DeadRanchHands
Joined: Apr 15, 2008
Posts: 1281
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Posted on May 26 2012 01:29 AM
So I recently did some tweaking/painting on my Jag, then put it all back together. It sounded great except for the bridge pickup. Ugly icepick tone. Then I noticed - it was set lower than usual. That thing needs to be cranked up really close to strings to sound good.
This ever happen to you? I also like Jazzmaster pickups up very close to the strings. They come alive up there.
— http://www.reverbnation.com/thedeadranchhands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZEW74mHjQk
Last edited: May 26, 2012 01:29:38
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
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Posted on May 26 2012 07:42 AM
I'm no expert and i only just learned this from youtube.
Adjust the pickups down as far from the strings as possible. Lay the guitar on something soft and support the neck with a small cushion. Tune up with a digital tuner keeping it attached for the next part. Raise a pickup and watch the tuner to see how the magnets affect the strings. Try to find a happy medium.
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DeadRanchHands
Joined: Apr 15, 2008
Posts: 1281
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Posted on May 26 2012 10:34 AM
crumble wrote:
I'm no expert and i only just learned this from youtube.
Adjust the pickups down as far from the strings as possible. Lay the guitar on something soft and support the neck with a small cushion. Tune up with a digital tuner keeping it attached for the next part. Raise a pickup and watch the tuner to see how the magnets affect the strings. Try to find a happy medium.
For me I don't like the sound until the bridge pickup is almost touching the strings.
— http://www.reverbnation.com/thedeadranchhands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZEW74mHjQk
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Louie7
Joined: Jan 30, 2007
Posts: 448
50,000 Light-Years Beyond Planet Claire
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Posted on May 26 2012 07:36 PM
I found, on my 1963 Jaguar, that if the pickups are too close to the strings, false tones, odd harmonics and noises appear..specially on the bass strings.
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Samosurfer
Joined: Jun 24, 2011
Posts: 52
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Posted on Dec 26 2012 03:20 PM
All pups get in my way when they're too high....specially the bridge!
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