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Ceramic pickups height.
You might hear a warbling sound.
If forced into it we might recommend alnico only because ceramic is the magnet of choice in cheap pickups that do sound bad.
If you still need help picking out the pickup that is right for you keep in mind that.
The best place to start for pickup height adjustment we ve found 3 32 of an inch 2 381mm is a good place to start.
But every pickup and guitar manufacturer has their own specifications.
Start by setting all of your guitar pickups to 3 32 0 093 2 38mm on the bass side and 2 32 1 16 0 0625 1 98mm on the treble side.
Those crappy ceramic bars glued next to steel slug things that come standard in so many strat s and strat copies today cannot really be made to sound good so a trip to the waste basket is the only course of treatment for them.
Bass side low e 1 16 1 6mm treble side high e 5 64 2 0mm middle pickup.
It s a great help to use a capo on the top fret so you don t have to press the strings.
There are just too many completely subjective variables to make a definitive decision.
How to adjust set pickup height on a stratocaster for ultimate strat tone.
What should be the determining factor for your guitar s pickup height is what sounds preferable to your playing style.
Ceramic pickups have more bite wich helps get a crunchy sound even if can t afford a real classy tube amp.
But if you want a nice clean tone go alnico 5.
The pickup height is the best and intended variable in adjusting tone and balance.
Play the low e string at a high fret 15th fret is a good one to start at.
Use a good fit screwdriver and record the positions and your ears impressions.
Setting your pickup height too high will cause your magnets to push and pull your strings out of tune.
Unfortunately there is no clear winner in our alnico vs ceramic magnets tug of war.
Here s a quick way to tell if this is happening to you.
Pickups with alnico v magnets that are voiced more aggressively than pickups with ceramic magnets and alnico ii pickups that sound totally different from other alnico ii pickups definitely exist.
