Ceramic Nailbomb set - firts impressions

[witeter]

true-the setup was fine when it came back, it just wasnt what i wanted or how my guitar was setup before-too much tension on the strings, the tremolo wasnt floating,etc. I messed around with pickup height then  but just wondered what other people normally do-also, does the neck pickup always tend to be lower? im always confused about this because normally neck pickups dont have as higher an output as the bridge -so wouldnt u get a big volume drop?

[darkbluemurder]

The reason that neck pickups are usually set lower than the bridge pickups is because the string vibrates more in the neck position and therefore creates a stronger signal. That is a problem with many guitars that have identical (i.e. non-calibrated) pickups in the neck and bridge positions - the neck pickup then tends to be too bassy and too loud whereas the bridge pickup tends to be too bright and too thin.

Cheers Stephan

[dark order flying V]

Hey guys thanks for that-well the setup on the guitar is still to be sorted; took iot back to the luthier and he says he cant get it back to how it was originally..?!! he says it was probably setup wrong in the firstplace, and here i was thinking setups are subjective..hey ho, so getting it sorted by another guy next week that specialises in PRS's with tremolos.
Just had a question, is 2mm considered medium spacing? because i had my Nailbomb around 2mm and i liked the sound; just curious as to what settings you guys have your pickups at, bridge vs neck,etc.

Here's my set up tip that I've done for the last 15 years for bridge humbuckers. I always depress the two E strings with the same force I pick with on the frett board pressing down on the same point my pick hits the strings...I'm a heavy picker, and I adjust the pickup height to be 1mm below the strings in that depressed status. The sam goes for the neck pick up. Then there I play it and go by ear in a half turn of the srews for tone adjusting.

[witeter]

Hey man thanks for that-will be getting the guitar setup early next week so will be able to mess around with pickup then-cantw ait to find the 'sweet spot' :-) how much lower do you normally put the neck pup in comparison to the bridge? cheers

[Emperoff]

The reason that neck pickups are usually set lower than the bridge pickups is because the string vibrates more in the neck position and therefore creates a stronger signal. That is a problem with many guitars that have identical (i.e. non-calibrated) pickups in the neck and bridge positions - the neck pickup then tends to be too bassy and too loud whereas the bridge pickup tends to be too bright and too thin.

Cheers Stephan

QFT. It happens with most EMG equipped guitars. Most of the 7-string guitars equipped with EMGs come preloaded with twin EMG707s, which means that you can only EQ decently for one pickup. The ones that come with an 81 in the bridge and the 707 in the neck are far worse...

[witeter]

Well took the guitar to the tech again and told him that i was having trouble getting harmonics and sustain out of the nailbombs, (which shouldnt really be happening from comments/reviews ive read). So got it back yesterday and he changed the capacitor and probably did other adjustments. Anyways its made a huge difference, as in they feel ilke different pickups and i think I now have the real sound of the Nialbombs.
The bottom end is just massive and resonant, harmonics are happening all over the place (before i could hardly get any out the nailbombs) and sustain is vastly improved. The neck pickup is lovely and warm and smooth. So I am very happy and cant wait to play with it some more, only had literally 15 minutes to check it out yesterday.

Just goes to show that sometimes small things in a guitar setup/pickup-installation can make HUGE diefferences in sound, i wanted to be excited about the Nailbombs before but to be truthful i was very dissapointed. Now i feel im getting the crushing sounds it says it delivers and cant wait to mess around more and try it out at rehearsal next weeK. Will update more later.