Hey guys, After years of playing a Wolfgang with pickups that weren't height adjustable, I'm still getting used to the adjustable pickups on my Hamer. I seem to be getting a little too much treble and output from the BBQ/Alnico II pro pickup set, which is odd because those are both darker sounding pickups. What would be a good starting point to use as a distance from the strings? Originally, the nickel cover of the bridge pickup was slightly higher than the mounting ring (it's one of those thicker mounting rings.) The neck pickup is also slightly higher than the top of the mounting ring. When I play both guitars back to back through the same amp settings, adjusting only the EQ, the Hamer is much louder than the Wolfgang, and I get all sorts of unwanted overtones. I'm not talking about harmonics, but rather those annoying overtones that sound like pulloffs, only unintended ones. I've had the guitar for a few months now, but I had to wait for some parts that were on a lengthy backorder, so I'm just now getting around to giving it a complete setup. Measuring as best I can, the bridge pickup is about 1/8 of an inch from the strings. I backed it off a little bit, but it's a little too late right now for me to plug in and test it out, so I'll have to wait until tomorrow. Keeping in mind that the bridge pickup is medium output, the neck pickup is low output, and I like my action low but not too low, what is a good starting point for the pickup height? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Ryan
Ryan
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