Something's on my pickup plate--????

[Dave]

Last night I took apart my project strat to see what it's all about. On the back of each single-coil pickup is a black bar that has been glued on-kind of looks like a bar magnet. The pickups are cheapos, MIM fenders, I believe, although this is not a MIM strat, rather a part-o-caster.

Does anyone know what they might be and what they're for? My only guess is that they are some sort of base plates...

Thanks,
Dave

 

[Captain Tightpants]

Re: Something's on my pickup plate--????

Last night I took apart my project strat to see what it's all about. On the back of each single-coil pickup is a black bar that has been glued on-kind of looks like a bar magnet. The pickups are cheapos, MIM fenders, I believe, although this is not a MIM strat, rather a part-o-caster.

Does anyone know what they might be and what they're for? My only guess is that they are some sort of base plates...

Thanks,
Dave

It is a bar magnet. That pickup has a bar magnet instead of the slug magnets. Lots of low end Strats and knockoffs have pickups made this way.

 

[Dave]

Re: Something's on my pickup plate--????

Thank you for the reply-I don't plan on keeping these around-until the stack plus line is available.

Take care,
Dave

 

[Captain Tightpants]

Re: Something's on my pickup plate--????

I've been curious to hear what those sound like. Let us know when you get 'em!!

 

[Jocelyn]

Re: Something's on my pickup plate--????

yes that is the bar magnet of the pup. the pup has a bar magnet and the pole pieces touch the bar.