Factory setup on my Fender Jazz that I got recently has the pole pieces for the E and G strings almost flush with the pickup, but the ones for the A and D strings raised up closer. Is it supposed to be this way? It sounds a bit like the A&D are a bit stronger than the E&D. How are the pole pieces adjusted on your bass if your bass has them? Just wondering if I should change the pole piece's height.
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Jazz pickup pole piece height?
- Thread starter BenWhoPlaysBass
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Some pickup manufacturers like to follow the radius of the fingerboard with the pole pieces, the same way that your bridge saddles try and mimic the fingerboard radius. the A and D strings are therefore a little higher than the E and G strings. It should in theory help balance the volume of the string signal a little. On the other hand, there are quite a few PU's that are flat. Could be very subtle.
