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Many of the older Fender instruments used a 6/32 x 1/2″ oval head, Philip screw. Many after market screws are often 6/32 x 5/8th” which will give you more area to lower your pickup. Make sure the spring or rubber grommet is not too long and putting too much pressure on the threads as the…

You need to remove the pickup from the mounting ring or pickguard. Sometimes the plastic in the pickguards can shrink, making it difficult to raise or lower a pickup. Many times the height adjust springs are too long for a particular position. You can reduce the length of a spring or rubber grommet that will…

You can try adjusting the height on the pickups and lowering the bridge pickup will generally help. Try adjusting the single coil pickups closer to the strings. I always press the high and low string down at the last fret and adjust the pickups to about 1/8″ on the bass side and 1/16″ on the…

The pickup height is important to the output of a pickup. The closer the pickup is to the strings, the magnetism in the pickup will magnetize the strings stronger. As the strings move back and forth over the pickup, the moving magnetic field through the coils in the pickup generates an alternating current. Having the…

First I press the bass string at the last fret of the instrument and adjust the Bridge pickup 1/16th of an inch and the Neck pickup 3/16th of an inch away from the string. Then I press the treble string at the last fret and adjust the bridge pickup 1/16th of an inch and the…

Before adjusting your pickups, press the high and low strings at the last fret and use the recommended measurements below. Bridge Pickup: 1/16″ on the treble side and 1/16″ or 1/8″ on the bass side. Middle Pickup: 1/16″ on the treble side and 1/8″ on the bass side Neck Pickup: 1/8″ on the treble side…

As you move or strum, the vibration can make the pickup rattle and give off unwanted noises for most players. If the pickup is becoming loose, it should be checked occasionally so it doesn’t become disconnected from the mounting ring or pickguard. The compression or surgical rubber tubing used for height adjust springs may need…

You can try raising the bridge pickup and lowering the neck pickup if at all possible. I’ve often seen neck pickups with a higher DC resistance than the bridge pickup. The neck pickups are normally louder as compared to the bridge pickup because the strings vibrate more in that area. Both pickups are wound basically…

On most Telecasters you can remove the pickguard and adjust the neck pickup up or down. Remember, on older and reissue instruments that the neck pickup many be connected to a capacitor when the lever switch is in the front position. It will make the neck pickup sound very dark and lacking brightness. If the…

You would need to remove the pickguard from the instrument and I would suggest using a longer piece of 1/4″ Diameter x 1/8th” Inside diameter surgical tubing commonly used on vintage pickups and instruments. The tubing can be obtained from many guitar shops that sell vintage guitar parts. It is commonly called Amber Surgical tubing…