casseoreille a écrit :
J'ai quand même été étonné en lisant les consignes de réglages des micros Kinman sur leur site : 1,6 mm pour la corde mi aigue, c'est quand même assez éloigné des réglages conseillés par Fender sur leurs micros : 2,5 mm pour cette même corde.
Les micros Fender supportent mieux des écarts importants pouvant aller jusqu'à 3 à 4 mm, ils donnent alors plus de sustain.
J'ai l'impression que chaque marque préconise sa propre hauteur de micro! Et, en ce qui concerne les Lace Sensor cela peut se comprendre aisément, je n'ai toujours pas compris comment, sans plots apparents, ils pouvaient percevoir les sons.
Tu devrais peut être commencer par lire les consignes correctement et dans leur entièreté parce que ce que dit Kinman est bien plus nuancé que la façon dont tu sembles le comprendre:
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Before you begin it's a good idea to start with a clean slate. Don't try to adjust your new Kinman pickups using your previous amp Eq settings. I suggest you set the tone controls to 12 o'clock (position 5 on the knobs) and dial the adjustments in from there, adjusting the Eq controls only after you get the best result from the pickups. The amp controls will then just fine tune the basic correct pickup adjustments. Don't be afraid to use the controls, that's what they are there for. If your sound needs more brightness simply turn the treble control up.
You can explore from a low pickup height setting with a high volume amp setting OR with the pickups at maximum height with lower volume amp settings. Some players prefer one or the other and some prefer inbetween so PLEASE experiment and try both approaches.
Beginning with Maximum height:
Set the gap at the neck pickup (both E strings only) to 2mm or 5/64", but not less than that.
Set the gap at the middle pickup (both E strings only) to 2mm or 5/64", but not less than 1.75mm or 1/16"+.
Set the gap at the bridge pickup (both E strings only) to 1.5mm or 1/16", but not less than that.
To get a workable volume balance between the neck and bridge pickups I suggest you adjust the bridge pickup to your desired sound. Then adjust the neck pickup so it balances. Occasionally we have to put up with a little bit of imbalance to get the sound we want from each pickup, this is normal.
Beginning with Minimum height:
Set the pickups almost level with the pickguard and raise a little at a time until you discover where your sweet spot is. Take care not to let the pickup drop off the end of the screw. If this happens the only way to get the screw started again is to take the pickguard off.
Tilting the pickup: Adjusting the pickup closer to the plain strings will accent the treble in the sound. Adjusting the pickup closer to the wound strings will accent the bass in the sound.
NOTE: If you use less than the recommended gap measurement the sound will be abrasive and harsh and we wouldn't want that now would we, or would we? ALSO these gap distances assume the vibe arm is depressed and not raised. If you pull up on the arm you'll need to increase the gaps accordingly or else the strings will bottom onto the magnets and cause a terrible crashing sound through your amplifier.
Increasing the gap will reduce output level and brightness, some people will like that but others won't, so experiment to get the effect you want. Remember that even 1/4 turn of the adjusting screws can make the difference. And don't be afraid to lower the pickups almost to the pickguard and turn the amp volume up.
You can do things like optimize the neck pickup for loud lead work, the middle for softer rhythm and the bridge for bright twang, bite and growl, or any other responses you would like. Another nice rhythm sound can be achieved by setting the neck pickup down more on the bass side (3mm) than the treble (2.5mm). The in-between sound (2 pickups on simultaneously) can be varied to a surprising degree. For maximum hollowness in pos 2 or 4, set the pickups as above, but for more quack/bite adjust the middle pickup away from the strings. You make the rules here, so
experiment!!!
Kinman pickup adjusting screws are the two best tone controls you could wish for, and so much better than relying on the volume or tone controls to dial-in your sound.
My pickups are more responsive than any other pickup to these settings and a wide variety of tonalities can be achieved by messing around with them. Spend a little time exploring this whole new world of tone and dialing in your sounds one pickup at a time, the effort will be well worth while. And don't be discouraged if it takes some time, I've heard of players finally achieving their goals up to 2 or 3 weeks on. One customer even took his pickups out and put them in a drawyer for 3 years believing the pickups could not deliver his preferred sound. However after 3 years he re-installed them and spent a few days messing around with adjustment and to his astonishment he discovered his perfect sound that put him is tone heaven. Now he says there is no way he's taking them out again. Learn from his experience.
