Complex sentence: The neck pickup is slanted wth respect to the strings axis, reminiscent of a Stratocaster bridge pickup, necessary to better center the strings over the wider spaced pickup poles, and less tone affecting than the Strat, due the this up-neck location.
Split into simpler sentences: The neck pickup is slanted with respect to the strings axis, similar to a Stratocaster bridge pickup. While necessary to better center the strings over the wider-spaced single coil's poles, this placement affects tone less than on a Strat due to the up-neck location.