Pickup movement

mrgoose

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As a novice and having just purchased a 2021 SE Standard 22 Fret model I noticed both pickups rock from side to side. Is this normal. Somebody mentioned to me they maybe floating pickups but as a complete novice this doesn't mean anything to me. Any advice is appreciated.
 
I assume you mean they will move when you apply pressure, not that they just rock back and forth with movement of the guitar. If they just flop around, you have an issue.
 
I assume you mean they will move when you apply pressure, not that they just rock back and forth with movement of the guitar. If they just flop around, you have an issue.
Thanks, no i noticed them moving when I lightly wiped them. Thing is i did notice both pickups are not sitting centrally but biased to one side in the light coloured cage surrounding them and could be rocked quite a lot if light pressure was applied in the other direction. Even by eye I could see this changed the distance to the string ..... OK unlikely while playing but has raised concern as I am a novice player not having a trained ear as to whether the sound is right or not ?.
 
If it bothers you or makes noise when your playing a small bit of foam under the pickup will hold them in place
Thanks I thought that but i,ll get it checked out and I have my trusty Pacifica to fall back on for now.
 
You can always swap out the springs with stiffer ones- I've had to do this in the past when swapping pickups between guitars.
 
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