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Topic: Does it matter which way L-710 pickup is oriented? |
Dave Stroud
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Texas
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Posted 14 Jul 2018 2:34 pm |
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I just got two new 710 pickups in the mail. I noticed one row of the pole pieces is slightly higher than the other. Not by much- it isn't noticeable unless I drag my finger across them. Both pickups are nearly identical in this respect, with the same poles raised.
Does it matter which way the pickup is oriented? |
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Posted 15 Jul 2018 6:37 am
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It shouldn't matter, but I have found some pickups (including an L712) where the gauss readings are a little lower towards one end of the pickup versus the other, which could affect the string balance slightly. But that can be compensated for with string height.
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ajm
From:
Los Angeles
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Posted 16 Jul 2018 2:51 pm
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I'm definitely not the expert here, but the only thing that I can think of is that routing the wire/cable may be easier one way.
That will be obvious when you go to install it.
Other than that I don't have an answer. |
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Marco Schouten
From:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 9:03 am
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This is the second time I heard that the new BL710 pickups have pole pieces at a different height. I think that you should ask the company which way it is supposed to be mounted.
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 10:08 am
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If the difference in the two heights is less than 1/16", I really don't think it will make any difference.  |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 10:44 am
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I have old (true Bill Lawrence made) 710's. No difference on orientation. I have the E9th one way and the C6th the opposite way because of where the holes are drilled in the body for the pickup wires. It had Lawrence 705's originally and the same way with those.
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