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Basically this, but tune it by ear. The thicker strings can end up needing to be proportionally further away.
The split P pickup is an awesome design. It has the nice attack of a single coil, with none of the hum, and you can set it up so the strings have pretty even volume.
I know people like to praise the Telecaster for its functional design but to me the split pickup Precision bass got it even more right all those decades ago.
Setting a split coils P style pickup at any angle other than perpendicular to the string path is possible but of little consequence so long as the string excursion remains within the magnetic field of the polepieces.
In recent weeks, the OP has repeatedly posted about buying a bass guitar - probably of the Precision persuasion - but never reported back to confirm that a purchase had been made.
http://fenderbassplayer.com/images/articles/FBP-PBass9.jpg
This is because of the fingerboard radius, the increasing action height on the thicker strings, and the greater moving mass (and hence higher output) from the thicker strings, all added together.
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You are right my friend. I have decided to buy a Fender Precision, probably Mex made and likely in early August when we return from holidays. I have checked out a few recently and noticed yesterday that some of the Ps had extreme slope on the pickups. Almost as if the instrument had received a hefty blow from rough handling. So apologies for all the questions about Precisions. The shops here have lots of white, black and red models. I have guitars in those colours and quite fancy a sunburst. The sunburst in the shop is a USA built model and is close to €2K.....
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There are a few but the prices being asked is close to what a new bass would cost.
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But it it depends on the pickup itself, the strings used, and the tone you are after.
Looks like my Squier Silver Series.
Unable to tolerate the anachronism, I installed a pre-owned Duncan Antiquity in the AVRI '63. The Fender '58 style pickup went in my ex-HarrySeven Squier. This pickup and the USA tort 'guard are probably more valuable than the rest of the Squier put together. With D'Addario flats, the Squier makes a fine backup for the AVRI. Shame that it doesn't smell as good.