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angled jazz pup... why, and how.

Discussion in 'Luthier's Corner' started by jordan_frerichs, Jul 7, 2008.


  1. Jul 7, 2008 #1
    jordan_frerichs

    jordan_frerichs

    Jan 20, 2008
    Nebraska
    whats is with the slanted neck jazz pups, like on warwick basses? i like the look, but their has got tobe a purpose. was curious of what that was. whatdoes it do to the sound? how do i route for that? what angle does it go across the center? what else can you tell me?
     
  5. Jul 8, 2008 #2
    PilbaraBass

    PilbaraBass

    Jul 19, 2004
    Gladstone, QLD, Australia
    more emphasis on fundimentals on the bass strings, going towards more harmonics on the treble side...not unlike what a P bass does...

    looks cool, to me, too...and it may help with slapping and popping...but not much...

    make a template and stick it down at the angle you want...
     
  9. Jul 8, 2008 #3
    Yvarg

    Yvarg Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 10, 2007
    Lake Forest, CA
    I have one of those double jazz "brick" pickups that I'm considering putting into a franken-precision. Since I would be putting an imitation stingray pickup in the bridge position and a precision pickup in the relative usual area I would need to put it closer to the neck. The only problem is that it was made to be a bridge position pickup so the poles wouldn't match up very well with the strings; that's my reason for angling the pickup. :)
     

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