And now for a sometimes overlooked part of a good setup: pickup height. After you've set your guitar's action/string height, you need to set the height of the pickups too. If you haven't already set the action, take a look at my previous post here: How to Set Up a Guitar Basics: Pt 2 - String Height Changes in the distance between the strings and pickup will affect its sound and possibly the guitar's playability. Adjusting their height is how to get the best performance and sound from your guitar's pickups. Like string height, you just need to find what works best for you, but there are some guidelines that I use. Keep in mind, however, the affects of pickup height are subtle; it isn't like turning a tone control. Yet that subtle difference can sometimes be the "lacking" in your tone that you can feel but can't put your finger on. Adjusting pickup height is done by turning the two screws at the ends of the pickup to move either side u