The instructions which came with the original Les Pauls carried the folowing advice;
"...this dimension to be approximately 1/16" from the underside of the string to the top of the pickup when the string is depressed at the last fret of the fingerboard..."
These guitars came fitted with a set of 12's. Lighter strings may need a bit more clearance.
Oh;I can't decide on :
Ohio - Neil Young.
Nebraska - The Boss.
New York New York - Frankie.
New England - Billy Bragg.
Etc...etc...
You, dear listener, can choose!
4"33' - John Cale.
If you don't know it' date=' I'll save you wasting your time; It's a 'song' - four minutes and thirty-three seconds of silence........[/size']
I Went Back to My Fourth Wife for the Third Time and Gave Her a Second Chance to Make a First Class Fool Out of Me - Rev.Billy C. Wirtz
Dan'g Nab It!!! We're in Dangerous C&W Territory Here!!!