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Post by Ripper on May 9, 2006 13:24:16 GMT -5
Not that I want to, im just curious...  Can I move the pole pieces up and down on My Texas specials? Or is that what they mean by calibrated...its done at the factory. |
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Post by mlrpa on May 9, 2006 21:36:24 GMT -5
Yes you can. As to the effect.... that's subjective. I've done it lower or raise the volume a touch on certain strings. Sometimes the effects are noticible, other times, a waist of time looking for the allen wrench.
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Post by ChrisK on May 15, 2006 18:49:18 GMT -5
deepblue,
Are your Texas Specials the Fender fixed magnet pickups? If so, unless the magnets are in a sleeved structure (not having the coil windings directly in contact with the magnets), you risk killing the pickup thru the creation of shorts and opens as a result of wire/magnet friction.
Calibrated means that the magnets are optimized in height for certain neck radii and string thickness. Unless it's pertaining to a pickup set, such as in my Rio Grande Dual Calibrated Strat set (which refers to pickup balance as a function of location).
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Post by sumgai on May 16, 2006 12:58:05 GMT -5
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Calibrated means that the magnets are optimized in height for certain neck radii and string thickness. Unless it's pertaining to a pickup set, such as in my Rio Grande Dual Calibrated Strat set (which refers to pickup balance as a function of location). I've always have to laugh at that one. ;D What, are they afraid that once the pickups are installed, no one will ever adjust the pup heights to balance them to suit the individual's own perceptions of tone and volume balance? As for adjusting to equalize the string response across a radii, that's just foolish. Magnet strength varies in manufacturing, and string output varies, even from the same maker. To cap that off, perceptions are different from player to player. How is one supposed to take all that into account when one calibrates a pickup? And Chris, you're correct about adjusting single-coil polepieces after the coil has been wound around them, one risks destroying the pup. So, it would appear to me that the calibrator is reduced to guessing as to where the final polepiece heights should be - he sure isn't gonna take any chances on blowing a pup before it has even left the factory. IMHO, guessing ahead of time what the user will experience is a crap-shoot. Which boils down to me calling "pickup calibration" nothing more than a marketing ploy. Hey, I've got a question for those calibrators...... what if I'm using a Warmoth variable radius neck?  sumgai |
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Post by Ripper on May 16, 2006 18:42:40 GMT -5
Hey ChrisK...
All I know about the Texas Specials is that I bought a set of three.
If you look at the pole pieces starting from the high E...
E-- almost flush with pup cover.
B-- flush with pup cover.
G-- out quite a bit.
D-- out quite a bit.
A--out a few mm
E--out a few mm
I use 10-46 strings. Dont get me wrong, I love these pups. Best I have ever had!
Im not going to toy with them, I was just wondering if I would damage them if I ever got the urge to tweak.
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