flat pole pieces

  1. shughey

    Using a compressor to balance flatpole J bass pickups

    The current Jazz bass I'm using, like many J basses, has flat pole pieces. In addition, it has a "vintage" 7.25" fretboard radius. Because of this, the output of each string from the pickup isn't as even as I like. The A and D strings are quieter than the E and G. I know why this is, but I'm...