E and B strings are way louder than others with floating mini humbucker

[pingu]

. As the TIs are rather cheap now (e. g. here in Europe Thomann charges 14,50 €)

thats good , where do you get them ?

[guavajelly]

thats good , where do you get them ?

I think I just used amazon.de, but thomann.de has the same price.

[coolvinny]

You might be able to adjust the angle of the pick-up slightly. I think I had that ability with a Lollar JS floater once upon a time.

In the absence of that (or even to supplement that) perhaps try using a Henriksen amp with their standard 5-band EQ. Not to derail, but I understand the Henriksen "EQ" to actually consist of volume settings for different frequencies; just turn the high frequencies down since those are more likely to be coming from your hot B and E strings.

[Groyniad]

i think this is one of my biggest hang-ups and frustrations about the guitar

but my problem is that the top two strings are not full-bodied enough (too harsh and cutting)

the fact that these two strings are like the melody strings makes this a big problem for me

i've always been trying to make sure the top string is loud enough so that the melody notes are easy to hear over the harmony

[KirkP]

Before changing the pickup, see if there is a way to lower the existing pickup further from the strings on the treble side. I mentioned that factor in my earlier post, but I should have emphasized it more strongly. I was very disappointed with the balance of the top two strings on my DeArmond RC1100 until I realized it was mounted too close to those strings.

[geogio]

Check your plectrum (pick) material. Years ago I buttered up my sound by switching from tortex (which are great picks in some situations) to Celluloid 358 picks. To my ear the celluloid sounds more like a fingernail.

[pingu]

I think I just used amazon.de, but thomann.de has the same price.

thanks for that ....