I have a pair of Alnico II Pro humbuckers in my guitar, a boutique guitar similar to a PRS CE 24 with an alder body. As such, I've set the pickups according to PRS recommendations:
This leaves the bridge pickup much closer to the strings than the neck pickup when the strings are not depressed. When I play, I play almost exclusively with the selector switch in the center (both pickups activated). I like this smooth, glassy tone, but it's just a little twangy and bright. I am considering lowering the bridge pickup a bit to take a little of the bite out of the tone. Is this a good idea, and if so, how much should I consider lowering the pickup?
With the high and low E strings depressed at the last fret the measurement should be about 2 1/2/32 on the treble side and about 3/32 on the bass side of both pickups.
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