27sauce
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Hey guys, I've been gigging my '62 Special for the last few years and and trying to improve upon a couple of things with out making any major modifications.
The guitar is a little on the dark side.
Raising the pickup:
Will I get better results(clearer, louder) shimming the pickup with the pole pieces flush, or keeping the pickup where it is and jacking up the pole pieces?
The bridge:
The guitar sounds better when it is not properly intonated!!
When I have the intonation at an acceptable place, the wraptail is making most of its contact with the adjustment/set screws. This causes a lean in the bridge, and as a result the strings(especially the G) are not ringing out as true as when there is no lean. But its in tune...
Any suggestions would help, I'm using this guitar a lot more lately, and I want to get the most out of it. My damn '59 Junior has set the bar pretty high!!!
The guitar is a little on the dark side.
Raising the pickup:
Will I get better results(clearer, louder) shimming the pickup with the pole pieces flush, or keeping the pickup where it is and jacking up the pole pieces?
The bridge:
The guitar sounds better when it is not properly intonated!!
When I have the intonation at an acceptable place, the wraptail is making most of its contact with the adjustment/set screws. This causes a lean in the bridge, and as a result the strings(especially the G) are not ringing out as true as when there is no lean. But its in tune...
Any suggestions would help, I'm using this guitar a lot more lately, and I want to get the most out of it. My damn '59 Junior has set the bar pretty high!!!