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4 pole pickup with 3 strings

Posted by DJ Johnson on July 22, 2017 at 11:44pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

I want to reconfigure my 4 string cbg as a 3 string. Can I still use my 4 pole pickup with the wider string spacing? There would be a string over each of the outside poles and one between the two inside ones.

Or would a proper 3 pole pickup be much better. The one I have is a Ted Crocker.

Thanks, Dan

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  • the anonymous pick July 22, 2017 at 11:55pm

    yup it will work fine .  the mag filed radiates outward  so even  between the poles is ok  , it will still read em .you can try to tilt the  pickup on a slant to   make them  line up better  , (look better ) .  or you could  go with a 3  , but  for the tiny bit of difference it may make  . its not really worth the effort.   (unless the looks are bothering you)  

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