Guitar Strings Clearance
what is the proper string to pickup settings,on Roland- gr30 synthizer?
i have a roland gr30, that i have used on a fender strat.,for several years. i have recently decided that i would like to put it on one of my accoustic guitars. if someone would be so kind as to tell me the proper string clearance, between the top of the roland gr-30 pickup to the bottom of the strings,i would deeply appreciate it. i would also like to know if the gk-2a pickup would go next to the front of the bridge ,or if not so, how far away from the front of the bridge should it be attached. i hind of hate to go drilling holes in a takamine,but i thenk maybe the after effects just might be worth it. anyway, if i can find this info,i’ll be willing to try. after all people trying, has taken this wonderful world of ours a long way! anyway,if some long legged, harry guitar picker could & would share this information with me. it would make my day! thanks to anyone with this knowledge, that would take the time……thanks jimmyg
The spacing should be 1/8″ under the skinny E string, 3/16″ under the fat E string. For placement, just copy the distance from the bridge (where the string actually makes contact with the bridge, not the edge of the bridge) to the pickup on your strat.
Roland also makes GK-1 and GK-2 in a surface-mount model. They were less than $200 new back when they came out, but I’ll bet you can ebay one for much less nowadays. It just sticks on with some kind of non-permanent adhesive. Better than cutting a hole in an accoustic.
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