Pickup Height...

[Oblivion DC]

Thanks oblivion DC.... but do i have to turn it like as what you stated when gotten a new pickup off new from manufacturer or its fine when leaving it as it was or it be better turning a new pickup that way as what you mentioned?

If you just got the pickup fresh out of the box and installed it you should be good to start there. This way if you don't like how it sounds you can reverse everything and be back to the original configuration.

 

[hopkinWFG]

Thanks oblivion DC.... but do i have to turn it like as what you stated when gotten a new pickup off new from manufacturer or its fine when leaving it as it was or it be better turning a new pickup that way as what you mentioned?

If you just got the pickup fresh out of the box and installed it you should be good to start there. This way if you don't like how it sounds you can reverse everything and be back to the original configuration.

Cool thanks for the info

 

[KentC]

For any new guitar I get, or pickup change, I've always started with the pickup VERY low in the guitar, as low as 3/4" away from the strings if I can, and just go from there. I'll play it for a while, clean, dirty, palm mutes and so on. Then I'll start raising it ever so slightly and repeat the playing every time I adjust it. This kinda gives me an idea of what the "sweep" (for lack of better term) of the pickup is like. When I was using JB's in my Eclipse, I started using them close to the strings because that where the most output seemed to come from. Later I found that I liked them very low and far away from the strings. Sure they lost some of their output and gain, but they gained alot more clarity and articulation when I did that. At that point I started experimenting with lower output pickups and found out those were more to my liking. But just starting from the bottom and working my way up is how i've always done it. Passive, active, dont matter. Stating low and going all the way up, and backing it back down again to where I thought it sounded the best for what I was playing.

 

[maddnotez]

For any new guitar I get, or pickup change, I've always started with the pickup VERY low in the guitar, as low as 3/4" away from the strings if I can, and just go from there. I'll play it for a while, clean, dirty, palm mutes and so on. Then I'll start raising it ever so slightly and repeat the playing every time I adjust it. This kinda gives me an idea of what the "sweep" (for lack of better term) of the pickup is like. When I was using JB's in my Eclipse, I started using them close to the strings because that where the most output seemed to come from. Later I found that I liked them very low and far away from the strings. Sure they lost some of their output and gain, but they gained alot more clarity and articulation when I did that. At that point I started experimenting with lower output pickups and found out those were more to my liking. But just starting from the bottom and working my way up is how i've always done it. Passive, active, dont matter. Stating low and going all the way up, and backing it back down again to where I thought it sounded the best for what I was playing.

Good idea. I'm going to try this out. Sadly I've never lowered my pups all the way down. Maybe I'll like mine better if it's really low.

 

[Oblivion DC]

For any new guitar I get, or pickup change, I've always started with the pickup VERY low in the guitar, as low as 3/4" away from the strings if I can, and just go from there. I'll play it for a while, clean, dirty, palm mutes and so on. Then I'll start raising it ever so slightly and repeat the playing every time I adjust it. This kinda gives me an idea of what the "sweep" (for lack of better term) of the pickup is like. When I was using JB's in my Eclipse, I started using them close to the strings because that where the most output seemed to come from. Later I found that I liked them very low and far away from the strings. Sure they lost some of their output and gain, but they gained alot more clarity and articulation when I did that. At that point I started experimenting with lower output pickups and found out those were more to my liking. But just starting from the bottom and working my way up is how i've always done it. Passive, active, dont matter. Stating low and going all the way up, and backing it back down again to where I thought it sounded the best for what I was playing.

Good idea. I'm going to try this out. Sadly I've never lowered my pups all the way down. Maybe I'll like mine better if it's really low.

Careful how far you drop them. If the cavity is deep enough the mount could come off the screw and you'll have to pull the pickup ring to hook it back up.

 

[KentC]

For any new guitar I get, or pickup change, I've always started with the pickup VERY low in the guitar, as low as 3/4" away from the strings if I can, and just go from there. I'll play it for a while, clean, dirty, palm mutes and so on. Then I'll start raising it ever so slightly and repeat the playing every time I adjust it. This kinda gives me an idea of what the "sweep" (for lack of better term) of the pickup is like. When I was using JB's in my Eclipse, I started using them close to the strings because that where the most output seemed to come from. Later I found that I liked them very low and far away from the strings. Sure they lost some of their output and gain, but they gained alot more clarity and articulation when I did that. At that point I started experimenting with lower output pickups and found out those were more to my liking. But just starting from the bottom and working my way up is how i've always done it. Passive, active, dont matter. Stating low and going all the way up, and backing it back down again to where I thought it sounded the best for what I was playing.

Good idea. I'm going to try this out. Sadly I've never lowered my pups all the way down. Maybe I'll like mine better if it's really low.

Careful how far you drop them. If the cavity is deep enough the mount could come off the screw and you'll have to pull the pickup ring to hook it back up.

Yeah,,watch out for that. I've never had it happen to me before, but doesn't mean that it couldn't!