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How far apart should guitar pickups be?
Start by setting all of your guitar pickups to 3/32” (0.093”, 2.38mm) on the bass side and 2/32” (1/16”, 0.0625”, 1.98mm) on the treble side. Remember, this is the space between the top of the pole piece and the bottom of the string, held down at the last fret.
How far apart are Les Paul pickups?
“On electrics, our official spec is 3/64ths of an inch. In other words, that’s the gap we’re looking for between the 12th fret and the bottom of the high E string. Then on the low E string, we’re looking for a gap of 5/64ths of an inch from the top of the fret to the bottom of the low E string.
How far apart are humbuckers?
DiMarzio “Standard” humbuckers measure 1.90″ (48 mm) center-to-center from the first polepiece to the sixth. A Seymour Duncan standard humbucker string spacing measures just a touch wider, coming in at 1.930″ (49mm).
How far should humbuckers be from strings?
1.6-millimeter
Gibson’s engineers recommend a 1.6-millimeter distance between the strings and the pickups for the bridge pickup, and 2.4 millimeters for the neck pickup. In the 1950s, it was 1.6-millimeters for both pickups, which may have reflected the lower-output, unpotted standard of the day.
Are my pickups too high?
Setting your pickup height too high will cause your magnets to push and pull your strings out of tune. Here’s a quick way to tell if this is happening to you: play the Low E string at a high fret (15th fret is a good one to start at). You might hear a “warbling” sound. That sound is your magnet fighting your string.
How far should pickups be from strings Les Paul?
Q: How close to the strings should the pickups on my Gibson Les Paul be? A: Gibson recommends 3/32″ on the bass string side and 1/16″ on the treble string side.
How far should a humbucker be from the bridge?
1/16″
For standard, full-size humbuckers, a reasonable starting point for the bridge pickup is at least 1/16″ (1.5mm) from the high E and 5/64″ (2 mm) from the low E.
How far is pickup from bridge?
Today Gibson recommends 1/16″ (1.6 mm) for the bridge pickup and 3/32″ (2.4 mm) for the neck. My own preference is to start with 3/32″ (2.4 mm) on the bass side and 1/16″ (1.6 mm) on the treble side for both bridge and neck humbuckers.