1.0Seymour Duncanhttps://www.seymourduncan.comSarvesh Tiwarihttps://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/author/seymourduncanWhat are some of the do’s and don’ts regarding pickups. - Seymour Duncanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="42XrEhov3w"><a href="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd/what-are-some-of-the-dos-and-donts-regarding-pickups">What are some of the do’s and don’ts regarding pickups.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd/what-are-some-of-the-dos-and-donts-regarding-pickups/embed#?secret=42XrEhov3w" width="600" height="338" title="“What are some of the do’s and don’ts regarding pickups.” — Seymour Duncan" data-secret="42XrEhov3w" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Here are a few of my own suggestions and other friends of mine. Don’t realign or push the poles down on single coil pickups. Vintage design pickups usually have the magnet wire in direct contact with the pole pieces. The older sand cast magnets have pits and voids where the magnet wire can settle as...