Even for those who kinda already know this stuff, it's still neat to see a pro explain things. Love this series!
@prophetsbourne1136
3 жыл бұрын
Finally!!!! Someone that actually gives a measurement AND in 32nds!!! Everyone that says “Adjust it by ear because everyone’s taste is different...” to someone that is trying to learn HOW to adjust them to begin with by video proves Crack doesn’t smoke itself! Thank you PRS!
@aronhidman1
4 жыл бұрын
This talk about 32nds is incomprehensible to anyone who is not from the US. This is great info, but please condiser also using international units! Thank you!
@michaelvarney.
4 жыл бұрын
aronhidman1 or you can do a conversion. Google is your friend.
@tball5677
2 жыл бұрын
Is "Google" incomprehensible too?
@roblarson9065
2 жыл бұрын
32nd & 64th Standard in luthier world. Would have a better chance getting the USA to metric.
@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic
2 жыл бұрын
"Incomprehensible?" Seriously? You've figured out how to watch & comment on KZitem, yet, 32nds of an inch evade your understanding?
@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic
2 жыл бұрын
@@roblarson9065 I'm comfortable with both Imperial and Metric, but, in this case, 64ths are FAR easier to work with than millimeters. One millimeter is too crude, and one tenth of a millimeter (metric system demands tens) is too fine to print and read clearly on a metal rule.
@coryfraser8588
8 ай бұрын
i reset my pickup height in my silversky se tonight. I put lollars in it a couple years back and was basically just meh... the guitar has come alive. Thanks PRS
@jonfadem
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this incredibly concise and informative video, Skitchy! It's very much appreciated!
@prsguitars
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@isaiahmarquez9717
Жыл бұрын
I don’t know that I want to take advice from anyone named “Sketchy.” 😂 Thanks for the info! 🤙🏼
@fredericadda
4 жыл бұрын
It would be nice to include the specs in mm too.
@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic
2 жыл бұрын
No, it wouldn't. 64ths are the standard for good reason.
@fredericadda
2 жыл бұрын
@@KZitemHandlesAreMoronic the standard in the US maybe, not in the rest of the world.
@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic
2 жыл бұрын
Where you live is irrelevant. Eyeballs and rulers work the same, regardless.
@stephennelson226
Жыл бұрын
@@KZitemHandlesAreMoronic your obviously the drummer!
@SpeedwayV8
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Sketchy, have a good one. 😎👍
@marekdobyrn
4 жыл бұрын
Something is wrong. This is information from PRS web site: "With the high and low E strings (E and G strings for the Electric Bass) depressed at the last fret the measurement should about 2.5/32 (5/64”) on the treble side and about 3/32” on the bass side of both pickups.". He told in this material : 2/32 on the treble site and 2,5/32 on bass site.
@kevinogorman7561
4 жыл бұрын
Yea, I noticed this too. Would be nice if this was clarified. It's a pretty big difference.
@z3guitars
3 жыл бұрын
I set them to the close end of spec. There is a tolerance with the website measurements being averaged.
@kevinogorman7561
3 жыл бұрын
@@z3guitars Thanks for replying and clarifying!
@trenthaysproductions
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. The guy who set up my guitar had the bridge way too low and I had to fix it myself.
@PhillipAlcock
Жыл бұрын
Can we have metric as well as imperial measurements please?
@LibertyDIY
7 ай бұрын
From what he said for humbuckers it's 2mm bass side and 1.6mm treble side
@AlexLeeNewYorkCity
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for the tutorial. I'm a beginner in pickup adjustments, but based on what I understand from your video, I am supposed to adjust all of the Humbuckers pickups on PRS guitars at 2 mm on the bass side from the bottom of the string to the top of the middle of the pickups, and 1.6 mm on the treble side, on both neck and bridge pickups? I just purchased an SE Paul's Guitar. The neck and action needs a little adjustment for my preference, but before do so, I thought I would take measurements of the factory pickup setup. Measuring from the bottom of the strings to the top at the bottom edge of upper single-coil pickups, they measured: neck bass side, 2.08 mm, neck treble side, 2.22 mm, bridge bass side, 2.34 mm, and bridge treble side, 1.73 mm. This seems a bit off from your suggested heights, and a little strange that the neck bass side is closer to the string than the treble side and also closer than the bridge bass side. Are these pickups tuned and set up correctly before leaving the factory in Indonesia? Should I set them back to the same distances after adjusting the neck and action? Or should just get them closer to your recommended specs? Thank you!
@iridios6127
Жыл бұрын
Alex Lee In most cases (not only PRS) recommendations are given to get the maximum output signal from pickups. You can adjust your guitar any way you like, there are no hard rules.
@mister-LA
2 жыл бұрын
Is there a video on setting up the bridge on a CE-24?
@Macmax7077
8 ай бұрын
WTH is that in millimeters? I am having lots of issues with my neck humbler in my McCarty
@Snakeyboi437
Жыл бұрын
omg my pickup fell in my guitar as it was too low (prs se 24) can someone tell me how to but the screw back in without it falling back out...
@victorparedes4863
2 жыл бұрын
Please give us the recommended heights for the Wood Libray "PRS Modern Eagle V" - and the - "PRS 509". Especially needed is the Middle Singlecoil Pickup Heights. Thanks !!! Peace !!!
@adam614ce
2 жыл бұрын
Im confused??? Why are your specs different that PRS website specs? VERY confusing, and it’s frustrating enough setting up guitars. WTH?
@harrisfrankou2368
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@toki9367
6 ай бұрын
Hi James, would that be your recommendations for higher output pickup as well (i.e. Dragon II)? Or should we consider your indications as "maximum height not to be exceeded"? Thank you in advance.
@zachsears5719
Жыл бұрын
Skitchy, what about the TCI pickups that are in the Paul's core guitar?
@LibertyDIY
7 ай бұрын
Another commenter posted the stock heights but should be the same as the other humbuckers
@user-yk4gd1fl4z
2 ай бұрын
Why such different height specs compared to PRS's own guide on pick up height?
@darockguitar1
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks for the video! Question: How do I adjust the pickup to get rid of a warble I’m hearing on the E and B stings? I have santana pickups.
@iridios6127
Жыл бұрын
darockguitar1 Try to lower the pickups a little or a little more, sometimes it helps. And don’t forget to change the strings at least once every six months if you play a lot.
@bugeyedmudafuka2
3 жыл бұрын
I have 57/08 pickups. One side has 6 screws, the other has flat pole pieces. Do i rest the ruler on the screws as they are higher than the rest of the pickup, or just on the plastic part of the pickup? Hope that makes sense.
@LibertyDIY
7 ай бұрын
Yes on top of the screws
@bruunm1975
3 ай бұрын
Any tips of NF and LT Humbucker in 2023 Studio? (In mm please if possible).
@kiillabytez
3 жыл бұрын
My pickups are tightened as far as they can be and there's still 3/4" space between the pickup and the string. Any solutions? Different springs or height screws? Deeper cavity? Anything? Pretty sure it's the pickups because the old ones had no problems.
@johnstephen7610
2 жыл бұрын
Disappointed that he didn't do what the description says ("Check-in with Skitchy to learn how to adjust your pickup height...") He didn't show how to adjust the pickup height, unfortunately. There's another guy who does PRS setup videos so I will see if he has done one.
@largtr
4 жыл бұрын
Doesn't 2/32" = 1/16"? Askin' for a friend...
@BillLarkinmusic
4 жыл бұрын
My friend says "he thinks so".
@victorparedes4863
2 жыл бұрын
Please give us the recommended heights or the PRS Modern Eagle V - and the - PRS 509. Especially needed is the middle pickup heights. Thanks !!! Peace !!!
@jimtalbott5218
2 жыл бұрын
No mention of P90's even in the comments? Trying to get my SE Soapbar II dialed in.
@DavidFeilyMusic
2 жыл бұрын
Any recommendations on pickup height in terms of magnetic pull on the string? When I adjust the pickup height I feel a different action and tension on the strings.
@duncanboyle244
4 жыл бұрын
Bit of a specific question, but I have a set of Dragon ii pickups out of an old 2005 CE22 and I was thinking of putting them in my Zach Myers SE. However I’m not sure the best way to wire it as the ZM has not coil splits and the pickup selector is on the upper bout not by the rest of the controls so how do I move the selector wire up there?
@transport787
4 жыл бұрын
Hi for pickup height is the measurement from the screw to the bottom of the string, or the plate? Thanks very much. Dave 594
@z3guitars
4 жыл бұрын
From the center/flat of the pickup
@transport787
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I’ve been measuring from the top of the screw😔
@ericcarpenter3263
4 жыл бұрын
So how do you adjust the screw height?
@ericcarpenter3263
4 жыл бұрын
And while on it, what exactly difference does adjusting the screw height make?
@z3guitars
4 жыл бұрын
@@ericcarpenter3263 the screw height can be adjusted with a flathead screwdriver right at the screw itself, you can bring it up and there is room to take it down. I drop my low E a bit to take some woof/flub out while retaining the bite from the other coil.
@barneychamorro
3 жыл бұрын
So those PRS specs are not supposed to be measured from the top of the pole piece?
@MichaelMitchell9969
4 жыл бұрын
What is the proper nut height from the fretboard? I'm having tuning stability problems. Mostly G string using nut sauce thinking of locking tuners or breaking out the files. But not in that order. Lol. Thanks
@z3guitars
4 жыл бұрын
1 to 1.5/32nds. High e starts at 1 and it gently rises to 1.5 at the low e.
@z3guitars
4 жыл бұрын
@@mr.nobody68 if you pull the strings straight up, do you hear a ping or feel resistance. 95% of tuning issues come down to 3 things. Binding in the nut slot due to oversized strings or badly cut nut, trem screws not being set dead level, or strings not stretched. It's hard to diagnose exactly without guitar in hands.
@aristipposk
4 жыл бұрын
@@mr.nobody68 I would suggest you try thicker gauge strings, as you say you use 9s and play pretty hard. It's really easy to have a note go out of tune when playing hard on light gauge strings because of the less tension. BUT if you say that this is also a problem when using the arm, then it has to be a problem on the nut, probably not cut very well...
@krauz111
4 жыл бұрын
for the silver sky do we measure from the top of the pole piece or from the plastic?
@z3guitars
4 жыл бұрын
You measure @ the E strings. On the Silver Skys that is plastic as the pole piece is countersunk.
@wuuzeewuu9650
3 жыл бұрын
The 85/15 have a raised portion of the pickup.. should we measure from the top of that or still the center of the pickup?
@VincentBakker1964
4 жыл бұрын
Great. Now in metric values please for the rest of the world!
@chadbouterse8617
4 жыл бұрын
Find a conversion app like we do when needing to convert mm to inches... they’re only free and everywhere..
@armanzakwan1898
4 жыл бұрын
At least mm to inches is easier as mm is a solid number
@z3guitars
4 жыл бұрын
@@armanzakwan1898 kind of. It equals about 1.55mm to 2 mm at 12th fret. I didnt do the conversions for pickup heights yet.
@michaelvarney.
4 жыл бұрын
No. Learn to use google, rest of the world...
@skipkirkwood9935
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for the silly question, but I didn't see an answer. Which way (clockwise or counter-clockwise) raises or lowers the pickup? Thank you.
@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic
2 жыл бұрын
Clockwise drives the screw deeper into the tabs on the pickup body, compressing the spring and pulling the pickup UP, closer to the strings.
@crystaloffrost
4 жыл бұрын
If I send my PRS to you guys, do you do refrets? If yes do you refret with stainless steel jumbo? If not then can we do DGT type jumbo :)?
@z3guitars
4 жыл бұрын
We do regrets in the PTC. Scott is one of the best I've ever seen. Hit up custserv@prsguitars.com for quotes and info.
@d.r.1454
3 ай бұрын
Your using a ruler or a rule?
@MurdaMetz
Жыл бұрын
Does pickup height account for when the coil is tapped ?
@sedoyotec
3 жыл бұрын
What about the Studio model with Narrowfields and humbucker in bridge?
@iryan9
Жыл бұрын
What are the pickup heights for the silver sky se? Same as the core?
@KeepChessSimple
2 жыл бұрын
Just bought a PRS SE Custom 24. My neck and middle position sound almost the same. Only a very subtle difference. Any tips on how to adjust? Or should I have a tech check my switch? Is this a common issue?
@LibertyDIY
7 ай бұрын
Sounds the same even when playing clean tones?
@RenanBeltrao
4 жыл бұрын
use your ears. I really dont mean to sound douche or something... but just use your ears, get to know your instrument. Different string gauges and material will change how the pick up respond, so yet again, use your ears. edit: that is just my approach, I do not own the truth.
@z3guitars
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutly. These are what we have found works best as we ship them from the shop and are a good starting point.
@aiden_macleod
3 жыл бұрын
My bridge pickup is tightened as far as it can be and there's still 3/4" space between the pickup and the string. Any solutions?
@ZachPetch
2 жыл бұрын
There’s barely 3/4” from my strings to the body of my guitar. That sounds extreme. It makes me wonder if your guitar was intentionally designed for very low pickup output, like some kind of “old school jazz only” guitar. Either that or you’re turning the screws the wrong way. But I’ll assume that’s not the case.
@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic
2 жыл бұрын
On a PRS? I don't think it's possible to get the pickups 3/4 of an inch from the pickups. It's likely that you're measuring incorrectly.
@mladen777
4 жыл бұрын
does pickup height affect sustain or only the tonal character?
@IFightRainbows
3 жыл бұрын
Both
@mladen777
3 жыл бұрын
Logan Patterson In which way?
@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic
2 жыл бұрын
@@mladen777 On a single-coil, Strat-style pickup, the pole pieces themselves are magnets. If you get them too close to the strings, they will begin to pull on the strings magnetically, damping the string vibration and even creating weird sounds. This is not typically an issue with humbuckers.
@YMESYDT
4 жыл бұрын
Is that Hollowbody custom? It looks really deep
@z3guitars
4 жыл бұрын
It’s my Employee guitar. It’s an old Archtop model. 4 inches deep at the edge.
@DannySathya
4 жыл бұрын
What does two and half thirty second mean?
@lowfatevil
4 жыл бұрын
32nd of an inch, I think 2.5 32nd is 1mm
@MrMariodraiby1
4 жыл бұрын
1.7 mm
@rockwriter9054
3 жыл бұрын
There not yet metric but if one uses imperial measurements , an engineer would say 1/16" for two thirty seconds. Hes young.
@papeleriasanignacio3282
2 жыл бұрын
dunno exactly but maybe = 1.984375 mm and 1.5875 mm
@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic
2 жыл бұрын
5/64 of an inch.
@Antwort2und40
4 жыл бұрын
I know in the video you suggested standard humbucker measurements for the 509 pickups... what about the middle pup?
@z3guitars
4 жыл бұрын
509 and 513 are set to 2 (treble side) and 2.5(bass side) 32nds on all 3 pickups. Be careful adjusting them and only do 1/2 a turn at a time on each humbucker screw.
@Antwort2und40
4 жыл бұрын
James Zimmers thanks! That’s a bit closer to the strings than the OOTB setup. Sounds great on the middle pup-Jerry tone :) Neck pup set this way is much fatter and darker than a strat; I may lower a bit again but I’ll give it some time. Thanks for posting!
@Lavakun
3 жыл бұрын
Who measures HEIGHT WITH SECONDS!!!!
@basandi4017
Жыл бұрын
US luthiers I guess... he should tell in mm...
@julienDrcq
3 жыл бұрын
I didn’t get the mesure you said!!! Witch language is that 😂 please if we can have number in screen when you talk it will be perfect!
@CamRebires
3 жыл бұрын
2.5/32nds on the bass and 2/32nds on the treble?
@timmypagee
3 жыл бұрын
@@CamRebires what does this mean ? Only people from the US understand that. Can you give the information in mm ?
@CamRebires
3 жыл бұрын
@@timmypagee I'm from Germany my guy, we don't have it here either ;). Inch is a unit like mm, you devide one inch by 32 to have one 32ndth (-> 1/32; so a fraction of one inch). In this case, the treble height equals around two of those 1/32 pieces of an inch, so the height is 2/32. In mm, it would be around 2.5/32inch= *2mm* and 2/32inch= *1.6mm* . It's just fractions like in math class
@BigMurph45
4 жыл бұрын
Do you use the same measurements if you use non PRS pickups?
@z3guitars
4 жыл бұрын
It's a good starting point. You will want to set them like this to start and then dial to taste.
@BigMurph45
4 жыл бұрын
James Zimmers Perfect! Thank you
@nicopoppe4838
2 жыл бұрын
what the f are 32 seconds? why dont you go Milimeters?
@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic
2 жыл бұрын
Because a millimeter is too coarse of a measurement, and the next metric subdivision (1/10th of a millimeter) is too fine to print or read clearly on a metal rule. 64ths of an inch are the ideal compromise for String Height and Pickup Height measurements.
@nicopoppe4838
2 жыл бұрын
@@KZitemHandlesAreMoronic filler gauge
@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic
2 жыл бұрын
Almost NOBODY has feeler gauges shaped/sized correctly for this kind of work. Steel gauges are a bad idea, here, due the magnetized pole pieces. Get a cheap machinist's rule in 64ths of an inch. Right tool for this job, regardless of where you live.
@marcelolopes4687
4 жыл бұрын
. Prs dc3 ?how can I set? Is it like ss?
@z3guitars
4 жыл бұрын
Those actually shipped with the pickups set to the same height as humbuckers. Middle pickup splits the difference between the other 2.
@korykoster8532
2 жыл бұрын
I just gotta say those pickup springs are entirely too much of a pita to get on....lol. Lots of swearing.
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