How high should your bridge pickup be?
How high should your bridge pickup be?
For standard, full-size humbuckers, a reasonable starting point for the bridge pickup is at least 1/16″ (1.5mm) from the high E and 5/64″ (2 mm) from the low E. There are no recommended distances for the other 4 strings.
How close should bridge pickup be to the strings?
1.6-millimeter
Gibson’s engineers recommend a 1.6-millimeter distance between the strings and the pickups for the bridge pickup, and 2.4 millimeters for the neck pickup. In the 1950s, it was 1.6-millimeters for both pickups, which may have reflected the lower-output, unpotted standard of the day.
How do you tell if your pickups are too high?
Setting your pickup height too high will cause your magnets to push and pull your strings out of tune. Here’s a quick way to tell if this is happening to you: play the Low E string at a high fret (15th fret is a good one to start at). You might hear a “warbling” sound. That sound is your magnet fighting your string.
Should the pickup height match the bridge pickup volume?
When adjusting the neck pickup height to match the bridge pickup’s volume, it’s important not to raise it too high; if the magnet gets too close to the string, the magnetic field can pull the string out of its rotational arc and cause the string to play out of tune. This may sound silly, but it happens pretty frequently.
How to adjust electric guitar pickup height?
How to Adjust Electric Guitar Pickup Height 1 Take a reference measurement. Before starting, let’s take a reference measurement to make sure that we can always press the reset button and go back to the original settings if 2 Angle of the Pickup to the Strings. 3 Making the first adjustments. 4 Adjusting individual pole pieces.
How do you adjust the pickup height on a Gibson SG?
Adjusting Pickup Height on a Gibson Style Guitar (here, a 61 Reissue SG) Gibson guitars are much like Strats with two screws per pickup (see image below): loosening the screws lowers the pickup while tightening them brings it closer to the strings.
What size pickups do I need for my guitar?
We’ve found 3/32 of an inch (2.381mm) is a good place to start. But every pickup and guitar manufacturer has their own specifications. And getting your pickups to this ballpark setting is actually quite easy. For the most part, all you need is a screwdriver, pocket ruler, and a good playing environment.
