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Posted: **Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:06 am**

Sergio,

How's it coming friend? No rush, just curious.

Cole

Posted: **Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:58 am**

Here I am, Cole. My apologies for not having replied sooner. Well, right now all polepieces have been removed from your pickups. My idea is to cut off the rivet heads and use the shafts for polepieces - it definitely can be done. Still, be aware that said shafts are much narrower and hence string bending will result in loss of signal, much like on the so-called 'screw shaft', earlier high-gain pickups (1969/1970).

Posted: **Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:42 pm**

Thanks Sergio, got your email also. Feel free to experiment around if you want. I'm sure others are following this thread, they might glean some helpful information.

Cole

Posted: **Wed May 03, 2006 8:44 am**

Sergio, got the pickups in the mail today. I'll install them later and give a full report. Once again Thank You! BTW, they look very good. RIC should think of offering this option. I think there would be quite a market for them IMO.

Cole

Posted: **Wed May 03, 2006 8:46 am**

Sergio to the rescue once again.

The high-gain in Spain stays mainly in the plane. I think he's got it.

Posted: **Wed May 03, 2006 10:19 am**

Cole:
At your service.

Peter:
You got it - I definitely got it haha!

Posted: **Thu May 04, 2006 2:17 am**

OK, I've installed the pickups back in the 340. I notice no differance in tone or gain. No loss of signal with extreme string bends. A super higain pickup that looks like a toaster top. Very professional serivce. Informative emails. Fast shipping. Well done Sergio!

Cole

Posted: **Thu May 04, 2006 10:30 am**

I've got a 6 pole high gain that had the buttons shaved and a toaster cover put on it that I got from Jeff Rath. When I change strings on my new 330/12 BBR for the first time, I'll be taking one of those high gains off it to measure and compare inductance readings AC resistance etc. but have to believe than any difference would be slight and probably would affect the inductance mostly, due to the increased metal content in the toaster cover. I'll post about it when I get to that point.

Glad to hear that your high gain/toaster works and sounds well JC.

Posted: **Thu May 04, 2006 11:44 am**

Thanks Cole.

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 2:54 pm**

So Sergio, is this one of the "arcane creations" you spoke of over in the basses section? If so... I might not be able to resist!

Posted: **Mon May 08, 2006 2:25 pm**

No, definitely. By 'arcane creations' I meant the pickups I build from scratch, even though they're not that arcane haha.

Posted: **Mon May 08, 2006 6:55 pm**

Consider my interest strongly piqued. I fear no arcanity, or were it arcaneness?

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Who wants to convert my higains?