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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:15 am
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When installing new pickups to a new pick guard, I noticed on the stock pick guard that the pups are not uniform in height. I suspect the rubber compression washers under the guard help regulate the height of the pickup to the strings. My question is,,,,

Is there a set rule of thumb or industry standard to the height of each pup to the strings, or is it a tunning thing?

Should I set the new pickups on the new guard to match the height of the old stock pickups and guard?

If it helps, I have a MIM strat, SSS, putting Texas Specials on a new pick guard, to relpace the stock pups and guard.
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 5:53 pm
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I found my answer! Under the support page, in the set up guide.

PICKUPS
Set too high, pickups can cause myriad inexplicable phenomena. Depress all the strings at the last fret. Using a 6" (150 mm) ruler, measure the distance from the bottom of the first and sixth strings to the top of the pole piece. A good rule of thumb is that the distance should be greatest at the sixth-string neck pickup position, and closest at the first-string bridge pickup position. Follow the measurement guidelines in the chart below as starting points. The distance will vary according to the amount of magnetic pull from the pickup.

Bass Side Treble Side
Texas Specials 8/64" (3.6 mm) 6/64" (2.4 mm)
Vintage style 6/64" (2.4 mm) 5/64" (2 mm)
Noiseless™ Series 8/64" (3.6 mm) 6/64" (2.4 mm)
Standard Single-Coil 5/64" (2 mm) 4/64" (1.6 mm)
Humbuckers 4/64" (1.6 mm) 4/64" (1.6 mm)
Lace Sensors As close as desired (allowing for string vibration)

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