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Title: attaching ferrous plate under VV Blues bridge pickup
Post by: Moovylucky on December 13, 2017, 10:20:48 AM

I've been thinking about soldering a ferrous plate underneath my bridge pickup for increased output and a little thicker sound. Has anyone tried this with the VV or Area series? If so, what were the results?

Thanks!

Title: Re: attaching ferrous plate under VV Blues bridge pickup
Post by: eclecticsynergy on December 26, 2017, 04:40:23 AM

I haven't tried it but it seems to me that the results might not be what you'd expect, since the VV technology already involves extra ferrous elements in the pickup. Not sure though, maybe one of the experts can advise us.

I added a steel baseplate to a Fralin Woodstock '69 at the bridge on one of my Strats and the result was fairly subtle, noticeable mostly in the mids though I believe the highs are a bit warmer also. The pickup still has sparkle. The plate didn't add as much extra richness or punch as I'd hoped.