could this be the problem (thin bucker tone)

[the guy who invented fire]

I've got a pair of buckers that measure at 6.5 and 6.7k with Alnico V magnets...would this sound thin and maybe a little harsh?

 

[Artie]

Re: could this be the problem (thin bucker tone)

You measured these with them completely disconnected from anything, right?

 

[mrfjones]

Re: could this be the problem (thin bucker tone)

thin and harsh sound like they could be out of phase. try flipping the magnet

 

[TheArchitect]

Re: could this be the problem (thin bucker tone)

Actually it sounds like you are only measuring one coil. What model are they?

 

[jeremy]

Re: could this be the problem (thin bucker tone)

those sound kinda low, which would deliver a brighter thinner sound

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: could this be the problem (thin bucker tone)

You wouldn't know unless you try it in your guitar. But as others were saying, I too would not expect them to sound that fat.

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[Vincent]

Re: could this be the problem (thin bucker tone)

thin and harsh sound like they could be out of phase. try flipping the magnet

I don't think it is possible to wire 2 humbuckers out of phase...

 

[Artie]

Re: could this be the problem (thin bucker tone)

Actually, any two pickups can be wired out-of-phase. You just reverse the hot and ground on one.

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: could this be the problem (thin bucker tone)

Actually, any two pickups can be wired out-of-phase. You just reverse the hot and ground on one.

Yeah. But there is a difference between the electric out of phase and magnetic out of phase. I suppose the differences cannot be heard, yet on 2c (braid wire) HBs using the ground for the hot wire makes the signal open to outside interference, which is not an ideal situation. The same kinda observation holds also for tele pickups with a baseplate (or cover) as the ground wire (black) is soldered to the baseplate (cover) as well.

That is irrelevant on 4c HBs (just ground black instead of the green), and strat s/c's without the baseplate. I suppose that's what my buddy Artie was talking about. No?

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