That sound is your magnet fighting your string. Here’s a quick way to tell if this is happening to you: play the Low E string at a high fret (15th fret is a good one to start at). Setting your pickup height too high will cause your magnets to push and pull your strings out of tune. How do you tell if your pickups are too high? Two Pickup Guitars with Selection switch: The Pickup Buss is a convenient way to wire your guitar without soldering. Do EMG pickups need to be grounded?Ħ) IMPORTANT: EMG Active pickups do not require a string ground wire! DO NOT Reconnect the string ground, it is unnecessary. The usual complaint with EMG pickups is they sound ‘sterile’ and ‘stale’ compared to passive humbuckers. The reason is active EMG pickups are not the best for warm, clean, and dynamic tones, which is a guitar tone most jazz players would typically desire. On the High-E, we might suggest you move it just a tad closer (say 1/64″ on each pickup). Keep in mind, these are measurements on the Low-E side. We recommend between somewhere close to 5/64″ on the bridge pickup, and about 4/64″ on the neck. How high should strings be above pickups? The best advice is just to go ahead and try out some changes until you get a feel for a sound you like. There are no recommended distances for the other 4 strings.ĭoes pickup height matter with active pickups?Īctive pickups still use magnets and coils just like other pickups, so all of the points you have read elsewhere about pickup height will also equally apply to active pickups. What height do you set humbucker pickups?įor standard, full-size humbuckers, a reasonable starting point for the bridge pickup is at least 1/16″ (1.5mm) from the high E and 5/64″ (2 mm) from the low E.
Most all EMGs are not position specific and we recommend experimenting to find your tone. However, many prefer the pickups swapped in the other positions. Which pickups go in the neck and bridge positions? Traditionally, guitar players have put the 85 or 60 in the neck position, and the 81 in the bridge. Contributing How high should my EMG pickups be? How high should my EMG pickups be?
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