Overall height
Closer gives more body and attack, and farther gives air and chime, so start midway. Too close and the strings pull, especially the high E and B.
The screwdriver
Half a turn of a screwdriver does more than you'd think.
There’s no correct height, just the one that feels alive in your hands. The screwdriver’s in the box.
This set
What you’re hearing
A balanced vintage response overall, with air when you play light and growl when you dig in. Singing bloom neck, clear and glassy middle, balanced bite bridge.
neck
Singing bloom
Vocal and a little forward on the top strings, with long sustain.
middle
Clear and glassy
Chime rather than cluck, and the quack lives in 2 and 4.
bridge
Balanced bite
The default Bellwether bridge voice, with sparkle and body in equal measure.
The screws
neck
Height
Low (far)High (close)
2.4 mm from the strings
Tilt
Bass upFlatTreble up
middle
Height
Low (far)High (close)
2.6 mm from the strings
Tilt
Bass upFlatTreble up
bridge
Height
Low (far)High (close)
2.5 mm from the strings
Tilt
Bass upFlatTreble up
Try a player setup
Your setup sits near
In the neighbourhood of John Frusciante, with a nod towards Jeff Beck.
Tilt
Bass side up rounds off the top and treble side up adds sparkle. A millimetre or two is enough, then check all five positions, including the in-betweens.