Stratosphere
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I picked up a '59n used and it measures 8.1k on my multimeter...that seems quite high, doesn't it? Is that within the normal deviation of these pickups?
'59n (SH1N) measures 8.1k...normal?
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Lewguitar
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Re: '59n (SH1N) measures 8.1k...normal?
That's the spec for a 59B...not a 59N.
However, in the 50's and 60's Gibson used identical pickups for both the neck and bridge position and 8.1K or so would have been the norm for a neck pickup.
Lew
That's the spec for a 59B...not a 59N.
However, in the 50's and 60's Gibson used identical pickups for both the neck and bridge position and 8.1K or so would have been the norm for a neck pickup.
Lew
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Lewguitar
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Re: '59n (SH1N) measures 8.1k...normal?
Oops....Erik beat me to it!
Lew
Oops....Erik beat me to it!
Lew
ErikH
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larry_emder
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Re: '59n (SH1N) measures 8.1k...normal?
Was it a hot day when you tested it?
Was it a hot day when you tested it?
Zhangliqun
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Re: '59n (SH1N) measures 8.1k...normal?
Warmer temps will crank up the DCR a bit, but if I recall right, the 59n is +/-7.3k and it would have to be a pretty hot day with no A/C to raise it even 0.5k, never mind the 0.8k from 7.3 to 8.1. My money says it's a 59b.
Warmer temps will crank up the DCR a bit, but if I recall right, the 59n is +/-7.3k and it would have to be a pretty hot day with no A/C to raise it even 0.5k, never mind the 0.8k from 7.3 to 8.1. My money says it's a 59b.
Stratosphere
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Re: '59n (SH1N) measures 8.1k...normal?
LOL. It does indeed sound very nice. The sticker on the back says SH1N so it should be the 59n model. The weather was in the upper 80s close to 90 F when I tested it, but that shouldn't change the measurement too much?
...It was otherwise a "cold" pickup, not heated up from soldering or anything (I have noticed that heating the pickup like that can definitely change the resistance quite a bit).
LOL. It does indeed sound very nice. The sticker on the back says SH1N so it should be the 59n model. The weather was in the upper 80s close to 90 F when I tested it, but that shouldn't change the measurement too much?
...It was otherwise a "cold" pickup, not heated up from soldering or anything (I have noticed that heating the pickup like that can definitely change the resistance quite a bit).
Pete Galati
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Re: '59n (SH1N) measures 8.1k...normal?
A neck '59 would melt long before it got even close to 8K
Yep.
I just installed two out of phase unpotted Duncan '59 bridge pickups in my '82 Les Paul a few days ago. IMO, the '59 bridge pickup is a better neck pickup, than the '59 neck pickup.
I think that with a real '59 Gibson, both pickups would be about the same anyhow.
Pete
A neck '59 would melt long before it got even close to 8K
Yep.
I just installed two out of phase unpotted Duncan '59 bridge pickups in my '82 Les Paul a few days ago. IMO, the '59 bridge pickup is a better neck pickup, than the '59 neck pickup.
I think that with a real '59 Gibson, both pickups would be about the same anyhow.
Pete
Stratosphere
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Re: '59n (SH1N) measures 8.1k...normal?
Sounds like an idea...what do I look for to tell the difference? Do you mean look at which bobbin has screws and which has polepieces relative to the lead? I wasn't sure if all Duncan pickups (neck and bridge) were identical in this respect or not.
To have the bobbin with screws on the top (looking at guitar + neck pickup from the front), I had to install it with the lead in the far upper left corner, which I remember because the lead was barely long enough and it was very tight!
Sounds like an idea...what do I look for to tell the difference? Do you mean look at which bobbin has screws and which has polepieces relative to the lead? I wasn't sure if all Duncan pickups (neck and bridge) were identical in this respect or not.
To have the bobbin with screws on the top (looking at guitar + neck pickup from the front), I had to install it with the lead in the far upper left corner, which I remember because the lead was barely long enough and it was very tight!
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benji657
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Re: '59n (SH1N) measures 8.1k...normal?
i think they are universal...last time i swapped pups in my gibson, i noticed it..
i think they are universal...last time i swapped pups in my gibson, i noticed it..
Pete Galati
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Re: '59n (SH1N) measures 8.1k...normal?
That's a familiar name for some reason. The guy has some good chops. I tried to dig up a youtube video showing him playing a guitar with a pair of full size humbuckers, but couldn't find one.
That's a familiar name for some reason. The guy has some good chops. I tried to dig up a youtube video showing him playing a guitar with a pair of full size humbuckers, but couldn't find one.
Pete Galati
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Re: '59n (SH1N) measures 8.1k...normal?
'59s don't have a logo on the bobbins.
The sticker on the bottom of the one '59 that I don't have mounted in anything right now, says (among other things) "SH-1B" for bridge. If it was a neck pickup, I imagine it'd say "SH-1N" instead.
'59s don't have a logo on the bobbins.
The sticker on the bottom of the one '59 that I don't have mounted in anything right now, says (among other things) "SH-1B" for bridge. If it was a neck pickup, I imagine it'd say "SH-1N" instead.
Pete Galati
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Re: '59n (SH1N) measures 8.1k...normal?
Thought I migh be able to dig up a pic of a '59 neck pickup's bottom sticker. This is one I added the cover myself.
Thought I migh be able to dig up a pic of a '59 neck pickup's bottom sticker. This is one I added the cover myself.
Stratosphere
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Re: '59n (SH1N) measures 8.1k...normal?
That's more or less what it looks like. I don't remember all the other numbers, but it definitely says SH1N just like that sticker.
That's more or less what it looks like. I don't remember all the other numbers, but it definitely says SH1N just like that sticker.
