SH-6 pickup height

[THEPOWEROFGREYSKULL]

Well thanks to human error and all, I'm STILL waiting on my bloody tb-6 to get here X_X In the meantime, a work of advice would be appreicated. Just wondering (im new at the PUP thing) whats a good ballbark height for the pickups im goign to be using?
Details:
Neck: SH-6n
Bridge: TB-6
Guitar: Fender American Deluxe v-neck strat, alder body, maple neck-fingerboard
Amp: Peavey 6505
Style: Hardcore Punk/Post Hardcore (Blindside, Project 86, Rise Against, AFI, ECT.)
Thanks in advance

 

[CaughtLikeFire]

Re: SH-6 pickup height

Well thanks to human error and all, I'm STILL waiting on my bloody tb-6 to get here X_X In the meantime, a work of advice would be appreicated. Just wondering (im new at the PUP thing) whats a good ballbark height for the pickups im goign to be using?
Details:
Neck: SH-6n
Bridge: TB-6
Guitar: Fender American Deluxe v-neck strat, alder body, maple neck-fingerboard
Amp: Peavey 6505
Style: Hardcore Punk/Post Hardcore (Blindside, Project 86, Rise Against, AFI, ECT.)
Thanks in advance

for the bridge, low E side raised higher than the high e side. start off with the polepieces flat. you might end up raising the EAD screws a little and dropping the pickup a hair, just like you would with a JB. I never had an issue running the Distortion nice and close to the strings though.

sounds like a bad@ss setup. Distortion pups through a 6505 :headbang:

we have similar taste in music - I would guess you don't have to dial in much gain on that Peavey for modern melodic hardcore.

 

[THEPOWEROFGREYSKULL]

Re: SH-6 pickup height

yeah man. I havnt heard much about strats with distortions, but thats how new sounds are made, right? Yeah, I usually run the "Normal" input with the gain like 5-6 o-clock. Run more like a Marshall, really, but with the added bonus of chest-thumping mutes a la "Resonance" and the whole Marshall "Plastic jacks" thing never hit me as reliable....Not that I don't like 'em

 

[CaughtLikeFire]

Re: SH-6 pickup height

yeah man. I havnt heard much about strats with distortions, but thats how new sounds are made, right? Yeah, I usually run the "Normal" input with the gain like 5-6 o-clock. Run more like a Marshall, really, but with the added bonus of chest-thumping mutes a la "Resonance" and the whole Marshall "Plastic jacks" thing never hit me as reliable....Not that I don't like 'em

I think it'll work out well. The Distortion is bright, so be prepared to use the tone knob, especially in a superstrat, but through the right amp (which I think you have) it'll go from heavy/thick to flat-out brutal. if it's still a little over-the-top, I'd try a 280K "Superpot" volume pot from RS Guitarworks (assuming you're using 500K pots now).