| Oddball Jazz Pickup Pole Height
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[Also posted in the "Pickups & Electronics" forum.]
I just bought a used G&L JB-2 at GC. The bass is built with "G&L vintage Alnico jazz type pickups".
After I brought it home I noticed that all of the pickup pole pieces except one are flush with the pickup covers. One of the poles on the neck pickup protudes noticably - maybe 1/3 the distance between the pickup cover and the bottom of the D string.
To my ears the volume of the D string is even with the other strings. A minor problem is that my finger ocassionally hits the pole, but no to the extent that it adversely affects my playing. Still, I'm tempted to try to correct the pole height.
I understand from reading another thread that adjusting the pole is not recommended, but if the previous owner has already done this (is that possibly how the pickup got to be this way?) maybe it wouldn't hurt. Maybe I should replace the pickup? Recommendations?
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