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Topic: Ideal distance from pickup to strings. |
John D. Carter
From:
Canton, Ohio, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2008 3:32 pm |
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| How close should the strings be to the pickup. Is there an ideal distance? Thanks. |
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Terry Farmer
From:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2008 10:00 pm
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Try the thickness of two quarters between the top of the pickup and the bottom of the strings as a baseline. From there you can fine tune a little up or down according to what pleases your ears.  |
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John D. Carter
From:
Canton, Ohio, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2008 4:12 am
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| Thanks for the tip. I have alot of adjustment to do. |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 18 Dec 2008 10:10 am
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John - What kind of pickup(s) do you have? Single-coil? Humbucking? What brand? Exposed pole-pieces (magnets) or covered in plastic?
Lee, from South Texas |
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John D. Carter
From:
Canton, Ohio, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2008 10:17 am
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| Lee, I have 3 guitars. One with humbucker off of a Fender strat, another with the single coil off the same guitar, and the one that I am most concerned with has a Airline DLX-SA R (SeiQ) which looks like a humbucker, but I think when I bought it, it was specified as a single coil. It is a brand new pickup that is suppose to give a vintage sound. I haven't heard it yet as I am still preping the guitar to accept it. |
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