Members AimmarCair Posted February 15, 2012 Members Share Posted February 15, 2012 AH PBBLT PBBT PBBLT PBTLTTTT Werd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted February 15, 2012 Members Share Posted February 15, 2012 Interesting, my SG bridge pickup sounds like {censored} most of the time i'm going to have to try this next time i do a re-string. You don't need to do a restring - just go for it. I actually think it's better to do it on an older set because they've settled in and you're used to the sound of them. The difference should be pretty dramatic if you've got them too high. I should say there is of course the possibility to that you can have them too far away too - at that point, you can lose output and that's no good so don't go slamming them to the deck thinking you'll get even more sustain out of them. It's a balancing act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted February 15, 2012 Members Share Posted February 15, 2012 Interesting, my SG bridge pickup sounds like {censored} most of the time i'm going to have to try this next time i do a re-string. Me too, with an SG, 490t in it. It does seem like the pickup is too high. I'll try lowering it tomorrow. Needs new strings too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Liff Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 awesome tip man! i did it on my jazzmaster and works really well. does it apply on bass too? Yep.My homey Kittycaster has an ingenious way of setting Strat pickup heights to perfection - dangle a paper clip on a piece of string over the polepieces at the height of the string. Lower the pickup until you can no longer feel the magnetic pull on the paperclip. Your guitar will have a lot more sustain and likely sound a lot better overall. I've used this method on a variety of guitars and it seems to work no matter what pickup is used, but it's most noticeable on a Strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 Interesting, my SG bridge pickup sounds like {censored} most of the time i'm going to have to try this next time i do a re-string. Oh, that's because it's an SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 Usually I just adjust my pickups until they sound good. For a strat this is usually when they no longer cause the string to go out of tune if I play at the 12th fret and above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Great Waldo Pepper Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 This thread is full of win. Agreed this is one of the best threads on HCFX in 5 years! Erksin's advice via Howard AKA "Kittycaster" has saved me a lot of $ I would have thrown at gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boytbpc Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 Great advice Erksin. I'm going to try it with my SCN single coils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Great Waldo Pepper Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 awesome tip man! i did it on my jazzmaster and works really well. does it apply on bass too? It works for all pickups... Each instrument, strings, pickups, amp, and player SYSTEM is different so all the manufacturers' hard set rules 2/32" on the bass side 5/64" on the treble side is rubbish. Every instrument should be treated as if it is completely unique and after time with it, you will learn what fits for "YOU". Use yr ears and feel it! Howard's paper clip approach helps you feel what the pickup senses depending on how close it is to the strings. It makes sense too. If the string is at the very surface of the magnetic dome, it sounds airier and less bassy. If the string vibrates completely within the magnetic dome it can sound thuddy and not so responsive. The place in the middle is what you want, just like Goldilocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Capsule Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 Oh, that's because it's an SG. This is honestly how i felt about it. Kinda want to drop p90's in it. But the neck pu sounds freaking amazing so i haven't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Robert Kortus Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 So, let's say I have a hard time getting a good balance between the neck and bridge pickups (p-90's), where the neck is too loud and muddy and the bridge about takes your head off because it's so bright. What would you suggest. I'm going to try the paperclip trick, but should I mess with the individual pole pieces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 So, let's say I have a hard time getting a good balance between the neck and bridge pickups (p-90's), where the neck is too loud and muddy and the bridge about takes your head off because it's so bright. What would you suggest. I'm going to try the paperclip trick, but should I mess with the individual pole pieces? On the neck, you'll definitely want to drop it and I'm betting the bridge will want to come up a little bit to fill it out in the mids. I don't really mess with the poles too much - they are really only there IMO to compensate for individual string volume differences and to add a little sparkle to plain strings or definition to the wound ones. The bulk of the actual tone shaping happens with the overall height of the bobbin(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Liff Posted February 17, 2012 Members Share Posted February 17, 2012 awesome linput! this technique really saved my jazzmaster SYSTEM! It works for all pickups... Each instrument, strings, pickups, amp, and player SYSTEM is different so all the manufacturers' hard set rules 2/32" on the bass side 5/64" on the treble side is rubbish. Every instrument should be treated as if it is completely unique and after time with it, you will learn what fits for "YOU". Use yr ears and feel it! Howard's paper clip approach helps you feel what the pickup senses depending on how close it is to the strings. It makes sense too. If the string is at the very surface of the magnetic dome, it sounds airier and less bassy. If the string vibrates completely within the magnetic dome it can sound thuddy and not so responsive. The place in the middle is what you want, just like Goldilocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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