past and best of all, they fit perfectly in the holes of the Skinnerburst pickups. Treble is bright but smooth with no harsh overtones. Bass is rich but not muddy. I set the pickup height at 4/64" treble and 5/64" bass for the neck pickup with the bridge pickup set to 5/64" treble and 6/64" bass for best balance.
Link for the company is: https://blacksmithbolt.com/collecti...-slotted-fillister-head-machine-screws-nickel
Link for the company is: https://blacksmithbolt.com/collecti...-slotted-fillister-head-machine-screws-nickel
bluesky636
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Not that I have noticed.
Masta' C
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Yeah, I bet those are the same reproduction pole pieces Throbak uses in some of their models.
I think 1010 and 1012 are the best all-around alloys for pickup poles. However, someone looking to fine-tune a set of PAF-style pickups could opt for 1006 or 1010 in the bridge and 1018 or 1022 in the neck to help improve clarity and avoid harshness.
I know Mojotone sells 1010 and 1022 poles. Philadelphia has 1010 and 1018.
If a seller doesn't specify the alloy, it's most likely 1018 or 1022 (higher carbon steels).
bluesky636
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Haven't tried higher carbon polescrews in the neck pickup. 1006 sound quite good in both pickups, though. :scratchch
Masta' C
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That's the thing...if you're already happy with 1006 in the neck, then there's really no need to change.
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