goon
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Posted on Jul 12 2009 10:32 AM
...from another thread that was heading off-topic...
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spy
Emm, the lower "teeth" are at the side of B and E strings. Are they at the right way?
Well... that is a long and drawn out question that probably needs a new thread. I have looked into this at the offset guitar forum
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/index.php/topic,17393.15.html
...you might not be able to browse this as they are having tech issues at the moment. Anyway, the 'empirical' verdict, from 10 photographs of different guitars between 1962 and 1966 was that the 'blunted' or lower teeth should be on the low E and A strings, rather than the high B and E. The reason for this is that the low E and A need a less concentrated magnetic field in order to get the same volume.
The only catch is the 1969 Jaguar design manual shows them the other way!!! Considering that before '69, the photographs show them on the low E and A, this indicates the correct way around. Again, the photographs could easily have been handpicked... or encountered by chance. Not exactly 'hard science'. I'm gonna get to the bottom of this on a new thread I think.
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spy
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Posted on Jul 12 2009 10:50 AM
Ok the lower teeth on my pickups are at the high B and E strings but they are louder than low E and A. And where I have serious problem is at the D and G strings that they have significantly lower volume than the other strings!
So If I'll turn the claws the other way, high B and E will sound even more louder! And what about the D and G strings. That way or the other way, the teeth are the same... so nothing will change at these strings.
As said from other members, maybe I have a defective set because 12s Chromes sounded balanced. Maybe, B and E strings were a little bit louder...
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JakeDobner
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Seattle
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Posted on Jul 12 2009 11:35 AM
I don't think the claw affects volume, or tone at all. I think it was mean to be a shield. I don't think it is a ferrous material nor does it contact another magnet or have any wire attached to it. I think...
The B & E string are plain, and the other strings are wound. Perhaps that accounts for the volume. That or the other saddles are making improper contact, the pickup is higher on the high strings, etc...
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spy
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Posted on Jul 12 2009 12:23 PM
The claws are grounded so they do affect somehow....
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JakeDobner
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Posted on Jul 12 2009 12:39 PM
Or do the claws also act as a ground?
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spy
Joined: Mar 29, 2007
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Posted on Jul 12 2009 05:20 PM
I'm not sure as it's a little bit late right now, it's one after midnight and I can't play loud but I think the problem with the unbalanced strings is solved!
I took off the claws and I placed them at the other way. Now the lower teeth are at the side of low E and A.
The Jaguar sounds perfectly balanced! I hope so... 
......I can't wait until morning to check it in louder volumes... Good Night!
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