Once the bridge pickup is adjusted for maximum performance the other pickups on the guitar can be adjusted by ear to gain optimum volume balance. Adjust the pickup away from the strings until no overtones or false harmonics are heard and the best balance of power and clarity is achieved. Start by adjusting the bridge pickup close to the strings whilst barring across the strings at the highest fret of the guitar. More volume and power are present closer to the strings the pickup will sound clearer further away but it will have less output. Is there an optimum height for best pickup performance?ДЄdjusting the height of a pickup is essential to obtain the best sound and volume balance with the other pickups on the guitar.Pole spacing relates to the distance from the centre of the first pole screw to the centre of the sixth. Single coils are 52mm spaced as standard. It is always best to get a coil wound correctly and the right magnetic polarity from the outset so if you are in any doubt please contact us and we'll make sure you get the correct information to make an informed choice.ДЄll Bare Knuckle humbuckers are available in 50mm (Gibson) and 53mm (Fender) spacing. Yes, our pickups can be used alongside the majority of other manufacturer's pickups, although it is always wise to check the polarity and wind direction, especially in the case of single coils, as occasionally the polarity or wind direction may be different. Can Bare Knuckle Pickups be mixed with other manufacturer's pickups?.The humbucker is designed to cancel out 60-cycle hum and has a fatter, richer sound to that of the taller, narrower single coil that can be prone to 50/60 cycle hum. What is the difference between a humbucker and a single coil pickup?ДЄ humbucker consists of two coils usually wound in the same direction, however the electrical path to ground travels in opposing directions in each coil and the magnetic polarity is reversed.The result is a clearer, more open sound that has the impression of being louder purely by the amount of extra detail and dynamics present that scatterwinding has created. Lower capacitance allows more top end, the resonant peak increases slightly and the pickup has a flatter frequency response across its range. When a coil is scatterwound, the wire isn't as close or even, layer on layer, as with a machine and this lowers the distributed capacitance that exists between the turns of the wire. Scatterwinding by hand can be time consuming but it has many advantages over conventional machine winding, not least a far superior sound. How do scatterwound pickups sound different from machine wound ones?.Whilst it is most common to fit one to the bridge coil only, the zinc-plated steel baseplates work well on middle and neck coils too. The baseplates are wax potted with the coil to prevent microphonic feedback. They work on the same principle as a Tele bridge baseplate, with tapped mounting holes so height adjustment screws thread directly into the baseplate, ensuring it will never fall off. Zinc-plated steel baseplates for Strat coils add more bottom end definition, clarity and power to the coil.

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