YJM Fury: can the poles be moved? (stagger)

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I've got an HSS strat, haven't found "the" single coils for it yet... going to try YJM Furys next (I had a Fury neck in a Charvel and LOVED it).

But I hate magnet stagger, especially on the middle pickup, because it's under my pick. Does anyone know the construction of the Furys- can I just push the 2 poles down a little? (I did this on some Texas Specials, no problem).

I know Duncan has the "Floor Shop Custom" thing, but I don't have a SD dealer I use, I'd rather just buy the pups and do it myself, it's easier/faster.

I found this posted by frankfalbo, who I guess worked at SD?
"Also it is the type of bobbin where the plastic covers the poles. So they can be pulled and replaced if done carefully."
 
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Ive done this on a dozen sets over the years, even sets that people told me I could not do it with because the wire was on the poles. I've never had a problem. I'm not saying you won't. I could be the luckiest guy in the world and you could do the same and completely destroy them. I never tried it with the YJM set. I heat the pole piece for 20 seconds or so with a soldering iron and then push with a small screwdriver's plastic handle.
 
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Well, I am going to say...don't do this. For every person that has done it successfully, I have heard 2 that broke the coil. Maybe it *can* be done, but I wouldn't take the chance.
 
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I think the stagger is part of the reason why the Yngwie pickups are so freakin’ sweet.
 
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Mincer said:
Well, I am going to say...don't do this. For every person that has done it successfully, I have heard 2 that broke the coil. Maybe it *can* be done, but I wouldn't take the chance.
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That's interesting, because from everything I've read, it's about 8-1...the OTHER way (poles moved successfully)

Actually, upon further reflection, it's even better than that...
 
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People who say it can damage the pickup but it won’t always happen are correct. It sometimes works but it’s a risk.


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Yeah, I hear people SAY its going to destroy the pickup all the time, but when I ask if they have ever personally had it happen to their pickups, no one has ever actually had it happen to them.
 
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You're probably fine even if it's "vintage style," with the wire is wound directly around the magnets...but if Frank Falbo said what you quoted about those particular pickups, then you are totally fine. He would know.

FWIW, I find pole piece pushing to be a necessity on Jazz Basses, and I also push down the G pole on old style Strat pickups from time to time. I've never broken a pickup this way (and I've never used the soldering iron trick mentioned above – possibly a good idea). I guess someone up above has "heard" of 2 bad attempts for every person that has done it successfully. So I guess after a lifetime of this person doing it successfully, there must be two broken pickups somewhere out there that he has heard about. But one thing I can say for sure is that if Frank Falbo said you can do it no problem, then those two broken ones won't be your YJMs.
 
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ItsaBass said:
You're probably fine even if it's "vintage style," with the wire is wound directly around the magnets...but if Frank Falbo said what you quoted about those particular pickups, then you are totally fine. He would know.

FWIW, I find pole piece pushing to be a necessity on Jazz Basses, and I also push down the G pole on old style Strat pickups from time to time. I've never broken a pickup this way (and I've never used the soldering iron trick mentioned above – possibly a good idea). I guess someone up above has "heard" of 2 bad attempts for every person that has done it successfully. So I guess after a lifetime of this person doing it successfully, there must be two broken pickups somewhere out there that he has heard about. But one thing I can say for sure is that if Frank Falbo said you can do it no problem, then those two broken ones won't be your YJMs.
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That's what I thought too... I pulled the Frank Falbo quote from a thread on this forum about the YJMs. And the soldering iron trick is to melt the potting wax, which I suspect is how the coils get broken sometimes: as you move the pole, the solid wax tries to take the coil with it. By melting the wax around the pole, it moves freely.
 
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