traditional pro pickup hight ?

[anaconda]

Can anyone tell me what the correct pick up hight sould be for the bridge pickup on a traditional pro.?

 

how far away from the strings- high and low E strings. any help i would me greatful

thanks

[GibSinCity]

Can anyone tell me what the correct pick up hight sould be for the bridge pickup on a traditional pro.?

 

how far away from the strings- high and low E strings. any help i would me greatful

thanks

 

I don't think there's a "Written In Stone" rule regarding pickup height.

It's up to the individual.

Try raising it as much as you can, listen to the guitar, then start lowering until you hear a difference if there is one.

Then maybe farthest away, then raise the pickup.

Some people say they hear better tone with lower pickups, some people say the opposite.

Find a position that works for you and the music you play.

[Angellus]

text book pickup height

 

1/16th of an inch when the string is fretted at the last fret.

 

then adjust from there

[GibSinCity]

text book pickup height

 

1/16th of an inch when the string is fretted at the last fret.

 

then adjust from there

 

Yes.

As I said in my post, "Try raising it as much as you can, listen to the guitar, then start lowering until you hear a difference if there is one."

 

Maybe I wasn't clear that that would obviously be an adjustment based on the height at the last fret, but I think raising it to 1/16 of an inch from the string is, pretty close to like I said, "as much as you can", then as I said, start lowering it.

Or, if you prefer, "Adjust from there".

 

By the way, what textbook was that?

Here's a webpage that says "3/16 to1/4 inch"

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/aph.htm

 

And another saying:

"The specs put forth by the manufacturers are merely starting points to depart from, they're not ironclad settings"

http://mysite.verizon.net/jazz.guitar/guitarsetup.htm#Setting the pickup height

 

I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying there's no "Right" height.

[Angellus]

no there is no golden rule on the pickups height and most people or even pup manufacturers will give slightly differing values, however 1/16th is a figure that is more common.

 

sources

 

Gibson Les Paul Manual by Hayes

Seymour Duncan

Dan Erlewine's Repair book

 

when you look online you are more likely to find peoples personal preferences. Remember the further away from the string the lower the output. However this can be adjusted on the amp whatever height you have it at.

 

Personal preference, however when i set up customers guitars I follow the 1/16th rule.

[anaconda]

OK Thanks alot for the info

 

[GibSinCity]

Interesting reading...

 

Gibson Tone Tips #33: String Height — Raise It For Tone!

"But, note that lowering the pickups further from the strings can often also help the strings to vibrate more freely (as discussed way back in Gibson Tone Tips #1), so leaving the pickups lower might be adding a double bonus to your new playing set up. Play with the options and see what works for you, and that will yield the “best right answer” for each individual player..."

 

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/tone-tips-901/

[strat-o-steve]

Start off with the pickups set 1/16" from the string when fretted at the last fret.....and then set the treble side slightly closer to the strings. Now play the guitar and listen for any funky overtones on certain fretted notes. If you have those, then your pickups may be too close to the strings. Things affect how close you can set the pickups too, like string gauge and the type of metal the strings are made of :) So there is no 1 right way to set them....it is really just personal preference. Mine are currently set around 1/8" from the fretted stings, with the treble side around 1/16", because when I play chords, I like the treble strings to cut through just a tad more so it doesn't get muddy :)