isteen Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) Can I get THIS online in Europe? Those $12 brass gadgets will cost me around $60 to import to Denmark Edited May 31, 2020 by isteen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cribbin Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 My first thought would be, why do you need these? Pickup height should be adjusted to sound best to your ear, no guage will tell you when the guitar sounds best. If you do want brass, just buy some brass rod from a model shop if you have one locally, or on ebay. Personally, one of these fits 90% of my setup needs: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isteen Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 What do you use for the pickups then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 I put them so high, that they touch the strings, when playing. Then turn the screws until the strings do not hit the pickups any more. Simple as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) Ok, few more words. My hard playing and style overall differs from yours. Because of that your pickup height is different than mine. If you need to adjust the balance between the pickups, height adjustment is your friend, too. Edited May 31, 2020 by itu Learning to write. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blisters on my fingers Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Wouldn't a set of allen keys or hex keys be just as good ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 4 hours ago, John Cribbin said: Personally, one of these fits 90% of my setup needs: Me too. Use this as a guide and then adjust to taste. String action gauges like these are really useful! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cribbin Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 3 hours ago, isteen said: What do you use for the pickups then? These days, eyes and ears. In the past a HSS bit worked fine to measure clearances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertg43 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) I just use auto feeler gauges can get them cheap on ebay etc Edited June 3, 2020 by robertg43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedoghouse Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I just set mine high and then adjust down until I can't hear the effect of the magnets on the strings at the highest frests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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