Hey guys, I have a 60, 6120. My pickups are way lower than the one pictured. This is Rick Miller from Southern Culture on the Skids' 60. His obviously has a hotter tone. They're pretty close in serial numbers. Would I have to put some kind of shim under mine to raise them, or can I turn out the screw to get them closer to the strings, in turn making a hotter tone?
1960 6120 pickup height?
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Oct 23, 2007 3:35 a.m. Skinny Jim:
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Oct 23, 2007 3:40 a.m. Skinny Jim:
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Oct 23, 2007 11:00 a.m. JBGretschguy:
You'll have to shim underneath them. Also, I have played two 6120s from the same year that had way more output, even though their pickups measured out the same resitance.
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Oct 23, 2007 2:15 p.m. Skinny Jim:
Thanks JB! Whats the best way to shim? Gum wrapper or such??? What do you guys recommend???
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Oct 23, 2007 2:25 p.m. sroux:
Hey Jim...
Mouspad material works really well. That's what I shimmed mine with!
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Oct 23, 2007 2:34 p.m. cgs:
On TV Jones' website there is a video on how to shim - TVJ
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Oct 23, 2007 2:55 p.m. arm1151:
Hey I also have a 6120-60. Mine was built in 2005. I really dig it now that I have done a proper set up - thanks to GDP.How you may ask? Well skinny Jim on the bottom left hand of your screen is a button titled " articles ". Push it. Now find "Mals big guide to guitar setup and trouble shooting". This page is excellent. All you need to know about set up and the finer things in life.
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Oct 23, 2007 5:09 p.m. Skinny Jim:
Thanks a million fellas.....I love this site!
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Oct 23, 2007 6:10 p.m. donwood:
Welcome to the GDP Skinny Jim. Enjoyed the sound clips on your site. Gretsch sounded good to me, should have no trouble raising pup's. Don
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Oct 23, 2007 7:10 p.m. Skinny Jim:
Thanks for the kind words donwood! I've browsed this site before, but never had a chance to really explore it. This is the kindest group of pickers I've ever met. As a Gretsch owner (Im up to 9 now!), I feel right at home. I'm going to try to raise those pu's first thing tomorrow. I'm sure Ill be on here panicking and asking for help by tomorrow afternoon hahah!
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Oct 24, 2007 1:16 p.m. KCeddieB:
Hi Skinny Jim... I echo the groups "welcome"! If you've got 9 Gretsch guitars, you need to be hanging out here more often. You might also consider adding your stable to the serial number logs that are being compiled...
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Oct 24, 2007 1:24 p.m. KCeddieB:
Baxter... it seems like this is getting worse (slow response, lock-ups, multiple posts)... anything you can do?
