How do you set up a Les Paul from scratch?
How to set up a Les Paul: 7 essential tips
- Strings. “First off, fit a fresh set of strings,” Jim DeCola advises. ...
- Neck Relief. “Second, check and, if necessary, adjust your neck relief,” Jim continues. ...
- Check nut height. ...
- Action at the 12th. ...
- Pickup height. ...
- Pickup polepieces. ...
- Stopbar height.
How high should bridge be on Les Paul?
Pickup height setting is a little tricky but not a black art. Fender-y single coils have a stronger magnetic pull so need to be backed off, but most humbuckers share one bar magnet and aren't so strong. So, set the bridge to about 3.5mm and see how it sounds.