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Hi all my son has a Epiphone SG 310 , what I was wondering can any 1 give me the set up measurments for the neck , string height & pickup height. I have been to both Gibson & Epiphone sights with no details unlike Fender which give you all of the details . I would like to check it out to make sure it right & for future maintance on this guitar
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Thanks for that but Gibson dont want to tell you the pickup heights
There's no definitive answer for pickup height... it's really individual preference.
In general, the neck pickup should be farther from the strings than the bridge pickup, as the strings resonate more there.
Pickups with stronger magnets will affect the strings vibration if too close, giving it a slightly 'out of intonation' sound.
It's trial and error with adjustments until you find that sound you are looking for. This is also the case for single coil 'Fender' style pickups as well.
http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/aph.htm
And here's a Seymur Duncan installation guide that gives a little info on pickup height as well.
http://www.sixstringzone.com/product...ker-Wiring.pdf
Go ahead and experiment... you can't do any damage.
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A good starting point is 6/64 on the low E end and 5/64 on the high E.
Measure holding the string down on the last full fret, be it 21 or 22.
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to view every problem as a nail."
-Maslow-
"Religion is sitting in a church thinking about fishing.
Spirituality is fishing and thinking about God."
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One thing I've done with pickup heights is to run them up close to the strings, neck pickup first, then start backing them down 1 screw turn at a time until I get a more open woody tone with clear note definition. The pickup may end up further from the strings than you expected. Then fine tune with 1/4 turns.
Next I balance the bridge pickup with the neck by adjusting it's height too.
I've found that I can make up volume with pedals and the amph, but I get a much more open tonier sounding guitar and each note has good character and bloom which can get robbed sometimes if the pickups are too close to the strings.
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