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...on the SG, because I wasn't happy with the balance between them. The neck pickup was louder and if I raised the bridge pickup it got shrill. I ended up lowering both but raising all the pole pieces instead (more on the bridge) and now it sounds fantastic.

There is of course a real possibility that it's just my brain telling me that it was 25 minutes well spent. Then again, my brain would have told me that $200 for a new set of pickups would have been mone well spent too. So the joke's on you brain! P:lol:
 
Astral Traveler said:
...on the SG, because I wasn't happy with the balance between them. The neck pickup was louder and if I raised the bridge pickup it got shrill. I ended up lowering both but raising all the pole pieces instead (more on the bridge) and now it sounds fantastic.

There is of course a real possibility that it's just my brain telling me that it was 25 minutes well spent. Then again, my brain would have told me that $200 for a new set of pickups would have been mone well spent too. So the joke's on you brain! P:lol:
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It is so worth the time setting pickups to playing taste. Actually spend a bunch of time when i get a Gibson. Get the feel for it and how it responds into the amps. Gradually over a year or so,mess with neck relief & pickups & action. The results are so worth it. Good stuff
 
Astral Traveler said:
...on the SG, because I wasn't happy with the balance between them. The neck pickup was louder and if I raised the bridge pickup it got shrill. I ended up lowering both but raising all the pole pieces instead (more on the bridge) and now it sounds fantastic.

There is of course a real possibility that it's just my brain telling me that it was 25 minutes well spent. Then again, my brain would have told me that $200 for a new set of pickups would have been mone well spent too. So the joke's on you brain! P:lol:
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I've found that pickup adjustments are much more sensitive on my SG's than any of my other guitars (Les Paul Special is close but not as picky as the SG's) so it's definitely time well spent in my book.
 
gball said:
I've found that pickup adjustments are much more sensitive on my SG's than any of my other guitars (Les Paul Special is close but not as picky as the SG's) so it's definitely time well spent in my book.
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gball said:
I've found that pickup adjustments are much more sensitive on my SG's than any of my other guitars (Les Paul Special is close but not as picky as the SG's) so it's definitely time well spent in my book.
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Yeah, maybe the weird neck angle has something to do with it? Especially if you have a model where you can't tilt the pickups..?
 
gball said:
Not sure, I mean, the neck angle is the same as on all my other Gibsons and they are not as sensitivo. I think, but cannot prove, that it's the location of the neck pickup relative to the end of the fretboard (separated).
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Does your SG have the same neck angle as your LP? I only have a LP Jr but the neck angles are wildly different.
 
I do the same type of adjustments on all my Gibsons. Balance neck and bridge and then each pickup string to string. It may be completely mental, but I hate it when one string sticks out in a chord.

The SG neck pickup is quite a bit rearward vs. the other models. I think it may also have something to do with the lively top on the SG. Les Pauls seem to be a little more dampened. I'm not sure if it is because of the curvature or the maple cap. I talk to my cats all the time as well.
 
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