Tele Quarter Pounder Bridge for Left Handed

[Jbaena]

Hi just have question about a quarter pounder for Tele in bridge position

I recently installed one in a left handed guitar and I noticed that the 6th string is so much louder than the rest of the strings, just the 6th (in a lefty guitar).

has anyone experienced the same? Could be that the magnet is stronger for the 1st string (in a right handed model)??
I really love the tone of that pickup and if is that true I don’t mind to drill new holes to flip the pickup.

thanks a lot!!

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Are the pole pieces flat or staggered?

 

[Jbaena]

Hi! They’re flat, I think quarter pounder are flats

even lowering the height of the pickup still is louder

 

[jeremy]

that pole shouldnt be stronger than the others. ive had a few qp flat tele bridge pups and never noticed this issue, granted im not a lefty. i just checked the poles on my stl3 and they were basically all the same strength

 

[Mincer]

Can you check to see if that particular pole is stronger than the others? You can do this unscientifically with something that is metal.

 

[Jbaena]

It has sense if the pole is stronger for the 1st string on a right handed, but when is flipped for a lefty, the 6th becomes a sonic destruction weapon.
I just want to be sure before drilling new holes in the bridge to flip the pickup. All my guitars have flipped pickups, specially if they’re staggered, but on a Tele bridge is more complicated.

I tried thicker strings over the other poles but is not an issue between magnet-string gauge.

You know how can we ask about this to Seymour Duncan?

 

[Jbaena]

that pole shouldnt be stronger than the others. ive had a few qp flat tele bridge pups and never noticed this issue, granted im not a lefty. i just checked the poles on my stl3 and they were basically all the same strength

I returned a set because I thought the bridge pickup was faulty, I got after only the bridge pickup and I had the same problem… being a lefty is a problem by itself

 

[jeremy]

that seems odd to me. same guitar with the set and just the bridge pup?

 

[Mincer]

You know how can we ask about this to Seymour Duncan?

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