the magnet does have to cover the polesSerratus said:
it has to be wide enough so each has magnetism
what you can do is use a metal retainer bar this will spread the magnetism
across the length
Pickup magnet size? Help please...
Hi all,
I'm building a pair of 8 string pickups, and have bought all the supplies from Stewmac. But the magnets are only as wide as a six string (obviously), so my question is this: Does the magnet have to be wide enough to cover the bottom of all eight polepieces? Ie, if I use this magnet in the middle of the 8 string pickup, will the top and bottom strings be quiet, as they have no magnet immediately below them? I have 3 magnets so if that's the case then I'll cut the third magnet to make the others wider in order to cover all the 8 strings.
thanks in advance for any advice,
Rich
I'm building a pair of 8 string pickups, and have bought all the supplies from Stewmac. But the magnets are only as wide as a six string (obviously), so my question is this: Does the magnet have to be wide enough to cover the bottom of all eight polepieces? Ie, if I use this magnet in the middle of the 8 string pickup, will the top and bottom strings be quiet, as they have no magnet immediately below them? I have 3 magnets so if that's the case then I'll cut the third magnet to make the others wider in order to cover all the 8 strings.
thanks in advance for any advice,
Rich
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it has to be wide enough so each has magnetism
what you can do is use a metal retainer bar this will spread the magnetism
across the length
Cool, that was one of the things I had in mind - to add a metal bar each side of the magnet wide enough to cover the width of the pickup.Roadstar said:the magnet does have to cover the poles
it has to be wide enough so each has magnetism
what you can do is use a metal retainer bar this will spread the magnetism
across the length
Thanks again,
Rich
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