WayneW Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I received my new Gibson 67 SG Reissue with P90 pups and the strings are resting on the pole pieces to the front pup. I have never tried adjusting this type of pup and would appreciate any advice/instructions any of you could provide. It would cost me $45 to have a local tech do the setup and since this is the only problem, I'd rather take care of it myself. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 The six flat-head screws are obviously your pole pieces. There are also two phillips-head screws (one between the A and D strings and another between the G and B strings) and these are for adjusting the pickup height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneW Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 The six flat-head screws are obviously your pole pieces. There are also two phillips-head screws (one between the A and D strings and another between the G and B strings) and these are for adjusting the pickup height. How far should I lower it? What should the distance from the pole to the string be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Here's a pretty informative link... http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/aph.htm To at least get in the ballpark, fret your high and low E strings at the highest fret. The pole pieces should be between 3/16" and 1/4" from the strings. As a rough guide, the plug on a guitar cable is 1/4" so you can slip it between the string and the pole piece to get an idea. BTW, when I went downstairs to check my '67 Special, the bridge pickup almost touches the strings when I fret them at the top fret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneW Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Thanks, I'll try that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneW Posted March 7, 2008 Author Share Posted March 7, 2008 In case anyone is interested, I got the correct specs from Gibson: Neck P90: 3/32" at both high and low E strings when held down at 22nd fret. Bridge P90: 1/16" at both high and low E strings when held down at 22nd pret. The adjustment screws are small. I had to buy a new screwdriver to adjust them and wanted to get the correct size, but the tech at Gibson couldn't tell me what size to get. He suggested I check out Stewart McDonald (stewmac.com). They carry tools and other things for instruments. They sell a Guitar Tech Screwdriver Set that has Phillips heads in sizes 000, 00, 0 and 1 plus flat tips and Alen tips for $24.95. I only needed the Phillips screwdrivers so I looked around online to see if I could find a set of just those kind and at Home Depot they sell a Husky 8-in-1 Precision Screwdriver set for $5.97 that has the Phillps in 000, 00, 0 and 1 (the #1 size is what I needed for the adjustment screws), and it also includes flat tips in sizes 1/16", 5/64" , 3/32", and 1/8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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