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Wheelman_69 · July 19th, 2003, 02:35 AM

ive been wondering about pickup heights on my tele lately. my bridge pickup has been giving off really sharp and loud feedback whenever i have some good crunch. my grandfather who owned the guitar previously said to take a little screwdriver and lower the pickup a little bit (bridge pickup of course) i was wondering if i do go about lowering my pickups how would i go about measureing it? are there any other effective ways to reduce feedback for the bridge pickup?

any help is greatly appriciated

rebelern · July 19th, 2003, 06:58 AM

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Kurt · July 22nd, 2003, 09:55 PM

Try placing two nickels between pickup and strings on the bass side and one nickel on the treble side. You can use this as a starting point and then dial in exactly what you want from there. On my Tele, using Bardens, it took quite a while to balance the pickup height and the tone from my amp. But it's worth it to take the time and get it just right. Good luck.

Wheelman_69 · July 25th, 2003, 07:34 PM

so you would know that the pickups were balanced right if the feedback has lowered and your tone sounds correct

Matt Plescher · July 25th, 2003, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Wheelman_69

so you would know that the pickups were balanced right if the feedback has lowered and your tone sounds correct

that's what I do - just listen. Some like the pickups high, some low. Generally having them high can cause problems like wolftones, but I'm one who likes the sound of them kind of high. Like all guitar setup there is starting point measurement, and then fine tune by ear and feel from there.

As far as feedback that could be microphonics- the bridge pickup needs to be very tight and secure in the bridge plate. Maybe a loose baseplate on the pickup.

I'm no expert on the feedback problem though, someone correct me if need be.

Cheers
Matt

TeleTubby · July 25th, 2003, 09:28 PM

Matt could be correct with his comment about the feedback. If it happens more the higher the gain goes, it's more than likely the baseplate of the pickup, the front edge of the bridge itself, the windings of the pickup, or sometimes even the springs on the pickup mounting screws. I had one Tele that started feeding back and I would just put a little pressure on the front lip of the bridge to stop it- not a very convenient way to play

There are many cures if any of these thoughts turn out to be the problem- check'em out and let us know what you find.

July 19th, 2003, 02:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Wheelman_69 NEW MEMBER! Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 9	pickup height ive been wondering about pickup heights on my tele lately. my bridge pickup has been giving off really sharp and loud feedback whenever i have some good crunch. my grandfather who owned the guitar previously said to take a little screwdriver and lower the pickup a little bit (bridge pickup of course) i was wondering if i do go about lowering my pickups how would i go about measureing it? are there any other effective ways to reduce feedback for the bridge pickup? any help is greatly appriciated

July 19th, 2003, 06:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
rebelern Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Swampyville, Australia. Posts: 896	Just click on--- www.mrgearhead.net then Fender,and Pickups, then check out all the rest!. Welcome to TDPRI. Ernie.

July 22nd, 2003, 09:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kurt Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: MA Posts: 363	You can start with the Bill Lawrence method Try placing two nickels between pickup and strings on the bass side and one nickel on the treble side. You can use this as a starting point and then dial in exactly what you want from there. On my Tele, using Bardens, it took quite a while to balance the pickup height and the tone from my amp. But it's worth it to take the time and get it just right. Good luck.

July 25th, 2003, 07:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Wheelman_69 NEW MEMBER! Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 9	so you would know that the pickups were balanced right if the feedback has lowered and your tone sounds correct

July 25th, 2003, 09:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
TeleTubby Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lynden, WA Posts: 461	Matt could be correct with his comment about the feedback. If it happens more the higher the gain goes, it's more than likely the baseplate of the pickup, the front edge of the bridge itself, the windings of the pickup, or sometimes even the springs on the pickup mounting screws. I had one Tele that started feeding back and I would just put a little pressure on the front lip of the bridge to stop it- not a very convenient way to play There are many cures if any of these thoughts turn out to be the problem- check'em out and let us know what you find.

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