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HeavyRockBasser 10-27-2013 05:28 AM  Flush Mount Bridge PU for
Jazz or P/J? I was wondering if anyone has had any success in
using a bridge pickup mounted flush or close to flush with the
body, and still have decent tome and volume. I've read that you
can wind em hotter and/or add magnets, and some manufacturers
will do that, but the manufacturers I've spoken with recommend
against it, and say they won't guarantee anything. Most
recommend a distance from strings of 3/32 or 5/32 at most.  I've
currently got a Jazz bass, and the bridge pickup is right in my
picker's sweet spot. I can play around it, but would love to be
able to play and just forget it's there. Thinking about getting
a P/J, too, but will probably go with a standard P, if I can't
find an answer to the pickup placement issue.  Any suggestions
or success stories before I start routing and spending money on
pickups that may or may no