Deep pickups

[eSGEe]

So these pickups --- that sound -- well damn good-- seem to sit WAAAAAAAAAAY down in the body

interesting

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Neck pickup on a Les Paul usually sounds best down level with the mounting ring. Less wooly & woofy, better articulation and more air.
If you check out live pics of Jimmy Page, he's been running his that way for ages, sometimes even a bit below the ring on the bass side..

 

[guitarweasel]

I swear, Joe sounds like Gary Moore in this video.

 

[syscokid]

I swear, Joe sounds like Gary Moore in this video.

I wish I would sound like Joe sounding like Gary Moore...

 

[CabanaBoy]

I generally like my pickups a little lower, rather than higher - generally anyways...

 

[Inspector #20]

I cant get a fat enough tone unless they are around 4/32" from the strings...

 

[eSGEe]

I dropped the neck pup on the Godin last night to 1/4 inch almost from the strings......sounds very nice for bluesy jazz--didnt really sound as good for heavy distortion.
Bridge pup dropped into the body sounded like A$$ -- so its back up to 2/16ths

4/32's ....I cant even see those little lines----- wait no -- I have nothing WITH those little lines, if its smaller than a 16th......that falls in the "im not dealing with that" realm--
Hell 16ths piss me off -- Im more a "smidge"-- "tad" "scoche"-- "that'll do" --"'bout that much" kinda measurer

 

[Inspector #20]

I dropped the neck pup on the Godin last night to 1/4 inch almost from the strings......sounds very nice for bluesy jazz--didnt really sound as good for heavy distortion.
Bridge pup dropped into the body sounded like A$$ -- so its back up to 2/16ths

4/32's ....I cant even see those little lines----- wait no -- I have nothing WITH those little lines, if its smaller than a 16th......that falls in the "im not dealing with that" realm--
Hell 16ths piss me off -- Im more a "smidge"-- "tad" "scoche"-- "that'll do" --"'bout that much" kinda measurer

As close as it can get to the strings without rubbing, fretted at the last fret and you are good...

 

[gball]

Don’t forget, the vintage (god I hate that term) pickup rings on that ‘burst are much taller than the modern ones. Visually it makes the pickups seem a lot lower but they aren’t.

 

[Inspector #20]

Don’t forget, the vintage (god I hate that term) pickup rings on that ‘burst are much taller than the modern ones. Visually it makes the pickups seem a lot lower but they aren’t.

Good point!!!!

 

[Cadorman]

That looks to be about where I run mine on LP's with the tall rings. Usually have the bridge just a smidge above the ring and the neck a smidge below to get the volume to balance well.