P bass pickup heights

[Delamitri79]

Hey folks. I've recently got a 2014 mim precision and I'm wondering about the pickup heights. I've it set to fender factory settings but I'm looking for more clarity and tone(yes I know tone is in the fingers) but ya know what I mean 😂

Cheers 

[hooky_lowdown]

Pickup height will only increase or decrease output, magnets and how the pickup is wound will determine clarity and tone.

[Reggaebass]

Hi delamitri, I play with a low action and my fender P sounds spot on this is what height mine are set at 🙂

[Delamitri79]

2 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Hi delamitri, I play with a low action and my fender P sounds spot on this is what height mine are set at 🙂

Thanks mate appreciate you taking the time to send me a picture 

[Reggaebass]

1 minute ago, Delamitri79 said:

Thanks mate appreciate you taking the time to send me a picture 

Your welcome 👍

[itu]

Press the string down from the 20-something fret. If the string hits the pickup, the pickup is too high. If it hits, while you play, lower the pickup a bit. This is the highest and the lowest can be found by turning the screws as far as they go. You can try anything in between.

String choice and age may be your issue, a bit like @hooky_lowdown wrote earlier. Nickel roundwounds have more even frequency response, stainless emphasizes high and low end. Flats, well...

[SH73]

16 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Hi delamitri, I play with a low action and my fender P sounds spot on this is what height mine are set at 🙂

Thanks for posting the pic. Mine are much lower and the output is pretty good. Don't mind me asking what pups are they.

[wateroftyne]

I screw mine down pretty far. It cuts down on clanks, and I really believe it helps to even the response out across the strings. YMMV etc.

[Reggaebass]

39 minutes ago, SH73 said:

Thanks for posting the pic. Mine are much lower and the output is pretty good. Don't mind me asking what pups are they.

Hi SH, there’s no make on them , but it’s a 2007 🙂

[SH73]

13 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Hi SH, there’s no make on them , but it’s a 2007 🙂

Nice bass

[Reggaebass]

On 12/08/2019 at 11:09, SH73 said:

Nice bass

Thanks 👍 I play my jazzes and my Sandberg mostly these days but I do like the sound of the P  🙂

Edited August 13, 2019 by Reggaebass