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purple hayes View Member Profile	Jun 16 2009, 01:24 PM
Jun 16 2009, 01:24 PM	Ultimate Guitar Hero Posts: 1.085 Joined: 6-September 07 From: USA	I took my new guitar into the shop for a set up and it came back with the pickups adjusted like this. The picture is exaggerated a little, but not much. Why would you set up a guitar like that? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My guitar bits on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/duathlon70" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/duathlon70</a>

Praetorian View Member Profile	Jun 16 2009, 01:32 PM
Jun 16 2009, 01:32 PM	Learning Apprentice Player & Challenge Star Posts: 1.995 Joined: 10-March 08 From: Albany NY USA	There is a height adjustment on either side of the pickup for this very reason. I suppose it is since the higher strings are smaller diameter, it keeps the string distance the same as the thicker (lower) strings. Am I wrong guys? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Ben ___________________________________________ "PLAY YOUR DAMN GUITAR!!" - Kirk Hammett Fender American Standard Stratocaster Ibanez RG4EXQM1

ZakkWylde View Member Profile	Jun 16 2009, 01:33 PM
Jun 16 2009, 01:33 PM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 3.185 Joined: 22-June 07 From: Germany	The pickups height changes the tone and the pickup response. The closer you put the pickup to the strings the more output you get and the sound becomes more trebly but if you put the pickup too close to the strings you get unwanted harmonics and increased noise. The way your pickup was adjusted is to give you more low end on the lower strings, if you want more clarity but less low end then raise it on this side. If your high strings are too trebly for you taste try lowering them. Pickup height is all about personal preferance, you can change your guitars characteristiics A LOT with diffrent pickup heights. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Gear: - Jackson USA Select KV2 King V with EMG 81/85 - Gibson Les Paul Custom Arctic White with EMG 81/85 - Ibanez Rg 8527 J Custom 7-String with DiMarzio Evolution and Air Norton - Peavey 6505+ head with Marshall 1960AV 4x12 cab - Peavey Vypyr 30 Practice Amp - Dunlop Crybaby From Hell, Maxon OD808, Boss TU-2, MXR CarbonCopy, ISP Decimator, MXR Custom Audio Electronics Booster

skennington View Member Profile	Jun 16 2009, 01:57 PM
Jun 16 2009, 01:57 PM	Learning Roadie - Never Give Up - Moderator Posts: 7.461 Joined: 25-November 07 From: Charlotte,NC USA	Is it just the height adjustment, or was the entire pickup moved? Sounds like what you are describing is that they offset the pickup similar to a Tele or single coil on a strat. Some of the old Kramer's had a bucker that was offset but the body was routed for this. Can you put up an actual picture? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- *Show Off The Lessons You Have Learned Here On The REC Board And Receive Valuable Feedback from Our Instructors!* *Check Out The Virtual Bands* *Want To Join One, Or Maybe Form Your Own?*

AdamB View Member Profile	Jun 16 2009, 02:05 PM
Jun 16 2009, 02:05 PM	GMC:er Posts: 425 Joined: 2-July 07	Often times they'll shift it closer to the strings at one end to account for amplitude differences between strings, so that one string isn't louder than all the others. This would be most noticeable on a clean, uncompressed setting, as overdrive will tend to smooth this out anyway. It is usually preference though, as others here have said. You can put the pickups however you like, it'll just sound slightly different and interact with the strings a little differently. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

purple hayes View Member Profile	Jun 16 2009, 02:18 PM
Jun 16 2009, 02:18 PM	Ultimate Guitar Hero Posts: 1.085 Joined: 6-September 07 From: USA	QUOTE (skennington @ Jun 16 2009, 08:57 AM) Is it just the height adjustment, or was the entire pickup moved? Sounds like what you are describing is that they offset the pickup similar to a Tele or single coil on a strat. Some of the old Kramer's had a bucker that was offset but the body was routed for this. Can you put up an actual picture? \ It was just a height adjustment, but it was very noticeable. The neck pickup was lowered so far on the heavy strings that it seemed to have fallen off the end of the adjusting screw. /can't post a picture, I corrected the problem already. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My guitar bits on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/duathlon70" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/duathlon70</a>

skennington View Member Profile	Jun 16 2009, 04:44 PM
Jun 16 2009, 04:44 PM	Learning Roadie - Never Give Up - Moderator Posts: 7.461 Joined: 25-November 07 From: Charlotte,NC USA	QUOTE (purple hayes @ Jun 16 2009, 09:18 AM) \ It was just a height adjustment, but it was very noticeable. The neck pickup was lowered so far on the heavy strings that it seemed to have fallen off the end of the adjusting screw. /can't post a picture, I corrected the problem already. Ah, I see now. Not sure what I was thinking from your illustration.. Glad you got it worked out. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- *Show Off The Lessons You Have Learned Here On The REC Board And Receive Valuable Feedback from Our Instructors!* *Check Out The Virtual Bands* *Want To Join One, Or Maybe Form Your Own?*

Ivan Milenkovic View Member Profile	Jun 16 2009, 05:54 PM
Jun 16 2009, 05:54 PM	Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	Me too didn't quite understand the picture, but if the problem is solved, no harm done You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE - Check out my GMC Profile and Lessons - (Please subscribe to my) YouTube Official Channel - Let's be connected through ! Facebook! :)

Marc_Maiden View Member Profile	Jun 16 2009, 09:01 PM
Jun 16 2009, 09:01 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.164 Joined: 23-October 08 From: Fremont, CA	here is a cool mod i did to my new guitar with the extra seymour duncan JB i had. i raised one of the single coils poles (the little magnets, not the pick up itself) height very high, and kept the other very low. what this did was make a strat tone, with still a little kick to cancel out noise and give it a little fatter sound, the 2 rail single coil picks i had came with 5 wires, so i wired them as single coil, the result is amazing clean strat like tone, right in the middle of hot rodded and vintage heres the picture: You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Marc_Maiden: Jun 16 2009, 09:26 PM -------------------- - Marc Current Set up: Atomic Reactor 2x12 Cab/power amp with a Digitech rp1000 as a preamp Schecter c1 plus electric guitar

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