Is Neck pickup in a SD humbucker set RWRP?

[Jack_TriPpEr]

When one buys a *set* of Seymour Duncan humbuckers, is the Neck pickup Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity (RWRP)? I searched the internet before posting this question, including looking at the SD product page for a few humbucker sets, and found no mention either way about this.

NOTE: Ignore the PRail pickups for this question. I am already aware that that pickup set is designed with the Neck as RWRP.

[Mincer]

Re: Is Neck pickup in a SD humbucker set RWRP?

I don't believe they are. I've had to custom order ones that were if that's what I wanted.

[Jack_TriPpEr]

Re: Is Neck pickup in a SD humbucker set RWRP?

I don't believe they are. I've had to custom order ones that were if that's what I wanted.

I didn't think they were either, but just looking to confirm. Thanks!

[jeremy]

Re: Is Neck pickup in a SD humbucker set RWRP?

no they arent

[Clint 55]

Re: Is Neck pickup in a SD humbucker set RWRP?

All Duncan hums are wound the same way and you reverse the leads if you want to change the winding direction. With the exception of stax I believe.

[Jack_TriPpEr]

Re: Is Neck pickup in a SD humbucker set RWRP?

no they arent

Great - I appreciate the firm answer.

Thanks Jeremy

[zizyphus]

Re: Is Neck pickup in a SD humbucker set RWRP?

When one buys a *set* of Seymour Duncan humbuckers, is the Neck pickup Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity (RWRP)? I searched the internet before posting this question, including looking at the SD product page for a few humbucker sets, and found no mention either way about this.

NOTE: Ignore the PRail pickups for this question. I am already aware that that pickup set is designed with the Neck as RWRP.

No, because there wouldn't usually be a point to doing that.

RWRP allows for hum cancellation between 2 coils. When you have a humbucker, each coil is RWRP with respect to the other coil, which is why the two coils of a humbucker will buck the hum.

Two humbuckers, which already have their hum bucked individually, will remain hum-free when combined (e.g., when both pickups are run in parallel in the middle position).

The RWRP concern should only come into play when you have two humbuckers that are both coil split, and you're playing them together. If this is the scenario you're asking about, I don't know the answer to your question. In theory, if you put two identical Duncan humbuckers into, say, a Les Paul, and coil split it to the NORTH coil of one humbucker, and the SOUTH coil of the other humbucker, they should should hum cancel when played together. So, if you installed those two identical humbuckers so that both had their screw coils closer to the bridge, you would get hum cancellation with either both outer or both inner coils,

But, I don't know if Duncan has designed their 'buckers so that a given set will behave as I've described. For that matter, rarely do we put both screw coils closer to the bridge, so they would have to alter the design of the bridge and neck pickups relative to one another to compensate for our behavior.

[Jacew]

Re: Is Neck pickup in a SD humbucker set RWRP?

No, because there wouldn't usually be a point to doing that.

RWRP allows for hum cancellation between 2 coils. When you have a humbucker, each coil is RWRP with respect to the other coil, which is why the two coils of a humbucker will buck the hum.

Two humbuckers, which already have their hum bucked individually, will remain hum-free when combined (e.g., when both pickups are run in parallel in the middle position).

The RWRP concern should only come into play when you have two humbuckers that are both coil split, and you're playing them together. If this is the scenario you're asking about, I don't know the answer to your question. In theory, if you put two identical Duncan humbuckers into, say, a Les Paul, and coil split it to the NORTH coil of one humbucker, and the SOUTH coil of the other humbucker, they should should hum cancel when played together. So, if you installed those two identical humbuckers so that both had their screw coils closer to the bridge, you would get hum cancellation with either both outer or both inner coils,

But, I don't know if Duncan has designed their 'buckers so that a given set will behave as I've described. For that matter, rarely do we put both screw coils closer to the bridge, so they would have to alter the design of the bridge and neck pickups relative to one another to compensate for our behavior.

Humbuckers are wound the same way, so you get humcancelling the way you described.

[jeremy]

Re: Is Neck pickup in a SD humbucker set RWRP?

stacks are a different animal, if you split the stack you always want the top coil active so the middle stks4 is rw/rp to the others but thats unique to the stacks. all duncan side by side buckers are stud coil north, b&w pair unless specifically requested differently

[Chistopher]

Re: Is Neck pickup in a SD humbucker set RWRP?

It's easy to do yourself, just flip the magnet and reverse the leads.

[Mincer]

Re: Is Neck pickup in a SD humbucker set RWRP?

It's easy to do yourself, just flip the magnet and reverse the leads.

Yes, this is how I get the 'right' coils to combine, and still be hum cancelling, like inner or outer coils.

[dystrust]

Re: Is Neck pickup in a SD humbucker set RWRP?

No, because there wouldn't usually be a point to doing that.

RWRP allows for hum cancellation between 2 coils. When you have a humbucker, each coil is RWRP with respect to the other coil, which is why the two coils of a humbucker will buck the hum.

Two humbuckers, which already have their hum bucked individually, will remain hum-free when combined (e.g., when both pickups are run in parallel in the middle position).

The RWRP concern should only come into play when you have two humbuckers that are both coil split, and you're playing them together. If this is the scenario you're asking about, I don't know the answer to your question. In theory, if you put two identical Duncan humbuckers into, say, a Les Paul, and coil split it to the NORTH coil of one humbucker, and the SOUTH coil of the other humbucker, they should should hum cancel when played together. So, if you installed those two identical humbuckers so that both had their screw coils closer to the bridge, you would get hum cancellation with either both outer or both inner coils,

But, I don't know if Duncan has designed their 'buckers so that a given set will behave as I've described. For that matter, rarely do we put both screw coils closer to the bridge, so they would have to alter the design of the bridge and neck pickups relative to one another to compensate for our behavior.

I have the Custom / Jazz set in my Explorer wired so that the Jazz splits to the screw coil while the Custom splits to the slug coil. With both active and split I still have hum canceling.