Gibson Angus Young pickup problem? HELP

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Hi guys, i recently purchased a new angus young humbucker from an authorized dealer and i believe it has a problem, but i need verification.

I also got a 57 for the neck of my sg and upon wiring everything i noticed that the sound of the angus pickup was a lot brighter and lower output although i had it higher than the 57 (very close to the strings). So i measured the DC resistance between red and black/bare and measured something like 4.8k. I quickly desoldered everything and this is what i noticed:
DCR between black and green around 4.8k
DCR between red and white around 4.8k

I soldered the green and white back together and measured this:
DCR between red and black around 9.6k
I thought it was ok, so i soldered together the black and bare wires again.

This is where the problem occurred again. I measured the DCR between red and black/bare and it was 4.8k again! I desoldered everything again and noticed that the green wire and the bare wire make the beep sound in the 'arc' test. Now, this can't be right, can it?
 
Re: Gibson Angus Young pickup problem? HELP

I don't know anything about measuring DCR and what it should be and etc. I don't know what Gibson's specs are for that PU. Have you tried talking to Gibson? I'm sure they have a manufacturer's warranty if it turns out to be a defect that slid under the radar.
 
Re: Gibson Angus Young pickup problem? HELP

Yes i have sent an email but they haven't responded yet (i live in Europe). The reason i am a bit in hurry to verify there is a problem is because i have asked from the store to 'reserve' me another angus pickup in case this one is defect (it seems so). So, they are waiting for my response in order to arrange the courier to pickup the defect item and send me the new one.

PS. DCR is DC resistance - in other words the resistance measured by the ohm-meter
 
Re: Gibson Angus Young pickup problem? HELP

Well it's supposed to be hotter than a 57 so if its lacking that dramatically I would say it is a safe bet to conclude it is a defect if you have already tried rewiring it and etc. Only thing I can think of is if you accidentally wired it in parallel.
 
Re: Gibson Angus Young pickup problem? HELP

Yes i tried almost everything possible, but the fact that 2 wires that shouldn't short, do short means that it is defect. But even in split mode, that pickup was beautiful - i can only imagine it better at full operation
 
Re: Gibson Angus Young pickup problem? HELP

Yeah something is wrong try and get a new one. Those pickups are supposed to be badass.
 
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