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Old 07-09-2013, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Desmund Nichols View Post
Does it matter how high the pickups are, as regards as closeness to the strings?
Yes, very much so. If too close, the sound will ge muffled as the magnets pull the oscillating string when you play. The way it was set when the bass was shipped was the optimum height. Now too high and not too low. Lower will be a less metallic sound, slightly.
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