brunob wrote:Hi Chemo,do you have the Ranger too? can you tell me the heights of the pickups & strings aprossimatively?
thanx Bruno
Yea, I have a Ranger. I use Elixir 11-set strings, so my guitar is setup for those. The original spring in the Vibramute is ok for me. Please note that if you use strings that are considerably heavier or lighter, you might need a more suitable spring to get the best setup.
I didn't go and measure, but the strings in my guitar are something like 2....3 mm from the fretboard. I set the Ranger up so that it plays beautifully everywhere in the neck (i.e. no buzzing anywhere). I adjusted the truss rod a little bit, but all in all the guitar was quite close to a nice setup for me already when I got it. I never had to adjust the height of the pickups. You might wanna set the string height first, and then see if the pups need adjusting.
One thing about the strings: I like the Elixirs a lot. I had tried them before, but I changed back to them some time after I got the Ranger. The main reason was that they slide much better over the nut because of their coating - this a great way to avoid tuning problems when using the vibrato bar.
I hope this helps. I really like my Ranger and I believe you will too when you find the best setting for you. It is a beautifully made guitar, and when setup properly, it is easy & fun to play, and you can really get "The" Mosrite feel and sound with it. By the sound I mean the 60's Mosrite-era Ventures sound, and also Johnny Ramone sound - it surprised me that I liked the Ranger more in punk rock use than my Ramo'ed japanese Mosrite Mark II.
This concludes my report from outer space. Now, back to studio!