Being able to adjust (set) your pickup height is a critical step in the setup process. This video explains the entire pickup height adjustment process for a.. I'm also including factory spec pickup heights for a number of guitars as released officially by Fender. The Guitar Pages pickup height examples: Guitar and Pickup Bass Side Treble Side; Fender American Stratocaster: Neck: 8/64″ Middle 7/64″ Bridge: 7/64″.
Adjusting Stratocaster Pickup Height, Pt.1 Dirk Wacker. May 17, 2011.. If you have very powerful single-coils such as Fender's Texas Specials, you should lower the pickup height a tad to avoid having the magnets pull on the strings and interfere with vibration. This causes tuning problems and robs sustain.. Fender Stratocaster pickup height adjustment and specifications Today we're going to have a very quick look at pickup setup for a Fender Stratocaster-style guitar. Adjusting the pickups on a Strat couldn't be much easier and the only thing that really requires much consideration is what height to set them at.