Jag pickups for a time had staggered polepieces - why not try this out on Jazzmaster pickups? If I remmeber correctly Jason Lollar radiuses his poles to follow the string/fingerboard radius. Can anyone comment on the pluses or minuses of this? I also seem to remember that the staggered vs. non-staggered Jag pickups tend to inspire debates of rosewood vs. maple proportions - so what's the verdict?
Another idea I had, after inspecting the design of the WRHB from the Tele Deluxes & Thinlines (and Jazzblasters
), was the idea of adjustable poles on a JM pickup. I don't know if this is even feasible in the standard Fender pickup design as I believe the wire is wound directly around the poles, but I'm thinking something totally ridiculous, like magnetic poles with AlNiCo screws threaded into them, or something like that. The thing that caught my eye about the WRHB is that the adjustable screws are actually magnetic, as opposed to the Gibson design with the bar magnets beneath the bobbins contacting the slugs and screws. I assume the WRHB screws have to thread into something, which then contact the wrap wire, which then connects to the foot bone, which then connects to the... other thing. (sorry, got into a Dr. Nick Riviera thing there.)So, should I start the patent update paperwork, or should I shut up and sit back down in my corner?
