GotMetalBoy
Power User
I have 2 identical Ibanez RG421PB guitars. One I use all the time and the other is my backup that I play once in a while. I noticed my backup guitar sounded like it had more gain and kept getting feedback, so I checked the pickup height and noticed that some of the bridge pickup's pole pieces are super loose and just sink into the pickup. They're stock pickups and no longer in warranty and I don't want to change pickups bc then I'd have to change them on both guitars and have to tweak my presets and it'd be expensive. I've done some online searching but can't find much about lose pole pieces but found info about potting pickups but not sure if that will fix my issue? I don't know how pickups are built, so I'm not sure what holds the pole pieces in place but I've noticed wax comes out around them sometimes when I'm adjusting them on other guitars.
Has anyone had this issue before and know a quick cheap fix? If I need wax, what kind do I need and where do I get it? If I need wider pole piece screws, what kind of metal do they have to be and where do I get them?
Has anyone had this issue before and know a quick cheap fix? If I need wax, what kind do I need and where do I get it? If I need wider pole piece screws, what kind of metal do they have to be and where do I get them?