Advice from Dot owners

[chrisgrimes]

Hi All

I am becoming increasingly interested in playing Jazz, could be my age, but suddenly I love it !!

I'm keeping the fenders for gigging with the funk band now and intend to use Dot purely for my new love.

I've fitted a set of D'Adario 12's to her (wound G). Neck is adjusted wonderfully well. My only problem is pick up adjustment, I have a wonderful tone/sound from the neck p/u but I cannot get the bridge one set up properly.

Fiddled around with amp settings endlessly, raised, lowered pup, still either far to cutting / edgy or slightly muffled.

I have been on no end of web sites, plenty of advice regarding picking, chords, melodies blah blah but I can't find anything anywhere relating to instrument set up ??

Anyone help ??

Ta
chris

[CAFeathers]

Remeber these few rules for pup height:

The closer the pup to the strings, more output, less sustain
The farther the pup from the strings, less output, more sustain
The Bass side of the pup is usually a little farther away from the strings than the treble side.

I usually go by the nickel rule, but seeing as though you are in the UK that won't help you. If you can convert these use them as your starting point.

With the E and e strings held down at the last (21, 22 or whatever for your guitar) measure 5/32 inch for the bass side and 2/32 inch for the treble side from the top of the pup to the bottom of the string.

[chrisgrimes]

Good Morning Chet

You know, I put your advice to the test last evening, I guess the equivalent coin over here is a 10 pence piece.

It certainly works on the humbuckers, well at least it gets you very close to exactly where you want to be.

I now keep a 10 p piece in the guitar case with dot !!

Many thanks
Chris

[CAFeathers]

Chris
Excellent. That gives me a reference for anyone in the UK now. Now I need a Euro reference.

That should work well with Single Coils and P-90s too.