Height of Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster Telecaster Pickup

[Sonicsurgeon]

Hello
Do you know how many millimeters would be between the pickups and the strings?
Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster Telecaster Pickup

[OldStrummer]

This, from Fender site (https://support.fender.com/en-us/knowledgebase/article/KA-02007). You'll have to convert inches to metric:

ELECTRIC GUITAR

Neck Radius Relief (at 8th fret)	String height (at 17th fret)	Bass side	Treble side
7.25"	.012"	5/64"	4/64"
9.5" to 12"	.010"	4/64"	4/64"
15" to 17"	.008"	4/64"	3/64"

[Don]

This, from Fender site (https://support.fender.com/en-us/knowledgebase/article/KA-02007). You'll have to convert inches to metric:

ELECTRIC GUITAR

Neck Radius Relief (at 8th fret)	String height (at 17th fret)	Bass side	Treble side
7.25"	.012"	5/64"	4/64"
9.5" to 12"	.010"	4/64"	4/64"
15" to 17"	.008"	4/64"	3/64"

This chart is showing string height over the 12th fret, not pickup height (though it's formatted incorrectly).

[Don]

This is from that link and is also formatted pretty poorly, but may be helpful. It'll still have to be converted to metric.

I'd go with the "Vintage Style" settings. These are not carved in stone- you have to play it by ear, not a ruler.

Pickup Height Adjustments

Electric Guitar Bass side Treble side
Texas Specials 8/64" 6/64"
Vintage style 6/64" 5/64"
American/Mexican Std. 5/64" 4/64"
Humbuckers 4/64" 4/64"
Lace Sensors As close as desired (Allowing for string vibration)

Bass Guitar Bass side Treble side
Vintage style 8/64" 6/64"
American/Mexican Std. 6/64" 5/64"
Lace Sensors As close as desired (Allowing for string vibration)

[Sonicsurgeon]

This is from that link and is also formatted pretty poorly, but may be helpful. It'll still have to be converted to metric.

I'd go with the "Vintage Style" settings. These are not carved in stone- you have to play it by ear, not a ruler.

Pickup Height Adjustments

Electric Guitar Bass side Treble side
Texas Specials 8/64" 6/64"
Vintage style 6/64" 5/64"
American/Mexican Std. 5/64" 4/64"
Humbuckers 4/64" 4/64"
Lace Sensors As close as desired (Allowing for string vibration)

Bass Guitar Bass side Treble side
Vintage style 8/64" 6/64"
American/Mexican Std. 6/64" 5/64"
Lace Sensors As close as desired (Allowing for string vibration)

Thank you for your help!

[Offshore Angler]

You need to do it by ear. Start low and then slowly bring them up until they either start to lose definition or create wolf tones.

The factory recommendations are only a starting point. Every player needs to adjust them to suit their particular playing style. As in someone who strum chords with a thin pick will require a different setup than someone who plays hard leads with a thick pick. A hybrid picker might want something else.

It also depends on how hard you want to hit the front end of the amp and how much you want things to clean up when you roll off the volume.

Just use your ears and when you hit the sweet spot - you'll know.

A really good way to start is set the guitar volume to about 3/4 and the tone to about 1/2. Raise as far as you can while keeping the sound clean. Then, open the volume up and see if you can overdrive the amp. Next open the tone up more and it should get even fatter and retain the cut. That's pretty much the sweet spot.



Chuck