Gibson Thunderbird Setup (pickup height)

[PunkLucas]

Hello,

I'm newbie and I have got a new Gibson Thunderbird.

I set the relief and the string height with the factory setup but I don't know the pickup height of this bass..

I want help please

 

[Precision101]

Pickup height? You mean how to adjust it? Pickup height is optional on how you want your sound to come out.

 

[PunkLucas]

Nope, the height under the strings and the pickups.. :/

Pickup height? You mean how to adjust it? Pickup height is optional on how you want your sound to come out.

 

[Precision101]

Nope, the height under the strings and the pickups.. :/

Are Your strings hitting your pickups after you set it up? Your concerned about the space between string and pickup?

 

[PunkLucas]

Nope my strings don't hit the pickups (excuse me i'm french..) ! Yes the space between string and pickup

 

[Precision101]

Ah okay so you want to know what a standard spacing measurement is between them because you set your bass up to factory specs?!

 

[PunkLucas]

Ah okay so you want to know what a standard spacing measurement is between them because you set your bass up to factory specs?!

Yes I want this for my Gibson Thunderbird please !

 

[Precision101]

What is your action set at height wise?

 

[PunkLucas]

What is your action set at height wise?

E String = 7/64"
G string = 5/64"

 

[Precision101]

E String = 7/64"
G string = 5/64"

Standard pickup height might be around 1/8" to 3/8"

 

[PunkLucas]

Standard pickup height might be around 1/8" to 3/8"

On both pickup ?

 

[Precision101]

On both pickup ?

The neck pickup is little lower than the bridge. Like I said aside from factory specs it's all about preference.

 

[PunkLucas]

The neck pickup is little lower than the bridge. Like I said aside from factory specs it's all about preference.

On my neck pickup I have 3/32" and the bridge 1/16" with lowest and highest strings depressed at the last fret. It's good ?

 

[Precision101]

On my neck pickup I have 3/32" and the bridge 1/16" with lowest and highest strings depressed at the last fret. It's good ?

It should be! How's it play most importantly?

 

[PunkLucas]

I have a pickup angle with the bridge ! I don't know why !

 

[Precision101]

Could you post a picture?

 

[PunkLucas]

The strings aren't parallel..

 

[PunkLucas]

An other picture

 

[Precision101]

Maybe lower that bridge pickup a little more down it looks a little high other than that I don't see anything really wrong.

 

[PunkLucas]

I have this height. It's normal ?