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Post by stephen on Jan 19, 2017 15:13:17 GMT
Hi guys. Another newbie question.
Any advice on pick-up to string distance on my HB35. The neck pick-up seems a LOOOOOONG way bellow the strings.
Can I safely fiddle around with things without doing any harm?
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Post by Banana on Jan 19, 2017 16:34:46 GMT
HB35 has two humbuckers, right? You can change the height of pickups with the help of two screws located at the middle of mounting rings.
The tech that did a set up on my Ephi said that the higher pickups are, the more bassy sound will be. In short - yes, you can fiddle around with them as you like and find the sound you want.
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Post by Atreus on Jan 19, 2017 17:33:46 GMT
PUS closer than 1mm distance to the strings aren't good. The magnet influences the strings and the sound will be not good. So not to close. Keep on trying. My fav is 2 to 2.5 mm but do a try and find the best sound you like.
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Post by stephen on Jan 20, 2017 6:58:25 GMT
Thank you gentlemen. Much appreciated.
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Post by stephen on Jan 20, 2017 7:05:59 GMT
I'll fiddle around while waiting for my new tweed case to be delivered today.
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Post by pieropeluche on Jan 20, 2017 20:22:51 GMT
Hi there, I'm new here. I have 9 electric, one acoustic guitar and a fretless bass from Harley Benton. I also have a HB-35 and I lowered the pickups the most I can (approx 4mm) to get a more clear and dynamic tone. Too close they are too bassy and booming. To get back some detail I raised one line of the poles closer to the strings (approx 2mm). I hope this can help.
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Post by stephen on Jan 23, 2017 14:02:53 GMT
Thank you for the help guys. Much appreciated.
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Post by kozmyk on May 28, 2017 4:57:43 GMT
Yup . I lowered both pus but raised the poles . At first I used that old rule of thumb the "Turns Method" i.e Starting with all poles level - Low E: no change A: raise 1 full turn D: raise 1 ½ full turns G: raise ½ turn B: lower 1 full turn High E raise ½ turn This brightened the sound up a lot, especially for chords. My latest adventure has been to use an oscilloscope. WOW!! Even better sounding again! I found the plain G needs the pole about as low as the B. Scoping the poles got the pickups balance within themselves but although the displayed envelops for the played notes looked to be the same for both Neck and Bridge, their relative volumes were very different. Spectral content I suppose, either way that bit I relied on my ears. It was fun mucking about with the scope though
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Post by oghkhood on May 28, 2017 10:02:14 GMT
NO RULE for the pu distance. It's all on your own feeling.. Just keep in mind : - lower gets more mediums, sustain and smooth attack at the expense of power - higher will raise both highs and lows, with a more sensitive attack. But to much is sustain killin, more will make you ear some weird things in the sound, with an arsh attack ah ! and another tip : no setup can be used on any guitar. It depends as much on your own feeling and the guitar itself and the pups. So just try, and if it still doesn't make it, try more
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Post by salteedog on May 28, 2017 12:43:04 GMT
I did the same on my HB35 a while ago. I found those pickups benefited from careful height adjustment and pole piece adjustment. Mine are set pretty low as I felt the guitar was a little bright for my liking initially. I don't have an oscilloscope but I used a spectral analyser VST on Reaper to assist me. My ears were the most important tool though.
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