chrisaxe Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Hello, So I have a Fender Precision bass with the [url="http://intl.fender.com/en-GB/guitar-bass-parts/pickups-and-preamps/custom-shop-62-precision-bass-pickup-black/"]'62 pickup that came as standard[/url]. I'm not a huge fan of the raised pole pieces (sometimes the low E string catches the pole and 'pops' through the amp). I've lowered the pickups slightly and softened my attack, but it still happens every now and then. My question is - does the [url="http://intl.fender.com/en-GB/guitar-bass-parts/pickups-and-preamps/pure-vintage-63-precision-bass-pickup-black/"]Fender Pure Vintage '63 pickup[/url] have these same raised pole pieces? And is it possible to alter the pole piece height of a pickup? The Fender site says that both the '62 and '63 have 'Flush-mount polepieces', but as this is not the case for my '62 I thought I would get a second opinion. The '63 sounds like a great pickup, slightly hotter and more bass heavy than the '62, so I'm already considering getting one. But the pole piece height is the deal breaker here. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) That`s a difficult one as am in agreement, the 62 is not flush fitting. I`ve got two 2015 US Standards with these, and one in a Mex Precision as a replacement/upgrade and on all of them the pole pieces are raised.I`d say order one and see, if they`re not flush return it as product not as described. Edited July 9, 2016 by Lozz196 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 An easy fix is to place a couple of strips of business card between the top of the bobbin and the pickup cover. I had the same problem with a set of custom shop 60 J pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisaxe Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 [quote name='ikay' timestamp='1468138497' post='3088741'] An easy fix is to place a couple of strips of business card between the top of the bobbin and the pickup cover. I had the same problem with a set of custom shop 60 J pickups. [/quote] Thank you for this - now sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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