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Posted by: TheReturnFC-Ibanez Oct 14 2007, 12:08 PM

Well guys,
I got a question after i screwed my guitar myself to check out the system inside this guitar....

So i took out all of it... pickup...strings...bridge...all screws....even my knobs... ''

So I dont really know how to put up the height of the pick up with would work out fine!!

I want a deep explanation... hope I would not misunderstand it...

thank you guys....

Posted by: Hemlok Oct 14 2007, 01:23 PM

I cannot give you a deep explanation, this is just what I would do.

Screw around with it until you get the desired sound. Some clever button will surely post soon and help ya

Regards,

Brent

Posted by: TheReturnFC-Ibanez Oct 14 2007, 01:27 PM

yea i know it's quite technical but i will do it myself...

i loved it this way...

Posted by: Vinod Oct 14 2007, 01:36 PM

I don;t know the tech site but I reccomend you to do trial and error procees,Learning it yourself may be very interesting,
and Hope some one give you good advices

Posted by: TheReturnFC-Ibanez Oct 14 2007, 02:04 PM

yea i tried but i still not get it at all ''

wait for answers... thank for your words...

Posted by: muntahunta Oct 14 2007, 08:23 PM

depending on the pickup type theres different ways to do it...

what pickups have you got?

Posted by: TheReturnFC-Ibanez Oct 14 2007, 11:28 PM

i think that i told u which gear i have??

Never mind

i have H-H pickups...

waiting for answers!!

Posted by: muntahunta Oct 14 2007, 11:46 PM

well i was once told to get the pickups as close to the strings as possible without any buzz. however when i put my EMG's in, it just didnt seem right. so what i suggest is find that spot where the pickups dont give you any buzz then just use trial and error lowering the pickups by 1 half turn of the screwdriver on each side (trying to keep the distance from the strings the same at both sides of each pickup)

its different for all guitars and pickups so trial and error is really the only thing to suggest

Posted by: TheReturnFC-Ibanez Oct 17 2007, 12:31 PM

still waiting for answers...

Posted by: swingline Oct 17 2007, 12:40 PM

If it comes down to it you could take it in to a guitar shop and their rather tell you how or fix it. A couple of bucks is much better than no guitar for days on end.

Posted by: TheReturnFC-Ibanez Oct 20 2007, 11:56 PM

more comment needed.... i couldn't go to guitar shop at all...too far from my place.... 1 hr? bus... too bored

Posted by: Tank Oct 21 2007, 12:48 AM

There's no set rule to it. Just strike the strings and start adjusting to taste.

The closer the pickups are to the strings, the louder the output, but there will be more compression, so there will be less dynamic range. So the quiet bits will be loud, but when you thrash it, the sound will not be much louder. And you might have trouble with high gain stuff, as all your finger movements will be amplified.

Further away, less volume from the guitar, but more dynamic range. If you pick lightly, it will sound quiet. If you thrash it, it will sound loud. However, there will be more background noise from your pickups (though buckers will compensate for that to an extent).

So just get your screwdriver out, and start adjusting.

Posted by: Unleash-The-Shred Oct 21 2007, 01:06 AM

Maybe this site could be of some help.

http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/default.htm