Does screw height matter in a PAF?

[PLX]

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[metropolis_4]

The guitar is in the shop for some wiring and fret work so I decided to have the pickups swapped out while that’s being done. My guy doing the work gave me a lot of crap about the way I had the pickups set

I’ve been battling these pickups from the start

 

[SillyOctpuss]

The guitar is in the shop for some wiring and fret work so I decided to have the pickups swapped out while that’s being done. My guy doing the work gave me a lot of crap about the way I had the pickups set

I’ve been battling these pickups from the start

Which pickups are you having fitted instead?

 

[metropolis_4]

Which pickups are you having fitted instead?

He had a Lollar Imperial in the shop so I’m gonna give those a try

 

[SillyOctpuss]

He had a Lollar Imperial in the shop so I’m gonna give those a try

They're one of the few pafs style pickups I didn't try when I went in my paf rabbit hole. Let us know what you think

 

[nicolasrivera]

It's amazing no one has brought up the material from which the screws are made of also affects the tone, even more so than its height.

 

[PLX]

It's amazing no one has brought up the material from which the screws are made of also affects the tone, even more so than its height.

*laughs in maple spacer*

 

[FuzzyAce]

*laughs in maple spacer*

*giggles quietly in foam spacer*

 

[Eagle]

It's amazing no one has brought up the material from which the screws are made of also affects the tone, even more so than its height.

Everything makes a difference but pafs vary because of the way they were wound. I have a set and have played a lot. They have a group tonality that is good across most though.

 

[Eagle]

Mine;

Hardly the right guitar but they sound great in this.

I set the poles flush and the hight at about 3mm as a start then but sound.