Start by setting all of your guitar pickups to 3/32” (0.093”, 2.38mm) on the bass side and 2/32” (1/16”, 0.0625”, 1.98mm) on the treble side. Remember, this is the space between the top of the pole piece and the bottom of the string, held down at the last fret.
Likewise, people ask, are Ibanez Classic Elite pickups good?
Contrary to some reviews, the Classic Elite pickups are really nice (rich with a fat low end) Clean to Jazz to Blues to Dirty – Your imagination is your limitation. Personally, my tone is with some light drive, delay and a touch of reverb through my HR Deluxe IV, It gives me shivers down my spine!
One may also ask, are Ibanez RG guitars F spaced? 52.5 mm is F spaced, 48mm is standard.
Beside above, can pickups cause fret buzz?
Pickups themselves can be enough to make a string buzz. If you’ve got some fret buzz that seems to defy any other explanation, try lowering your pickups.
Does pickup height affect sustain?
But pickup height affects not just the guitar’s output level, but it also affects sustain and how the guitar’s output level relates to a pluck or strum’s initial transient.
Does pickup height affect volume?
Yes, pickup height significantly affects volume. Pickup height affects volume, tone, string-to-string balance, and possibly intonation and sustain (if too close).
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.
How far should my pickups be from the strings?
What happens if guitar pickups are too low?
Lowering the pickup further will thin out the bass tones. The cost will be a noticeable reduction in output. Go too low, and the tone will get thin and weak as the strings move out to the edges of the magnetic field.
What pickups do Ibanez use?
Typically Ibanez’s low-to-medium range instruments will include Ibanez pickups, while the higher-end (more expensive) instruments will have pickups made by outside suppliers including DiMarzio, EMG, Seymour Duncan, Bare Knuckle and Mojotone.
What pickups does Steve Vai use?
DiMarzio makes various Vai signature pickups (the Evolution, the Breed, the Evo 2, and the new Gravity Storm), which would likely get you closer to Vai’s tonal mojo.
What spacing are Ibanez pickups?
Standard-spaced pickups measure 1.90″ (48 mm).
Which guitars are F spaced?
Who makes pickups for Ibanez?
The DiMarzio®/IBZ pickups are specifically designed and manufactured by DiMarzio® for Ibanez, and they are not available separately. Like all DiMarzio® pickups, they are made in our New York factory. Both neck and bridge pickups are high-output models.