Pickup height setting is a little tricky but not a black art. Fender-y single coils have a stronger magnetic pull so need to be backed off, but most humbuckers share one bar magnet and aren’t so strong. So, set the bridge to about 3.5mm and see how it sounds.
Secondly, do Les Pauls have high action?
my les paul action is pretty high as well, adn i still get buzz on the low e string. strange, maybe i need to adjust my truss rod or get a setup job. Yeah, I’d take it to a luthier/tech for a setup. You should be able to get your action just as low on a LP as on a Strat.
Keeping this in view, how do I know if my pickups are too high? Setting your pickup height too high will cause your magnets to push and pull your strings out of tune. Here’s a quick way to tell if this is happening to you: play the Low E string at a high fret (15th fret is a good one to start at). You might hear a “warbling” sound. That sound is your magnet fighting your string.
Just so, how do I set my Les Paul bridge?
How do you adjust a Les Paul saddle?
How do you Intonate a Les Paul bridge?
How do you Intonate a Les Paul?
How do you set up a low action Les Paul?
How high should a tune-o-matic bridge be?
A properly installed Tune-o-matic bridge post extends 1/2″ above the top of the guitar, with the other half of the inch-long post screwed into the body.
How high should my bridge be?
How high should the action be at the 12th fret?
For electric guitars, in our opinion, a good default string height at the 12th fret is typically about 6/64th of an inch (2.38mm) on the bass side and 4/64th of an inch (1.59mm) on the treble side.
How high should the strings be from the fretboard?
Measuring at the 12th fret (as in the photo), the action height should be 2.6 mm for Steel String Acoustic guitar, 1.8 for electric, 2.0mm for bass and 3mm for a Classical.
Is the action too high on my guitar?
There are several telltale signs that a guitar is in need of a set-up. If the intonation is off, the action is too high, the guitar buzzes when you fret a note, strings stop vibrating and buzz as you bend them, frets feel sharp, or neck appears warped, then your guitar definitely needs a set-up.