Seth Lover '77 Tele deluxe HB dead on D string

[macmeda]

Hi,
I just bought a '77 Telecaster Deluxe with original pickups and it appears that on the neck pickup no sound is coming from the D string. It has adjustable pole pieces and I raised it a little and had no noticeable change. Any one have a take on the problem and how / where to fix it?
Thanks
ME

[bkaster]

Oh it probably not worth fixing ... you should just let me take it off your hands :-)

Demagnetized pole? What happens when you swap poles with a working string?

Congrats on the Tele!

[macmeda]

Thanks!
Can I just unscrew them and swap them out?
If that is the case whats the fix?
Oh it probably not worth fixing ... you should just let me take it off your hands :-)

Demagnetized pole? What happens when you swap poles with a working string?

Congrats on the Tele!

[macmeda]

O K, I replaced the string and although I did get more output than before it is still 2/3 the output of the rest even after adjusting the pole piece up and or down. So what I tried was to switch pole pieces with the corresponding D on the bridge pickup, what do you know the pole piece is the culprit.
The question is now how do I fix, re or de magnetize the pole piece?
Thanks
ME

[DANOCASTER]

ok.. here's PROBABLY the deal

for whatever the reason - on MOST of these guitars, there is polarity issues w/ the poles and ya gotta swap em around. Check and make sure that D string is lower output on ALL pickups configurations. I say because usually it's fine on the neck or bridge but not in the middle, etc.... meaning the pickups D poles are fine w/ each other on ONE pickup but not along w/ the other pickup, etc...

you can reverse the polarity of EACH (string's poles) by removing and reversing the opposite pole from the underside of the pickup - understand ?

the '73 I recently sold in emporium was ALL GOOFED UP when I got it. After a few hours of messing around , I got it all sorted out. I think the girls in Fullerton just popped them in any which way

hopefully, you understand what I'm saying - pretty certain that's your issue. - a pair of poles out of polarity w/ make that string WAY quieter.

I discovered that when I was recording simple arpeggios on a track and certain notes were just GONE