Section 5
– Initial Setup
JEM Section 5
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Fig 5.4 Pickup Height Measurement
Table 5.5
Pickup Height Guide
Pickup
1
st
String
6
th
String
Bridge
2/64”
3/64
”
Center
2/64
3/64”
Neck
3/64”
4/64”
Table 5.4 Bridge and Neck Pickup Heights
Fig 5.6 Intonation Adjustment
3.
Play the guitar a little bit to see if any of the other strings are buzzing. If, say, the
A string is still buzzing, then raise up the end of the bridge nearest to that string a little bit.
5.5
Pickup Height (Figure 5.4)
Each pickup is adjustable on the bass and treble sides. Finding the
best combination of tone and volume will require some
experimentation.
1
Bridge pickup:
1.1
Press the 1
st
string onto the last fret and hold;
1.2
Using a machinist ruler, measure the distance from
the top of the pole to the bottom of the 1
st
string –
note bass measurement;
1.3
Repeat #1.1 & #1.2 on the 6
th
string – note the treble
measurement;
2
Center Pickup: repeat steps 1.1 through 1.3 (above) on the center pickup, noting measured
heights.
3
Neck Pickup: repeat steps 1.1 through 1.3 (above) on the neck pickup, noting measured
heights.
Using Table 5.4 as a reference, adjust the height of
the pickups by turning the adjustment screws for
the bridge, & neck pickups – recheck string heights
after each adjustment.
5.6
Intonation (Figure 5.6)
Adjustments should be made after all of the above
have been accomplished.
1.
Set the pickup selector switch in the middle
position.
2.
Turn the volume & tone controls to
maximum.
3.
Check tuning. Check each string at the 12th fret, harmonic to fretted note (make sure you are
depressing the string evenly to the fret, not the fingerboard).
