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Hello, I have a technical question: Is it possible to achieve in series wiring with two pickups selected when using a standard 5-way Strat style switch ? (not a super switch) Just as an example, suppose a guitar with three single coil pickups, would it be possible to get the following...

I have a Fender 'triplebucker' pickup. It consists of three coils/blades, each with its own two conductor wires. (see pictures and specs below). I'm interested in wiring a rotary switch or a Strat style switch dedicated to the triplebucker so that I can select between several different wiring...

Is the Fender 'Diamondback' bridge pickup a good one? I'm thinking of pairing it with a neck Jazzmaster pickup. Any good?

Set out below are my current draft plans for modifying my Squier Jagmaster guitar. I hope this is the correct forum section to post this. I'm seeking opinions on what I'm proposing, please. I will preface this by saying that I want this modified guitar to have some unusual things and be...

I have a question, please: How does the sound of two single coil pickups wired in series, but not located adjacent to one another (like in a Strat configuration, for example), compare with the sound of a humbucker? (For the purpose of the question, assume that the accumulated output of the...

Wanted: 'Custom Custom' or '59/Custom Hybrid seymour duncan bridge humbucker pickup (standard spaced or trembucker spaced version) [I'm in the UK]

For sale: Seymour Duncan JB / 59 humbucker pick-up pair set BRAND NEW JB model (SH-4) [bridge] and 59 model (SH-1n) [neck] both are in the uncovered style These are brand new. I am prepared to sell these separately. Trades also considered. UK seller

Can anyone identify the pick-ups pictured below, please? It's speculated that they are Lindy Fralin pickups. I don't understand the reasoning. They're not marked underneath. Their DC resistance output is about 16k and 8k. I had a look at the Lindy Fralin website; I couldn't find any current...

Is it okay to cover over pole pieces? I mean, will it affect the functioning of the pick-up in picking up the string vibrations? For example: i) if I put a solid plastic cover (something that looks like an EMG active pickup cover) over a uncovered pickup will that be okay? ii) if I put...

I'm considering mods for a typical Strat (3 single coils with 5-way blade switch) What are the typical mods or ones would people suggest, please? The following ones occur to me so far: 1. neck and bridge together selection option (toggle switch or push/pull) 2. a tone pot reassigned to...

I have a s/d '59' neck pick-up model with the normal pole piecing string spacing (i.e. not 'trembuckrer version). I wish to know whether it's viable - in respect of string/pole-piece spacing - to use this pick-up as a bridge pick-up on a guitar with Strat type bridge. advise please, thanks.

Are 'Duncan Designed' always branded on the pick-ups as such? Have they always been so? Do 'Duncan Designed' humbuckers always have 4 wires? And has that always been so? I have a 2002 year/model Squier Jagmaster (Standard Series, made in China) guitar, owned since new. I'm trying to...

I realise that the DC resistance of a humbucker pick-up is 50% less when in coil split mode, and is 75% less when in parallel mode. But what proportion affect do these two modes have to the actual output of a humbucker? I have come across very different views about this. Help, please!

I'm looking for a humbucker for the bridge position. This is to accompany a Jazzmaster style pick-up in the neck position. The Jazzmaster neck pick-up on my guitar has a DC resistance of 7.1k. What type of humbucker would be a good match for the bridge position? What sort of resistance DC...

I am going to install two Danelectro style 'lipstick' pick-ups on a guitar I'm modifiying. I've found out that on vintage Danelectro guitars the pots were: 100k (volume) and 1meg (tone) on both pickups. Why are the tone pots values so high (1meg)? That seems very high and odd, no? I...