Guitar pickup height adjustment electric guitar

[TheBrandonliteyr]

@thegreendaybumbuddy

Check the pickup and make sure the strings aren't rubbing against the pickups because if they are they are damaging the pickup and essentially will have to replace them.

Same thing happened to me but it was my bridge pickup.

[gibsonDaddy]

@TheBrandonliteyr - Simply put, you are setting the pickups to close to the strings. A couple of comments about height. The specs for both fender's and gibsons originate from the 50's, jazz guitar styles and shitty amps. Move ahead 50 years to screamin guitar styles and honkin amps. Therefore, before you get sucked into this video, take a step back, set the pu's farther away, and let the amp work. Your tone will be balanced with rich overtones, mostly high. try it you'll see.

[TheGreendaybumbuddy]

im wondering if anyone can help me with this situation i have noticed that certain frets buzz when played over my middle pickup and bridge pick up but if i play the same fret and play at my neck pickup the fret doesnt buzz does anyone know how to resolve this issue?

[RogueCow]

I trust his accent....



[prefekt1]

is it normal that my humbucker is wobbling a little bit when I press my finger on it ?

[KILL3RKI3R4N]

@prefekt1 i got that a tiny bit on mine.. i think its okay, alot of the school guitars with humbuckers have it alot but they work fine.. maybe someone might have a better opinion though..

[Deathreaper091]

I only got 1 pickup to worry about x)

[boombachaka]

@Deathreaper091 1 pickup?must have one flat ass sound huh?

[Deathreaper091]

@boombachaka actully no

[CletusColtrane]

with those measurements I'm guessing you have Noiseless Pickups

[Eldererr]

wait do i need to do this when i bought my new guitar or my new guitar is already setup?

[Truthzilla]

I lean towards a lower height, particularly for the Strat. To me it seems like mostly a tradeoff between output (higher) and tone (lower), and I go for tone. And I pay attention to how well known guitarists set theirs when I can see that, and the ones who are more tone oriented than drive oriented seem to me to also go for a lower pickup height. On a Strat you'll often see the kneck pickup almost down to the pick guard sometimes.

[TheNewMusicNetwork]

haha so stupid

[shred5]

I used to always measure it out when I first started adjusting pickups, but now I play around with it so I get a nice balance between the pickups. I mean I know that I can't go too close to the strings before I start to get string pull and other unwanted side effects, but with a bit of work and a lot of patience you can get a great blend between your pickups. It's different on every guitar depending on woods, the pickups and how it is setup.

[dmohr7]

ur accent is awesome

[saltgamer]

in my oppinion higher is better for the bridge because if its high the sound is more hot. low on the neck makes the sound mellow

[jazz1066]

can you tell me the heights in m/m ? thanks 

[perdaniel99]

@jazz1066

1/8" = ca. 3mm

3/32" = ca. 2,5mm

[wisesatyr72]

I like to adjust the single coil closer to the strings, is that okay?

[MrJesusFreakinChrist]

@wisesatyr72:

It all depends on personal taste, but with single coil pickups (depending on if they have poles/blades/ect.) you have to be a bit more careful due to the fact that the closer they are, the more tone they can rob, especially in the extreme close up spectrum because the magnetic field of the poles and pickup in general can affect the strings vibration. (This goes for humbuckers as well.)

[ChrisPanagoulopoulos]

what will this do?



[MrJesusFreakinChrist]

@ChrisPanagoulopoulos:

By adjusting the pickup height you can and will affect the tone of the guitar because you are playing with the range and sensitivity of the poles on the pickup. Basically, you are just adjusting the bass/treble mix on each pickup be changing their height.

[tomhalling]

Iv got a way of adjusting them easily:

1. Raise the pickups up so they touch the strings

2. Keep your finger on the highest fret

3. Wedge a pick or something between the string and pickup

4. Slowly lower the pickup until the pick falls out

[progamer11092]

ok, I was helpin my friend restring his guitar, and we got the inotation down, but the third string rings when you fret it on the 12th. and we adjusted the pickup hight and everything but it still rang, and no matter how much you lower the pickup it still rings, what need adjusted?

[Blindside453]

Ok I've been playing guitar for about 6 years but I don't know much about working on them. If you've got a bridge that you can raise or lower the height on try to raise it. I just figured I'd give you a suggestion since no one else has so if anyone else knows a better idea than what I just said than please say it so we can all learn something haha

[progamer11092]

thank you very much.......the strings are touching the Bridge pick up right now......and even if I lower it I am pretrty sure that it still rings........but I will try messin around with the hight adjustments.........so thank you, at least you responded lol

[steph1232009]

@progamer11092 have you tried adjusting the bridge hieght? my ibanez has a similar problem on the 20th frett but thats partly due to the neck being slightly warped. if its got 10s or 11s on it maybe you might need to just raise the bridge VERY slightly and adjust the pickup hieght accordingly

[progamer11092]

ok thank you......oh and does the strings go over or under the Bridge saddles???? my friend wants to kno

[mulholland1985]

dude i have a jackson ps4..i need to adjust the bridge./..the action in other words..i have the strings too high from the fret board and i lowered to the maximum from the floyd rose bridge...but still the strigns are high...can u help me out?plsss..?

[TOM71292]

@mulholland1985 i have the smae problem with my les paul special i thing my neck is too bent but i dont know how to access the truss rod on a les paul special :(

[tatecheddar]

@TOM71292

I would do some serious research before adjusting your truss rod, unless you already know exactly what you're doing. The truss rod can be found underneath the little plate on the headstock just above the nut. There should be three tiny screws. Just remove the screws and the plate will come off.

[512Airsoft]

@progamer11092 I have the same problem on the 14th fret high E string. I've experimented with all kinds of stuff but the only thing that's helped it is raise the tremolo (i'm using an ibanez rg350 w/ floyd rose). Doing that lowers the buzz, but then the tremolo is higher than it should be. I'd say you could try adjusting the truss rod too.

[tlint7]

it should probally be noted that every individual fender pickup models have completely different height adjustments that you start off on then dial them in by ear while playing the guitar to get the sound you want and dont forget the closer the magnet is to the strings you will lose alot of sustain so you have to find a happy medium as far as output you want adn maintaining sustain..

[fullofblood]

1 you breathe heavily 2 and how about if using a 64 metre(if you got which tool i mean)

[asteeg157]

nice

[ubcs96]

thanks for this vid it really helped