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Most often I'll do it on a bridge humbucker, raise the screw poles relative to the slug poles. I find it can give a bit more bite and definition if needed. I find I don't need to do it so often with neck humbuckers but I have done it. In fact, I'm currently setting up a mate's new Epiphone Swingster (a Gretch-styled hollowbody) which has typically wooly epiphone humbuckers (albeit with parallel/series switching for 'Gretch'/'Gibson' tones). I've raised the screw poles on both pickups to give a little more definition, the bridge pickup screws a bit higher than the neck ones.
If you try it out, it's worth experimenting with both the overall pickup height alongside the screw poles height - for example, I found myself raising the bridge pickup screw poles and then lowering the overall pickup height slightly as well.
I think it's very much 'suck it and see' but it definitely has an effect.
[edit] By the way, this is all in addition to any individual pole adjustments for string balance.
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I would suggest the difference is far from vast. My guess is that Gibson wanted 'Adjustable Pole Pieces' as a USP as much as anything when they introduced humbucking pick-ups.
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I adjusted the pole pieces on the bridge HB on my LP because it was a bit bright. I say 'adjusted' but perhaps 'fannied around' would be a more accurate description as i had no idea of what i thought i would achieve but i raised the A, D and G and convinced myself that this would give me more mids. Im not sure it did as i still commonly roll the tone back a fair bit but now ive read this im going to try adjustiing the E and B below the cover - i didnt even know they went the other way!
I'm consciously trying not to do things like lining screws up. Suits my OCD but isn't really helpful or healthy
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I disagree slightly. Whenever I see all six polepiece screws set to the same height and with all of their slots aligned, perpendicular to the strings, I know that a clueless person did it.
It is highly improbable that this configuration will be appropriate - even on an electric guitar with a truly flat radius fingerboard.
I've never found a problem with setting them like that.
I do raise the middle poles if there's an audible imbalance - just by half a turn or a full turn - but there often isn't.
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