barrybynum
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Anybody here know what impedance of classic Firebird pickups should be, neck and bridge. Which should be the higher ohms?
Firebird pups
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Re: Firebird pups
There is no 'should', with respect to position. Neither historical Gibson practice nor tonal/output considerations are set in stone.
There was 1 pickup wound back in the day, put in the 1,2 or 3 positions the guitar was routed for. Approx 6.5K +/-, with the earlier ones more inconsistent based on specs back in the day. By 1965 the wind was done in a pretty consistent way.
There is no 'should', with respect to position. Neither historical Gibson practice nor tonal/output considerations are set in stone.
There was 1 pickup wound back in the day, put in the 1,2 or 3 positions the guitar was routed for. Approx 6.5K +/-, with the earlier ones more inconsistent based on specs back in the day. By 1965 the wind was done in a pretty consistent way.
NoOnesFang13
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Re: Firebird pups
I have a Zhangbucker Firebird pickup in the neck of my Telebird and my favorite sound is actually the Firebird in parallel.
I have a Zhangbucker Firebird pickup in the neck of my Telebird and my favorite sound is actually the Firebird in parallel.
dystrust
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Re: Firebird pups
Maybe in parallel with the bridge pickup? That's my favorite way to play my Tele clean, though I've got a SM-1n & Hot Stack for Tele.
Maybe in parallel with the bridge pickup? That's my favorite way to play my Tele clean, though I've got a SM-1n & Hot Stack for Tele.
NoOnesFang13
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Re: Firebird pups
I have a 5 pos switch on the guitar. In the position that would normally be a neck/middle on a strat i have it wired to have both coils in parallel on the neck pickup but full on position 1 or 5 not sure what that position is called. In parallel its lower output than in series but it has a great sound, not thin or harsh, just more open and less compressed than in series. I typically run my "clean" tone as slightly broken up so its clean if you pick softly and overdriven if i pick harder then boost it with pedals. So if i want just a bit cleaner of a tone or i want to get slight overdrive from a pedal its my go to position. Works great for blues lines.
I have a 5 pos switch on the guitar. In the position that would normally be a neck/middle on a strat i have it wired to have both coils in parallel on the neck pickup but full on position 1 or 5 not sure what that position is called. In parallel its lower output than in series but it has a great sound, not thin or harsh, just more open and less compressed than in series. I typically run my "clean" tone as slightly broken up so its clean if you pick softly and overdriven if i pick harder then boost it with pedals. So if i want just a bit cleaner of a tone or i want to get slight overdrive from a pedal its my go to position. Works great for blues lines.
