EMG 81 pickup height
EMG 81 pickup height
Rule of thumb, the plane level of the EMG pup should be in line with the fretboard plane level. If your action is set right and you don't dig into the string when you pick or palm mute, your golden, if your strings hit, either back off with the palm muting and picking intensity, or put on higher gage strings. D-EJ915's image above seems pretty close to where the pup should be.
A fender type guitar (typical guitars with floyd rose) have a fretboard plan parrallel to the PU top.
But a Gisbon type guitar (Eclipse, and many guitar with a Tonepro tailpiece) has an angled fretboard, which is not parrallel to the body.
PU height will threfore slightly vary has there is more string height variation with a fender than with a gibson when pushing the string on the fret (chording).
Word is that you should put them as close as possible as the magnetic is weak compared to passive pickups, but I find most people tend to adjust it to their liking. I personally follow the advice of the manufacturer and put them as close as possible.