The bridge saddles are canted to place the strings over the centers of the poles. Which is not fully evident from the perspective in this closeup picture. The pickup has been raised closer to the strings for more output, and closer to the centers of the smaller string than the largest to make the high notes sound as loud as the low notes, or so it seemed at the time. This setup has a harsher, more noisy metallic sound than for strings positioned over the edges of the pole pieces. s