Stalefish Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 I've got an old, cheap @ss Ibanez with a bunch of DiMarzio pickups in it.. Configuration is H-S-H.. Problem I'm facing now is that the single coil is waaay softer than the 2 humbuckers.. I tried to raise the pickup but the damn thing is just screwed straight onto the body so it's not going anywhere.. (I had them installed before I knew anything about guitar construction... Idiot who installed them also made a minor mess of the wiring ) I thought of getting longer screws and springs to lift the bugger off the body so I can adjust the height.. Thoughts?? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 If the wirings a mess that could be part of the problem. Posting the dimarzio model numbers will also incrase the chances of helpful advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 You could use springs to raise the PU height, but you could also use a piece of foam under the PU. It serves the same purpose as the springs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 try putting somethign under it too when you raise it up. i usually put in some of that weather stripping type foam.. more often than not i just make sure that the guitar pickup is the right heighth when i route it out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 I find the big problem with raising the single coil with any H-S-H configured guitar is that it invades picking space. On my Ibanez I found that I was always hitting the s/c with my pick as I am used to picking between two h/b's. Soon sorted it out by backing off the s/c till it was flush with the scratchplate. So who needs single coils anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethmetal Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Surgical tubing is my favorite way to lift single coils. It replaces the spring on the screws. It is firmer so the pickups won't rock. YOU NEED TO HAVE SPRINGS. It is impossible to adjust height without them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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