Larry Lion

If anyone is interested, the app I use on my iPhone (iPod Touch) is RTA Lite (Real Time Analyser). Pretty good little app, and free - also useful when you want to check your band's sound spectrum, make sure the EQ is balanced. etc. Larry

I have a FLAWLESS Epiphone LP, made in Korea, better build quality than the -339, although it doesn't sound as good, of course.

badbluesplayer - thanks for the pic, that's exactly what I'm going to do. I have the same color as yours btw - antique red. Nice!

Thanks everyone, some good suggestions. I'll try sanding down a new bridge pickup ring. By the way, the tilting DOES affect levels. We measured them with a crude app on an iPhone, and the difference was measurable (normal vs taped parallel). So I have to believe that magnetism is closer to the strings, probably effects other things, slightly - intonation, tuning. Damned dumb design flaw, Gibson! Flipping the pickup ring (and pickup) is not a perfect solution for me - the PUP is just out of level, pointing the other way . Larry

Folks I have a new-ish ES-339, bought a few months ago from a dealer here in Canada. I notice that the neck pickup does not lie parallel to the strings, but is angled upwards at the bridge end of the PUP. I checked a few other -339's at a dealer, and thet all seem to be the same. Looks odd ... don't think it affect tone, but it must be having some effect, since the front of the pickup is lower than the back. Other than putting some from of padding under the pickup, I cannot see a way to fix this little detail. My questions: Do any other -339 owners have the same "feature"? Can it affect tone - before I start fiddling around, removing screws, etc. Many Thanks for advice, Larry