raising pickups. .. how to...

[marek]

anyone, how do you raise the bridge & neck tele(mim) pickups?

thanks

[Johnny64]

Turn the adjuster screws clockwise. ;)

If the neck ones are hidden,remove the pickguard first.

[Johnny64]

Take a look here for specs


Or here. :ahem

[photoweborama]

It also depends on the sound. I do follow the 1/64" difference between the bass and the treble side, but not on the bridge pickup. I adjust them the same on both sides.

On Tele's I adjust the neck to 4/64 and 5/64 because the cover tends to make them quieter, but adjust the bridge so there is a nice tone when both pickups are on. Usually the bridge is higher in volume than the neck pickup. When I get the right sound, I check the height and make both sides the same.

[Tonefreak]

I've enjoyed success through the years with a Phillips med head srewdriver.

[marek]

that phillips head scewdriver does the job, neck pu is less muddy and allround liverly sound now.

thanks

[FrankJohnson]

Some may argue, but if you use an older vintage wooden hanbdled cross tip pick up adjustment tool, you will get better tone....

[marek]

ha, am i being jostled with about this question?

i don't mind though, i looked hi and low for instrs on how to raise tele pu's, and humbled myself to post the question here. it is done now and i did not poke my eye out in the process either.

my next project is to install a mod kit to my BD-2. hopefully i do not burn my eyes out!

have a great weekend
mark

[FrankJohnson]

Mark -

Just joshing......
(do people still say that?)

I hope you get it where you want it....I struggle with a couple of guitars and "never" seem quite happy with it......I think its absolutely me.

Take care....and if you need one of those vintage adjustment tools, I may have an extra for like $450 or so.........

[Johnny64]

it is done now and i did not poke my eye out in the process either.

[Tonefreak]

Frank, I've also seen some good things happen with a Swiss Army knife I had on me.

Marek...yes...you were being joshed around a little, but in a kind fashion! A Fender guitar is a desperately simple device. A lot of guys are scared to play with adjustments. All of them make sense if you just work through in a logical way where it's going and why, and what the limitations are. For example, I can quote the Fender recommended height for each PU, but I don't use it myself, so why would that be something I'd suggest? I run the PU's hotter. The action on a Custom Shop set up is not what I like either. So I change it. And I do it today and have done it for literally thousands of others through the years. It's been fun, and a good learning expereince each time! Just play with it, abandon all fear, and make it sound like you want it to. :)

[marek]

tonefreak, I got it sounding great.....a tad lower than the specs for now. I am fiddling with a new BD2 pedal too and MAN am I getting some cool tones and substain .... :bug (into a V1512 Crates little big tube amp)

Next week on to the BD2 mod kit install. Fortunately I work for a wireless comm company and our portable tech is going to baby sit me through the mod.