Pickup volume...

[DsBass29]

Hi Everyone,

Not that great with pickups and such so I thought I would ask. The question is, when I'm in rehearsal, I can hear my E string very well but the others are barley audible. Why is this? I have stock ESP pickups on my bass. Do I need to just get better pickups? Which are best. is it my amp (Fender rumble 350)? Or something else? Please help!!!

Thanks,
Daniel

[CliftonBonney]

Maybe you need to raise the pickup some so that the magnets are closer to the strings?

[DsBass29]

Originally Posted by CliftonBonney

Maybe you need to raise the pickup some so that the magnets are closer to the strings?

Thanks for the response. How would I do that?

[CliftonBonney]

Originally Posted by DsBass29

Thanks for the response. How would I do that?

The pickup should have screws. Just loosen the side that needs to be raised. Let me know if that helps.

[96tbird]

Have heard from a few luthiers on tb that EMG should be very close to the strings as is possible. From there it just takes side to side balancing of output.