I have noticed people having the pickup at a angle (non peizo), my thinking is that it is so the pickup is under the strings if the pickup is to wide for the strings, it their another reason for having it at a angle. Cheers Ron
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I had similar thoughts a while a go when fitting a bridge magnetic PUP and found this on another site http://www.music-electronics-forum.com/t12315/
and this site where several people fitted the bridge angle the other way for a "better" sound http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=545858
I must admit on some of my builds I slanted the bridge PUP as per a strat only because I used an old strat pickguard to mark out the positions in relation to the neck and bridge.
Numerous other guitars have non-slanted PUPs so I guess like everything else it is down to personal preference in finding "The sound" you want.
yes theres a couple of reasons for it First as you mentioned - if it's a six string pickup been used on a 3or 4 string the pickup poles are not aligned with the strings so you get a slightly quiter spot between the poles , having the pickup at a angle just about eliminates it
second reason is to alter tone on a six string - for instance Fender Stratocaster and Telecasters both have the Bridge pickups at a angle , depending at what point on the string length you have the pickup set alters the tone
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Cheers Ron
I had similar thoughts a while a go when fitting a bridge magnetic PUP and found this on another site
http://www.music-electronics-forum.com/t12315/
and this site where several people fitted the bridge angle the other way for a "better" sound
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=545858
I must admit on some of my builds I slanted the bridge PUP as per a strat only because I used an old strat pickguard to mark out the positions in relation to the neck and bridge.
Numerous other guitars have non-slanted PUPs so I guess like everything else it is down to personal preference in finding "The sound" you want.
Regards,
David
second reason is to alter tone on a six string - for instance Fender Stratocaster and Telecasters both have the Bridge pickups at a angle , depending at what point on the string length you have the pickup set alters the tone
hope this helps
juju :-)