One trick too is to set the neck at 3/32 then adjust bridge to match volume

My method is to first set the bridge pickup the way i like it to sound (or you can use his setting).  Then temporarily set the neck pickup to be a similar volume.  The neck pickup will usually be louder than the bridge pickup if both are set at the same height because, at the neck position, the string moves thru a greater distance than at the bridge area when plucked (greater distance  = louder).  NOW comes the more interesting part.  Why have a middle toggle switch position for both pickups if it doesn't sound different than one or the other pickups ??? Usually you will find that the middle pos will sound more like the neck PU because the neck pos is usually louder as previously explained. Therefore the next step is to fine tune the neck pickup height such that when switching to the middle position it sounds different from either the bridge or neck sound.  If the neck PU is too high, then switching to middle position will NOT sound much different than the neck PU, and visa versa, if the neck PU is too low, then the mid pos won't sound much different than the bridge PU.  I keep adjusting until the mid pos has a unique sound..  When set correctly, it will usually have more of a quack or honk or chime sound to it than either PU alone.  One final word, I check for this sound on the EAD strings and adjust the top PU height screw and then check on the GBE strings and adjust the bottom height  screw.  When all done, you should have 3 unique tones when switching the toggle switch.

This is why I am a cowbell player. I don’t have to make 3/32nd adjustments & spend hours looking at a ruler to see how wrong I am.
“There’s no Fate, but what we make...”

I always set the high E closer (1.6 mm) because it has less mass than the low E, otherwise it gets too boomy especially on neck position

duuuude, just check it with a 2.4mm drill

I love this video, so quiet, so easy, so calm.. you can even listen to the birds there at the background.

Thanks Paul. Nice vid. A tip to make life a little easier. If you stack 3 credit cards together it's just about 3/32".

you don't need a ruler. a 2.5 allen key will work for measuring action and pickup height.

I was wondering why my guitar sounded so terrible and thought it was my muting. Turns out my strings were 1/32" away from the humbuckers. My guitar sounds so much better now! Thank you!

Pickup Height is like choosing wine. Get the one that you like, in this case the one that sounds good for you. A review of pickup heights from great guitar players showed that they were all over the place. There is no right or wrong height, just a matter of sound you want to make or like

I can't wait to learn how to set my hamburger height

I just did exactly this (and pole piece adjustment) on my 335 and I can't believe the way it improved the tones when I switch the pickup selector. All these years I've been losing all that tone variation. Thanks. Polished it up a bit too, that gave it a "cleaner" tone. I recommend getting some magnifying goggles, good light and a metal ruler like in the video. Happy playing all.

Thanks so much for this explanation, have modded my cheap Epiphone les Paul and now that the pickup height is about right, it sounds great. Next step will be pole pieces

Thank you very much, mine were like right next to the strings and sounded very muddy, your video was very clear to follow and everything went smoothly

Really helpful. Purchased a new guitar this week, everything was set up very well but it did sound a bit bass heavy. Now playing and sounding pretty much perfect. Cheers.

Nice video! Thanks for including metric measures aswell!

Thank you. I just set up my Gibson CS336 like you showed in the two videos on screw height and pickup height and it work perfecly! I will go through my other guitars the same way.

Hi and may the Lord bless you!!!
This setup just made my Les Paul perfectly balanced. Have to say. You guys are masters of your craft. I have the setup that you have on Telecasters and is just perfect also. Thanks.

Thank you for these great tip's! Greetings from Greenville, North Carolina..USA

Thank you so much for making this video. It was a tremendous help!
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