Solo ST Style DIY Electric Double Neck Guitar Kit
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Adjusting Pickup Height:
Before adjusting the pickup height, make sure that both the volume and tone controls on you guitar are set to the full
(“10”) position. Get your amp set to a medium/low volume and all tone controls to the middle. You will get a better
picture of the pickup’s tone change during its height adjustment with a clear sound.
There is no universal “optimal” pickup height position in a setup – it depends on playing style and personal preferences
of a guitarist. Remember: bringing a pickup closer to the strings makes it sound brighter, but bringing it too close will
make the magnetic field of the pickup interfere with the vibration of a string which will, not only result in reduced
sustain, but may also cause complex harmonics sound rather unpleasant. Moving a pickup too far from the strings will
result in loss of its output signal and some higher frequencies. It’s not necessary to maintain an even height of the
pickup – you may find it more satisfactory sounding by setting it somewhat angled, depending on what you are looking
for in the output sound.
There are a few mm of real usable range where you can find the pickup tone that you’ll like the best.
Recommended Books
1.
Melvyn Hiscock. Make Your Own Electric Guitar. NBS Publications, 2003. ISBN: 0953104907
2.
Dennis Waring. Make your own Electric Guitar & Bass. Sterling/Tamos, 2001, ISBN: 1895569702
3.
Martin Koch. Building Electric Guitars: How to Make Solid-Body, Hollow-Body and Semi- Acoustic Electric Guitars
and Bass Guitars. Koch Verlag; 2001, ISBN: 3901314075
