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Re: Affect of neck pickup magnet on bridge pickup tone
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 5:20 pm
by cassius987
iiipopes wrote:About the only time I have ever encountered anything of the effect of the magnet pulling strings out of tune or out of tone is the classic "Strat-itis" when using ultralight strings and setting the pickups too close. There is such mass to bass strings, and the neck pickup is so limited in its upward travel by the adjustment screws, and if there are any grommets between the underside of the pickguard and the pickup, that I don't think it is ever an issue with 4001/3 basses with toasters in the neck position.
Well, I've actually experienced it first hand if you read my last post. I believe the strings were nickel which are more magnetic, as well. Perhaps with steel not so much.
Re: Affect of neck pickup magnet on bridge pickup tone
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:17 pm
by johnallg
ken_j wrote:johnallg wrote:cassius987 wrote:Right, John. Were you correcting me? I must have missed something.
No, I was correcting/clarifying for Ken. I just quoted the wrong post.
It is clear to me. I was just adding that info because one pot (of the same value as two) will brighten the tone.
Okay, now I see what you were saying. I was looking at it from the dual control perspective and misunderstood your post. You were approaching from the 4000 perspective.
Moving on......
Re: Affect of neck pickup magnet on bridge pickup tone
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 10:32 am
by iiipopes
Oh, I see. Hmm. Yes, toaster slugs are larger diameter, and closer together, so I can see that they could effect the strings if brought up very close due to the concentrated magnetic field.
Yes, some nickel & iron alloys can be more magnetic than either iron alone, or nickel alone, or conventional nickel plated steel strings, or even stainless, with chromium in the mix. This would cause the magnetic interaction.
Hmm. The strings in question weren't by chance Circle K strings, were they?