How To Set Guitar Pickup Height for a Rich and Balanced Tone

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    How To Set Stratocaster Pickup Height for a Rich and Balanced Tone:
    Setting up guitar pickup heights is a rather simple task that profoundly affects our guitar tone. Therefore, it is essential to do it right! This video will teach you what to consider while completing this task.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 40

  • @bobbridges6404
    @bobbridges6404 Рік тому +9

    Well dione sir. As an electrical audio engineer I appreciate a correct explanation and demystifying the many factors involved. In the end ears matter.
    Great job.

  • @eknight101
    @eknight101 6 місяців тому +1

    7:42 If you ever see your bandmates making that face at you, that's when you know that you need to make some adjustments. 🤣🤣

  • @theclancyjack
    @theclancyjack Рік тому +3

    This is AWESOMEEEE!! I think my guitar got better sound after I accidently remove my pickup, and than tune it back in the way this video taught me :)

  • @rickycompton2610
    @rickycompton2610 Рік тому +9

    I think this is the best video I’ve seen on pickup height I agree you have to be plugged in and make adjustments , I’ve seen so many videos that say 3/32 on the Low E and 1/16 on the high E , on a humbucker and your right about the pull from the magnets in my Opinion but most people say it doesn’t matter but I think it does.

    • @coilsboutiquepickups
      @coilsboutiquepickups  Рік тому +1

      Thank you

    • @rockerbuck967
      @rockerbuck967 Рік тому +1

      I agree with you, too. It's been proven on other videos. Myself, I try to find the "middle ground." I find the spot where it just starts to affect the strings, and stop. From there I adjust the amp.

  • @drzainnas
    @drzainnas 8 місяців тому +4

    Thank you for sharing your experiences and skills. One of the best well explained, practical, simplified and thorough approach which certainly make sense and enjoyable to watch. Thank you sir I salute and tip my hat for you. Best regards from England.

  • @robinbrown7890
    @robinbrown7890 6 місяців тому +2

    Thank you. This is the way to do it. Forget the measurement tool….use your ears.
    All pickups are different. It’s about the sound. You can hear clearly in this demo how correct set up can be done by listening….and how smooth the sound is when switching between bridge and neck when pick up height is correct. Thanks again

  • @Yogi_guitar
    @Yogi_guitar 4 місяці тому +3

    I love you. You are a professional.

  • @bluesman354
    @bluesman354 9 місяців тому +2

    WOW 😲
    💡 Light bulb moment.
    I have the same strat Blk with maple fret board. I hate the sound and never play it. I'm off to try your recommendations.
    I'll update after.
    You may have just saved a guitar 😊

  • @BugoBass1
    @BugoBass1 Рік тому +3

    Thank you for the detailed explanations and the demonstrations.
    We need more videos about such important and underrated information like this one.

  • @engkueing6958
    @engkueing6958 11 місяців тому +1

    Great. Now I know how to get uniform volume in
    the different pick ups using the hearing and not
    measurement. Thank you.

  • @AntonioGomez-ob9og
    @AntonioGomez-ob9og Рік тому +2

    This is wonderful finally I found what I've been looking for this is a great detail information keep it up the good work sir greetings from Boston Massachusetts

    • @coilsboutiquepickups
      @coilsboutiquepickups  Рік тому

      Thank you very much! Boston is awesome, I absolutely love it. Enjoy your wonderful city ❤️

  • @jeremiahfiek5495
    @jeremiahfiek5495 Рік тому +2

    There is an EXACT sweet spot that can only be found if both/all pickups are adjusted exactly & each pole piece is adjusted exactly on both pickups. And if you go even a 1/4 turn away from that spot on a pole piece or pickup height screw it will be gone. You can make a cheap guitar scream by fine adjusting it and finding that ONE specific perfect adjustment on everything. If everything is exactly right you'll also feel way more vibration through the body. I've found that the exact spot is right in between where the magnetic pull makes the tone go from thin to muddy. I follow a different order of adjustments and pay no attention to volume difference or winding output.

  • @oldmanandguitar
    @oldmanandguitar 6 місяців тому +2

    My perfect tone was achieved by setting the high and low positions with poles in neutral position then raising poles on on a,d,g,b. Based on the difference in volume of different strings.
    Bridge.
    High E 1.5mm
    B 1.5mm
    G 2.5mm
    D 2mm
    A 2.5mm
    Low E 2.5mm
    Neck
    High E 2.5mm
    B 2.5mm
    G 3.5mm
    D 3mm
    A 3.5mm
    Low E 3.5mm

  • @MohaveJoe
    @MohaveJoe 7 місяців тому +1

    I spend a lot of time messing with pick up height. I usually start with the middle because that is where I live on my Strat. Going to go back one more time and start with the bridge. Seems like someone else told me that also.

  • @mayhem02588
    @mayhem02588 3 місяці тому +1

    Perfect vdo on pickup height adjustment

  • @Fps_Sausage
    @Fps_Sausage 7 місяців тому +1

    Very valuable informations there, thank you very mush 👍👍👍

  • @corlissbranden
    @corlissbranden Рік тому +1

    Thank you for not telling me where to set them, but why I might want to set them high vs. Low

    • @coilsboutiquepickups
      @coilsboutiquepickups  Рік тому

      It just sounds different.. high pickup means more output, bigger mids and lows, greater output to hum ratio.

  • @meirsofer8604
    @meirsofer8604 Рік тому +1

    Hi Alon
    Thks for this job !
    Can you tell me how many millimeter there are in which pickups please ?

    • @coilsboutiquepickups
      @coilsboutiquepickups  Рік тому +1

      The measurements of the pickups in this video will NOT be correct if using different pickups, different strings, or different tuning...

    • @iamanovercomer3253
      @iamanovercomer3253 Рік тому +1

      On my Fender stratocaster, using 9s , I noticed that the neck pickup was very humming.... I adjusted the pickups. But after watching this I might check out the set up

  • @antoniorinaldi784
    @antoniorinaldi784 Рік тому +1

    Good!

  • @jacksaintjack2844
    @jacksaintjack2844 Рік тому +1

    What about humbuckers that have individual screws for each string and these screws can be individually raised and lowered? Seems like a lot of variables....too many ....are being introduced into the process.

    • @coilsboutiquepickups
      @coilsboutiquepickups  Рік тому

      We will publish a video on how to set the height of humbucker pickups soon. Each screw can be raised or lowered to set the volume of a specific string. First set the 1st and 6th string screws, then adjust the rest of the screws to achieve a balanced volume on the whole pickup.

  • @realniter
    @realniter 11 місяців тому

    So what are the actual heights?

  • @clemensbohme6577
    @clemensbohme6577 8 місяців тому

    way too few people know this

  • @DougHinVA
    @DougHinVA Рік тому +1

    making faces does NOT help viewers know what to do

    • @coilsboutiquepickups
      @coilsboutiquepickups  Рік тому +1

      I'm sorry you feel that way, but it's definitely NOT about the faces it's about the tone. Use your ears and listen ,preferably with good headphones, and if you can't hear the differences, then adjusting the pickups won't matter to you anyway.

  • @Andreas_Straub
    @Andreas_Straub Рік тому

    Honestly, this was not very helpful, as you did not show how to determine, if the pickup is set too high ....

    • @coilsboutiquepickups
      @coilsboutiquepickups  Рік тому +2

      Actually I did, starting at 7:22.

    • @Andreas_Straub
      @Andreas_Straub Рік тому

      Well, there was not a single word of explanation about this .... ?@@coilsboutiquepickups