Guitar builders question
 

Does the skew of the pickup effect the sound, is there any reason for putting (the bridge pickup usually) crooked?

like so
http://i51.tinypic.com/scwgt3.jpg

vs the standard inline with the neck.

Yes it does. Having it slanted will give the highs more "highs" do to that part being closer to the bridge, and the low more "lows" due to being farther from the bridge.
Same principle as a strat or Tele bridge pickup.

cool...i wondered the same thing

Looks like an old Kramer. IIRC, EVH was the one who started doing that with humbuckers.

Ahh cool thanks, are there pickups built to be mounted like that or will the magnets in the pickup just be off center of the string and does it work with active pickups?

Yeah thats an old Kramer pic off google.

I always thought it was so that the pole pieces would be centered under the string.

Lots of discussion about this in bass-land. There are pages of arguments about regular P vs. reverse P. The theory is that reverse P (magnets for the D and G string) gives a fatter sound to those thinner strings. Regular P should do the opposite. I don't have any reverse P as I find regular P just fine. Roscoe angles the pups on their LG series basses but they'll admit that it mostly is for looks, and they will make them straight for special orders (and are straight on their SKB and Century models).

And as a total novice, I thought it put the pick up under the center of sine wave.

Wolfe, it would probably be easier for you, than me, but how about setting up a demo? It shouldn't be too hard to setup a quick "log" guitar and move a pickup around.

Hmm, I have that spare neck for the LP project. I bet I could whip something up on Sunday.

Some info can be found here...

why are single coil bridge pickups angled? - Telecaster Guitar Forum

Dave, I been meaning to set up a "log" for a long, long time. hah.

No room in the new shop to use any tools to build such a thing, either :(


LSA.. I seem to remember hearing about some pickups that were built for slant, but it's been so long I can't be sure about it.
Gibson Nighthawks, maybe...

Ok cool as long as a regular pup would work. Going to try to put together a guitar on the cheap for fun maybe come up with something cool.