It always puzzled me why Fender do this and why we do it.
I know the technical reason, because the high strings need to be closer to the pole pieces because they vibrate less, blah blah, etc, etc.
I found it interesting when I recieved my first shipment of Tokai Strats that the factory setup had the pickups almost even on both treble and bass sides, slightly higher on the bass...it got me thinking.
Let's face it, single coils in a Strat can be shrill and ice picky, so why boost the treble side?
Take a look at this, Jimi's Strat at Woodstock, notice, the bass side is way higher than the treble side...maybe thats why he has the juiciest thickest most gorgeous Strat tone ever.
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