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I tilt the pickup and listen to the fullness of the output as the strings are plucked. I don’t use a pick, so I lower the bass side of the pickup so it’s not too fat sounding. When I play a chord, I can hit several strings simultaneously and listen closely to the overall balance…

There are two things you could do. I would try to find the original metric screws used for the pickup height adjustment or you could tap the metric height adjust holes for “National Course” American Threads. Fender pickups made in the USA are normally threaded 6/32. The (6) is the diameter of the screw and…

I would suggest removing all the pickup guard mounting screws, strings, bridge and place them in a container so you don’t lose them. Next remove all 4 screws from each pickup. Carefully lift the pickguard just enough so you can gently push the pickups in the direction desired. Don’t remove the covers from the pickguard…

There are a few things you can do to help keep you pickup adjusted properly: You can try asking the manufacturer for a replacement bottom plate. You may be able to purchase one from a music dealer that has a broken pickup or parts and maybe the bottom plate can be salvaged. The tapped hole…

I find that raising and lowering a pickup does several things. When I move my pickup closer to the strings I get more output and more attack. When lowering a pickup you get less output and a smoother sound. As the pickup is moved further away from the bridge the louder and fuller it sounds….

I like having the pickup (both bobbins on a humbucker) adjusted closer to the strings as it allows more magnetic field from the string movement to cut through the coils to produce more current or output in a pickup. If the two bobbins on the humbucker are further away from the pickup and the pole…

There are a few things I would do, first I’d use a longer or stiffer compression spring , and second if you use a longer rubber grommet (1/4″ OD x 1/8″ ID x 3/8″ long) to take up the loose slack between the mounted pickup and pickguard. You have to remove the old compression spring…

Lowering the neck and middle pickup on the bass side of the strings helps reduce the “Strat-itis”. I remember needing a pickup for the center position of an old Strat and I ended up putting an old Duo-Sonic pickup that was reverse wound and reverse polarity (RW/RP) from the existing bridge and neck pickups. I…

If a compression spring is used for height adjustment there can be several problems associated with them. If the springs are loose especially when the pickups are adjusted lower as in the neck position on typical Stratocasters the springs can vibrate and cause a howling feedback. When playing at higher volumes or in close quarters…

Screws used for height adjustment are usually made of a ferrous material that is plated with nickel, chrome or gold. The height adjust screw used on instruments such as Fender Stratocasters, Telecasters, Gibson humbuckers etc. can attract the magnetic field from the pole pieces or bar magnet and can act like a pole piece. The…