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Hello guys! I have a Mustang which I want to put a Novak BS-DS into, and I am unsure about pole/string spacing. String spacing measured at where...

So I own an Ibanez ATK, I dislike it aesthetically, everything else I own and actually play is P/J, I don't think its a good looking bass. That...

Long story short: I bought a 5 string bass kit which came w/some bogus pickups so I ordered some Seymour Duncan SJ5 pickups. I ended up 3d...

Hello! I recently bought a Rick 4003 and once I got it home and dug into setting it up I noticed something... strange. Both pickups (but...

Here is a Wizzy 10 with an external pole mount adapter. If you want to fly it on a pole screw on the adapter if not keep the mounting screws on...

So I've got a nice 2013 USA Precision with a stock "Custom Shop 60's split" pickup that I'm thinking of replacing with a low profile, flat, black...

Salut, On my moded Geddy Lee bass, the E string is not very well aligned with the pickups polepieces, especially for the musicman style pickup....

Ok TB I have two Modern Player Jazz Basses. The sunburst is the first production run. [ATTACH] The white is the second production run....

My Sire V7 five string has noticeably diminished output on the middle A string due to the bass's setup. I don't believe that I can "push" the pole...

How many of you that have a post 2006 Rickenbacker 4003, adjust the pole pieces to the radius of the fretboard? I adjusted the poles of the front...

While I've grounded pole pieces successfully on other pickups before with no problem, for whatever reason the conductive adhesive on the roll of...

What is the general difference in sound between these? I'm trying to decide between purchasing an off the shelf Delano MM (MCAL5 or perhaps the...

So, I put an Artec Alnico MM in my modofied OLP and the pole pieces don't line up 100% in the middle except for the G string. Do you think it...

Hey all. Say I have a bass with typical exposed pole pieces. Now say I want to go with the all black covered pickup look for a while. Is there...

I saw an ad for the Nordstrand power blades on the TB front page, with their unique staple-style poles and that got me thinking about Delanos and...

I have 4 Jazz Basses, all have traditional Fender Pickups: a `78 Jazz, a US Vintage Series '64 Jazz, a Noel Redding MIJ '65 Jazz and a MIJ '70s...

I saw a post a little while ago about obstructed stages. This is from our gig at Sydney's Pendle Hill Inn, the pole is inches away from the...

I've got a 2012 (CS pup'd) US Standard Jazz. Bought it a couple of months back. It's got the raised pole pieces. This is my problem! When I use...

On both of my Rickenbacker 4003 High Gains pickups the pole positions for the A and D strings are a bit higher than they are for the E and G...

Do you really even have to adjust them or can you just set them all up flat/level?

Hi all, I'm currently restoring on old Schecter Jazz. The 2 pickups have scratched pole pieces. I'm wondering how I can get these smooth again....

I recently had a Split J pickup put in my PJ to get it noise free when using the bridge or a combination of both pickups. When I got it back...

I have a GK Neo 410 cabinet that came with a GK 4 pole speakon cable for use with a GK amp in bi-amp mode. The head I am currently using with this...

Has anyone tried raising the A and D pole pieces on fender jazz pick ups? I have unequal string volume but not sure if I will break a winding? My...

Why aren't Music Man Stingray's strings aligned with the poles of the pickup?

How much attention do you pay to exposed pickup pole pieces? The reason I ask is I have 3 basses with exposed pole pieces. On my 1992 MIM Fender...

Hi everyone, I have a Yamaha BB424X and want to replace the P style pickup. Yamaha does their own proprietary pickups with non standard...

I'm rehabbing a '73 Fender Musicmaster Bass that came pretty much in pieces. Those all came with the Stratocaster Bronco type six pole PU. Based...

I have a couple of basses where the pole pieces are flush with the top of the pickup cover and I find that I really like playing directly over the...

Just wondering what the consensus is. I think my MIA jazz pickups sound the best at a position where my fingers slightly touch the back pickup...

Full details on the other side: For Sale - 2 Greenboy Crazy8 cabs with pole mounts and covers

Greetings Talkbass! Looong time lurker, this is my 1st post. To make this as short as possible, I have a AM DLX Suhr Era Fender Jazz that I love...

[ATTACH] Brand new set of Big Pole Jazz Bass pups never installed. Black "big pole" single coil bridge pickup for J Bass®. Features 3/8" Alnico...

[ATTACH] The day I bought my Peavey millennium BXP (about 6 years ago) I didn't notice. I just really liked the way it played. A few days later...

For sale only: a pair of Greenboy Crazy8 cabs and custom covers - including pole mounts. Perfect for a lightweight, portable PA system or as a...

I've installed a SPB-3 pickup and shielded the cavities sometime ago. It was scary quiet. This week I heard some clicking on the strings, like...

I'm considering changing the Stingray HH pickup selector options 2 and 4. Instead of them being coils 1&4 and 2&3, I would like 1&3 and 2&4. I...

Set of two Suhr big pole noiseless jazz bass pickups. These came in the Jazz Deluxe basses of the late 1990s. They are passive, have big powerful...

I've had this pickup on my Epiphone EB0 bass for about two months and I'm having a problem with equal volume levels across the 4 strings. I've...

In the new American Standard P-Bass pickup, the pole pieces protrude from the pickup and are not flush like they used to be. Why do they make them...