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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: JamesHealey on April 16, 2006, 04:44:34 PM

Title: Pickup Height?
Post by: JamesHealey on April 16, 2006, 04:44:34 PM: How close should i have my miracle man to the strings (pressed down at 22nd fret), with the mm in the bridge?

I want the most output so obviously i want it close but i dont want any nasty over tones how close u think?

previous to this i had it a good 5mm away, i've moved it closer to about 2mm and the tone is smoking!? just not sure if thats too close and i might be losing some tone?

also any ideas for the neck?
Title: Pickup Height?
Post by: jt on April 16, 2006, 05:59:41 PM: :D The general consensus is to use your ears. Select a clean sound on your amp then strum some chords & make adjustments as needed. It sounds to me like you`ve got it about right as you discribe your sound as "Smoking" :P

I have my VHII & Mules set high at the bridge as well. They both sound good to me !!!

As for the neck Both my Mules & VHII are set low. If you look at the P/U in the body it`s slightly higher by about 2mm above the Pickup ring.

:D 8)
Title: Pickup Height?
Post by: AdamB on April 16, 2006, 06:09:19 PM: what the advantages of having your pickup close or further away from the strings?
Title: Pickup Height?
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on April 16, 2006, 08:03:40 PM: Quote from: adammato
what the advantages of having your pickup close or further away from the strings?

The further the pickup is from the strings, the less effect the magnetic pull will have on them. You will get more of your guitar's acoustic tone. The output will be diminished, however, as the pickups will be far away from the source of your sound: the string. When the pickup is closer, output is increased, but so is the magnet's pull on the string.
Title: Pickup Height?
Post by: AdamB on April 17, 2006, 01:59:47 AM: isn't the sustain higher if further away?

or is that just something crazy that i've heard?
Title: Pickup Height?
Post by: Miracle Man Matt on April 17, 2006, 02:07:23 AM: If I remember rightly, My MM is around 1.5-2mm away form the strings
Title: Pickup Height?
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on April 17, 2006, 03:22:37 AM: Quote from: adammato
isn't the sustain higher if further away?
or is that just something crazy that i've heard?

I've found that the string sustains more with the pickup being higher.
Title: Pickup Height?
Post by: OD-Black_Fire on April 17, 2006, 04:54:05 AM: EDIT: The closer the pickups are to your strings the less it sustains. The magnets will have a strong pull on the strings, pretty much grabbing the strings harder so they don't move as long. But the closer they are, the louder the sound is. So I would find the loudest point before it starts to kill your sustain. The more powerfull the magnet the further it must be set away. My EMG's can be right up next to them because EMG's have very very weak magnets. Warpigs and MM's have very very strong magnets.