A2 pro set question?

[LCR]

Hello all, recently put a set of A2's in a Les Paul. The bridge pup is considerably hotter than the neck. Things are installed/wired right, heights adjusted, but the bridge just seems way too hot from what I recall of them before. I measured the DC resistance of both (at the same time and temp) neck was 7.5K, bridge 8.4K, the latter of which seems pretty high for an A2 pro according to the specs.

Anyway is this normal for this pup set, don't recall this issue years back with them in a LP? The volume/output drop is a bit of a problem switching to neck alone from bridge. Kinda wondering if the bridge is just a bit overwound, maybe has the wrong magnet, or something was mislabeled?

Thanks for any insight,
-Steve

 

[lemonman]

Re: A2 pro set question?

Shouldn't be, usually the comnplaint is the neck overpowers the bridge. What heights do you have them set at?

 

[uOpt]

Re: A2 pro set question?

Your bridge buckers seems severely overwound. According to the chart it's supposed to be Neck: 7.6 k and Bridge: 7.85 k.

I'm sure SD will exchange them with no troubles.

Maybe you got PG coils for the bridge pickup, that would fit your measurements.

 

[LCR]

Re: A2 pro set question?

Shouldn't be, usually the comnplaint is the neck overpowers the bridge. What heights do you have them set at?

Yeah that's exactly what I remembered, and prefer it like that as it was good for switching to the neck for leads. I usually set the bridge around 3/32- 1/8 clearance from strings, then press down at last fret to do the neck similar. No matter how I set them really though, either raising neck to basically touching the unfretted strings, or dropping the bridge way down, the bridge still overpowers the neck (well without ridiculously dropping the bridge into the guitar body basically).

I'll call SD about it, hopefully I can just swap the bridge pup out, maybe it was just wiswound, wrong coils or something simple like that.


Thanks for the help.

 

[Ayrton]

Re: A2 pro set question?

Having a slightly over wound APII is not necessarily a bad thing...

 

[LCR]

Re: A2 pro set question?

Having a slightly over wound APII is not necessarily a bad thing...

True, but I just can't get a usable balance out of the two as is now which is the biggest problem. Sending one in to SD to see what's up, the rep was quite helpful.

 

[Ayrton]

Re: A2 pro set question?

Well, if you like the sound of the bridge, then get a neck to match, or vice versa.

 

[MVI]

Re: A2 pro set question?

That's weird. I have used several sets of Alnico II Pro's as they are some of my favorites, and that just doesn't match anything I've ever seen. I've never had a problem with Seymour Duncan quality control either; they have all behaved pretty much like I expected them to. It might be worth calling in to see if they have anything to offer about the situation. Could they have been mod'ed / used before you got them ?

 

[LCR]

Re: A2 pro set question?

It might be worth calling in to see if they have anything to offer about the situation. Could they have been mod'ed / used before you got them ?

That's exactly what I did, and they were quite helpful and wiling to send a new one if need be. Not sure if the bridge is the problem though or the neck, so they actually want me to send in the neck first. 8.4K is overwound for an A2 pro bridge they said, but not so much out of the ordinary I guess, the rep thought the two should still be able to easily balance out, so he suspects the neck may be the bigger problem. Do think I'd prefer the bridge to be a little tamer (like very low output), but will see how it comes out.

Anyway I'm sure they'll figure it out. Oh and these were brand new pups by the way, no signs of any tampering/use, fresh uncut wires which I did check before buying to be sure they were not returns at the store.

 

[MVI]

Re: A2 pro set question?

You'll notice that there are a ton of folks here. A lot of that is due to the quality of the company. The Forums users tend to be decent ( except for me of course ), but the company is honestly good as well in my experience. And that makes all the difference.

Contrary to what all those crazy rock kids think, I believe a neck pup is best slightly mild. 7.5 to 8.0 is plenty to me, although obviously tone is the real determining factor. I haven't found a 'bucker much less than that, but I would be more than willing to use it if I found one.

 

[lemonman]

Re: A2 pro set question?

Good luck solving your problem, I'm sure there are many who'd like to hear the outcome. And, if you decide you don't like that overwound A2P, I bet there would be plenty of guys lining up to try it if you sell it

Seriously though, a few tenths overwind is only going to make a slight tonal shift, a little more aggressive in the mids. Output-wise it's negligible, like a half turn on the height screws, if that.

 

[Aceman]

Re: A2 pro set question?

k does not equal hotness. And even if it did....7v8 should be no big deal. Heck - that's almost equal.