I don't know if it is true for humbuckers, but it seems that there has to be some high-end roll off on metal-covered single coils such as Tele neck pickups. Is this because the Tele pickup's construction is all that different than that of a Strat pickup, or is it simply because of the cover? I understand there are pickup manufacturers that make coverless Tele neck pickups - any experiences with these?
One other question I have and I don't want to bother making another thread about:
On humbuckers, does the placement of the actual pickup matter a whole lot, in terms of which coil the adjustable pole pieces are on? For example, the neck pickup of my SG was installed with the pole pieces on the bottom coil, farther from the neck, and the magnets closer to the neck. I'm guessing this is negligable but then again, when you play at different spots on the string, going further from the bridge toward the neck, there are many different tonal "hotspots", so maybe this little minor detail could influence that in some way? Thoughts?