Hey everyone, new guy, first post, first off I'd like to say what a great bunch of pickers have gathered here, been reading post nightly for weeks now and it seems like a great group, anyhoo... I'm about to start my first build and thanks to this site I think I have all my ducks in a row as far as the build goes, my question is with the mag pickup, I plan on putting the pickup in the neck position and plan on using either a mini humbucker or a lipstick, so I'm wondering if the pickup isn't specifically made for a 3 stringer is there a trick for angle or will centered and striate across the strings be fine, thanks in advance for any input.
Gene.
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Thanks for the quick reply guys, I've played guitar most of my life and even own a CBG 3 stringer I bought from a friend a few years back, but I've never attempted a build, time to get my feet wet in some new water, thanks again.
I 've used pole less mini humbuckers on 2 of my builds and a single coil pole less , any pickup that uses a bar magnet will work great just centre it and leave at least 1/4in below the strings with them pressed down at the top fret you can raise or lower the pickup to suit your taste .
a lipstick or poleless mini won't matter .
some folks will angle other 6 pole pickups to better center the strings some what closer to the poles .. but even that dont matter much . the mag field radiates out and will still catch it . but it looks better and may be a tiny bit clearer .
Centered to the neck should do just fine....happy building!