Why Do Fender P Basses Come with the Pickup Staggered?

[tbplayer59]

I adjust the E side pickup height based on how it feels under my thumb.

 

[nlmcguire91]

Because that's the way it sounded best to Leo.

Here's essentially how he chose the designs.

Just want to say that this might be the most informative video I've ever watched. Thank you

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

For what it's worth, I did tinker with the height of my split coil P pups. The truth is my Aguilar 4P-60's and my AG 4P-Hot sound very balanced when they're at the same height. Volume is even depite the neck radius. Maybe that's just Aguilar. Any similar results with EMG or Seymour Duncans?

Thanks for your update.
I had kind of forgotten what the thread was about.
Then there's that pic of Daughter-in-law of Wobble back in post #76. That's a real distraction. drool
S.O.W. you dog you.

 

[96tbird]

Those two pickups were actually NOT intended to be staggered.

But story has it that a factory worker at the original 1950's Fender, Ensenada plant
named "El Borracho" was so cockeyed-drunk when he installed the first such humbuckers
that the tradition stuck. El Borracho's drunken gait also explains the colloquial, "staggered pole pieces."

Whut? that's a fishing story if ever I heard one. Makes zero sense. If the pickup halves arent staggered, the A and D wouldnt be anywhere near a pole piece.

Pretty sure they're like that because that is what Leo's mind came up with as a sumple way to humbuck and still keep production simple and inexpensive.

 

[Son of Wobble]

Whut? that's a fishing story if ever I heard one. Makes zero sense. If the pickup halves arent staggered, the A and D wouldnt be anywhere near a pole piece.

Pretty sure they're like that because that is what Leo's mind came up with as a sumple way to humbuck and still keep production simple and inexpensive.

Nothing gets by you, huh?

 

[Son of Wobble]

Whut? that's a fishing story if ever I heard one. Makes zero sense. If the pickup halves arent staggered, the A and D wouldnt be anywhere near a pole piece.

Pretty sure they're like that because that is what Leo's mind came up with as a sumple way to humbuck and still keep production simple and inexpensive.

...Except for the occasional broad and absurd joke, evidently

 

[96tbird]

Yep. Theres a lot of absurdity on TB too often real.

 

[Son of Wobble]

Yep. Theres a lot of absurdity on TB too often real.

Be embarrassed. Be very embarrassed!

 

[96tbird]

Sorry to let you down but IDGAS

 

[Lowendtech]

Enjoy

 

[JTE]

Ron Bravo FTW!