Tone vs. Pickupsettings on L-2000

[Stuggi]

Could anyone please tell me how rasing/lowering polepieces and pickups effect the sound?

[spideyjg]

Best example it to set them as close as possible to the strings without the strings hitting the poles like Alan and I do. Then drop them all the way down for a less aggressive response.

Tilt the bridge pickup to get the front or rear poles higher to really change it's character. Shhhh...that is a big tone secret.

Tis all part of finding your individual sound in the things.

Jim

[FidgetStone]

More tone secrets please . . .

The pickups on my ASAT came adjusted as far down as possible be the previous owner and I haven't messed with them at all. What should I expect by raising one or the other or both?

Thanks . . .

[spideyjg]

Originally Posted by FidgetStone

More tone secrets please . . .

The pickups on my ASAT came adjusted as far down as possible be the previous owner and I haven't messed with them at all. What should I expect by raising one or the other or both?

Thanks . . .

If you raise them you will get a hotter output and more response to your right hand technique.

Tilting the bridge pickup one way or the other gets a more edgy cutting sound or a bit smoother when using it alone or both pickups. I have mine set higher and tilted forward so the rear coil is closest to the strings.

Grab a screwdriver and try it. The pickups are on springs and easy enough to reset if you don't like the result.

I wasn't thrilled with my L2KE until I raised and set the pickups similar to my '93.

Just another way the G&L is infinitely tweakable.

Now I haven't tried this but you could drop the neck pickup some and then use the poles to raise the neckside poles for the E and A and the bridge side for the D and G. Why more a P type sound perhaps? I haven't tried it.
Conversely use the bridge side for E and A and neck side for D and G like a reverse P.

Report what you get.

Jim