02-25-2022, 10:52 PM
JoeM wrote:
I learned that many years ago when I bought a cheapo Fender Jazz Bass for around $275 and replaced the pickups with Seymour Duncans, then recorded it and my brother's original 1965 Jazz Bass.
After 56 years of playing and recording my feeling is player+pickup+pickup height+string gauge primarily determines guitar sound. The rest is icing or generally inconsequential.
I need to learn more about pickup height. Is it just a matter of trial and error and listening, or is there a rule of thumb?