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Space between strings and P.U.
Posted: 6 Sep 2003 2:08 am
by Buck Nosaka
If someone will give me the suggestion about the space between strings and the pickups,it will be very much appreciated.
My case the P.U. is Bill Lawrence 705.
I would like to know the right distance.
Posted: 6 Sep 2003 2:49 am
by Tom Ward
Lay a quarter (25-cent piece) on the pick-up and adjust each end of pick-up where the strings just clear the quarter. Works for me!
Posted: 6 Sep 2003 6:27 pm
by David Doggett
What Tom said. That's the closest you'd want to be. They say if you get closer the magnets in the pickup are close enough to the strings to dampen sustain. Sometimes you might want either the treble or bass end moved a little farther away, depending on the tone you want and your picking style.
Posted: 7 Sep 2003 12:37 am
by Ricky Davis
More like 2 or 3 quarters for the 705.
Those are Blade magnets you see..and any closer than 2 quarters and you WIll inhibit the string vibration.
It's the pickups with covers on them(George L..ect.) that you want as close as a quarter...because the magnets are still 3 quarters away under the cover.
Ricky<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 07 September 2003 at 01:39 AM.]</p></FONT>
Posted: 7 Sep 2003 6:22 am
by C Dixon
Well said, Ricky.
carl
Posted: 7 Sep 2003 8:13 am
by Kevin Hatton
Ricky is correct. You don't want to be that close. Two or even three quarters at most.
Posted: 7 Sep 2003 8:18 am
by Alvin Sydnor
One quarter is too close, I use 2 quarters,
Works fine.
Alvin Sydnor
Posted: 7 Sep 2003 10:10 am
by David Doggett
Buck, in case you can't find a quarter there in Japan, it's about 1.6 mm thick. So from what was said above, it sounds like you want the bottom of the strings to be about 3 or 4 mm from the pickup.
Posted: 7 Sep 2003 5:33 pm
by jerry wallace
Gentleman, here are conversions for various measureing methods:
1 Quarter= app .068", 1/16" or 1.72mm
2 Quarters = app .136",1/8" or 3.47mm
3 Quarters = app .204", 3/16" or 5.20mm
If you happen to be short on Quarters, the smooth end of a drill bit makes a good gauge and come in standard sets close to most sizes ..
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<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by jerry wallace on 07 September 2003 at 10:19 PM.]</p></FONT>
Posted: 7 Sep 2003 11:52 pm
by Buck Nosaka
Thenk you very much friends.
All of your comments are very much helpful.
I will work on my guitar tonight.