Les Paul pickup height

[ianpdq]

The book I have says quarter of an inch then work from there

[TTony]

quarter of an inch

old book ?

[ianpdq]

old book ?

Yep but the oldies are the best http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=e...um=6&ct=result

[Col.Decker]

Yeh they look low but they measure correct when fretting at the last fret.

The Historic pups are sunk into the rings so always look low.

K

the bridge pup bass side looks to be about +5mm below the edge of the pick up ring to me, add to that 3-5mm string clearance for the ring and i'd say the pup was set to about +10mm below the string*

raise it up i say and measure from the underside of the string to the top of the pup magnetic screw, 5mm ish gap








* although i have been to the pub so my calibration may be out

[shugz]

'Looks' a bit strange to my untrained eyes Kev but it's all about how they sound, so if you like them like that then great! For 'my way', I get them level with the (Historic) pickup rings to begin with and then adjust to taste.

Cheers
Hugh

[nocaster]

Yeh they do look low but when I fret at the last fret they measure fine.

I'm playing with the band tomorrow so I'll raise them up flush with the rings and see what that's like.

Will take a screwdriver too.

K

[andrewrg]

This might sound dumb but might it be the amp you're using which isn't getting you the tone you like?

[TTony]

This might sound dumb but might it be the amp you're using which isn't getting you the tone you like?

Don't get him started on amps again ...

[KrisUK]

Yeh they do look low but when I fret at the last fret they measure fine.

I'm playing with the band tomorrow so I'll raise them up flush with the rings and see what that's like.

Will take a screwdriver too.

K

Do you spend all your time up at the last fret?


Unless you play that high up often, I'd bring the pick ups up.

Who cares what the book says? I'd say your ears are a better judgement of what height the pick ups should be at than a book.

[nocaster]

Don't get him started on amps again ...

LOL!

Sometimes I wish I kept my old setup but I'm really happy with what I've got now and it's something I can keep for a while.

I doubt the GT8 and the JVM will age as well.

K