Hotrail bridge in my strat, it's quite shallow...

[rufus]

Hey, installed a hotrail bridge pickup in my strat this afternoon. The jcm1 and my strat didn't seem to get along.
The routing is quite shallow, the lowest i can set the pickup height is 1.9mm on the low e and 2mm on the high e with the string pressed at the last fret.
Am i missing out on something?
Is there too much magnetic pull,when the hotrail is this close?
It sounds good but i want to hear your opinion.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Hotrail bridge in my strat, it's quite shallow...

Which guitar is it? If you can't have someone re-rout it deeper, you could drill a bunch of holes at the bottom of the rout, so the pickup can be lowered.

Hot Rails do seem to have some string pull, so it's best if you can get it set to the perfect height.
It's a better sounding pickup than many give it credit for.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Hotrail bridge in my strat, it's quite shallow...

i agree its a better sounding pup than most people give it credit for but not sure about the string pull. id think with that tiny little ceramic it wouldnt be much. ill have to check it out when i get a chance