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Old 08-10-2007, 05:14 PM
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Do wooden PU covers Interfere with the tone?
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just a simple question plz help?
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no, unless they cause the strings to not get close enough to the pickup

wood is invisible to magnetic fields
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Didnt seem to bother Mark King!!

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They don't interfere with the magnetic field but if the covers are thick then that in effect is like adjusting your pups away from the strings - and that effects tone and output.
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