Measurement needed

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:11 am

Could somebody give me a measurement on the distance from the bridge pickup to strings for a current model 4003. Mine is a 2003 and I took my cover off and forgot to measure before I started. I would like it back to the factory setup again.

I've had my 4003 for a year now, and finally took the cover off. I am a fingers player, and left the cover on so I would become better with the pick. Well, I don't feel the same with the pick and can't get into playing with one, even though I love the sound. Anyway, without the cover it is a lot more natural to play, and the obtainable sounds are more diverse, as I now have the option of plucking directly over the bridge pickup.

The cover on is a great look, but some things just have to be sacrificed!

Thanks for any help.

Andrew

paulcreedy · Post by **paulcreedy** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 2:58 pm

I took the covers off both my 4003s and set the bridge pickup height to give me a similar output to the neck pickup - never bothered to take measurements I'm afraid so this post is a little pointless except that I agree with you that it's far easier to play without the cover

Paul

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 3:33 pm

there is no absolute number ... the closer it is to the strings the louder, growlier, and more distorted it will be ... I like mine as close as possible ... how can you tell if is too close ... the strings hit the pole pieces ... get a phillips screw driver and play around a little ...

green_us90 · Post by **green_us90** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 4:32 pm

A good guideline to start with I have seen is to depress the last fret of a given string, and set the height to 1/8 inch. Then check the height relative to all the other strings and go from there. It has worked well for me.

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:22 pm

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I'll tinker with it tonight.