The correct pickup heights & action for me are money on this guitar

[Abe]

I found that for the right pickup height the D'Addario String Height Gauge was less useful than money, and found that penny for treble strings and nickel for bass strings is right for me on this guitar. The strings are fretted down on the last fret, and the money is there. And I did it all without dropping that precious money into the f-hole!




Money is also useful for the action and simplifies it in ways the D'Addario String Height Gauge couldn't for me. Penny and dime at the 12th fret for low E and high E.




In millimeters the dime is 1.35mm / 3/64th", the penny is 1.52mm / 4/64th", and the nickel is 1.95mm / 5/64th".
They might be measured slightly thicker at the bubbling out of the presidential heads on the coins.
They do come out at around some of the popular pickup height and action measurements in 16ths, 32nds, and 64ths.
I have always preferred some nice low action on electric guitars. As long as it's right for the relief and doesn't bring out much string buzz.
And these pickup heights seem optimal for me on this guitar as it really brought out the maximum tonal response for my playing of it.
Much improved from the way it came actually, as this particular guitar is for me, not for anyone and everyone who has one.
A luthier or guitar tech at a music shop can have the educated guess is to what's right for you,
but if you know your ears, playing, and preferences you can more so fine tune it to your individuality.

 

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[Birdsofprey]

This is why for me I throw out all factory settings for such things. Always a good starting point but to really fine tune a guitar to your on preference it takes some time and a little experimenting. Brand doesn’t matter I do it on all. When you bring it to a luthier for a setup there’s nothing wrong with that however doing your own tweaking will only make the guitar respond to your playing and expectations for what you are looking for.