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silvercat
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Just put a SDQP-3 on my P-bass but don't know how close to the strings it should be.
Is there a guide somewhere?
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silvercat
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Thanks, ill give it a try but the output from the pickup is already very hot and I don't want distortion
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I put one of those into my P-bass a few months back. For what it's worth, when I press down at the 20th fret, there's about 3/16" between string and pole piece, works good for me. Personally, I like to err on the side of slightly lower output and keep that distance a little greater than some might -- in my experience, it's easy to hear the weird, warbling, muting effect that too-high pickups cause, but it's harder to hear loss of output caused by too-low pickups. To experiment, crank 'em down low and gradually raise them until you get to a point where when you fret at the 20th fret, you can hear the tone being muted or just plain sounding weird, and then lower them just a bit from there. Be sure to test with all four strings, and remember, the distance won't be the same on all strings -- adjust for even response from all four. If you find that you absolutely cannot balance all four strings, no matter what you do, the E and A are louder, then that means you have to lower the whole shebang and start over. If you don't have any audible problems, then don't worry about it.
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hum38
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Just a comment....
Closer is not better with passives as you stand a chance of pushing the magnetic field above the optimum point...ie above the string instead of through it.
Actives have a very weak field so closer is better.
It's a matter of tweaking until you feel happy with the results.
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silvercat
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Thanks all. very helpful
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moephishin
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Start with it too close. Hold one string down at the highest fret and pluck.
You will hear a warbling sound. Screw the corresponding pickup height screw in a quarter turn at a time until the warbling goes away. Do this for all strings. Now find the quietest string and screw the other screws in until all strings are equal volume.
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Put it as close as you can.It will give you a nice strong output to your amp.I have mine so close that my plucking fingers touch the pickup cover.
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