This was sparked by my feeling that my low E string was too prominent when playing four note jazz chords. On my other guitars I set the pole piece by neck radius. But this person’s argument is pretty convincing. Note that I am a physicist who understands quite well Faraday’s law and the theory behind pickups.
https://www.mylespaul.com/threads/how-to-properly-set-the-pole-piece-height-on-humbuckers.450051/
https://www.mylespaul.com/threads/how-to-properly-set-the-pole-piece-height-on-humbuckers.450051/