Humbucker Identification

[mxaniac]

Any ideas? The other has a circle with an F in it. I'd assume an Asian pup with ceramics, haven't had a chance to try them yet.

 

[Discharged]

Re: Humbucker Identification

I'd assume an Asian pup

That's what they are.

/Peter

 

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: Humbucker Identification

“F” and “R” are front and rear. That always annoys me. Why not bridge and neck? Which pickup is “front”?


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[mxaniac]

Re: Humbucker Identification

For some reason I thought one was for when I wanted to play Flashy and the other for Reserved.

 

[Silence Kid]

Re: Humbucker Identification

“F” and “R” are front and rear. That always annoys me. Why not bridge and neck? Which pickup is “front”?


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I agree, that terminology never made sense to me; if you hold a guitar, is "front" the pickup close to the left side of your body or the right? Almost as bad as remembering which position corresponds to 1 through 5 on a Strat.

 

[mxaniac]

Re: Humbucker Identification

Rhythm / Treble are also somewhat ambiguous as it both assumes what tones you want and that your pup voicing doesn't negate the physics of the position. Bridge / Neck make a heck of a lot of sense to me. Or Flashy / Reserved

 

[Discharged]

Re: Humbucker Identification

Rhythm / Treble are also somewhat ambiguous as it both assumes what tones you want

Rhythm / Treble is exactly what's written on the LP's toggle switch plate.

/Peter

 

[CaptainWhizz]

Re: Humbucker Identification

I don't have any pickups in the rear of my guitars, so that's always confused me. They all go on the side with the strings :lol:

 

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: Humbucker Identification

I agree, that terminology never made sense to me; if you hold a guitar, is "front" the pickup close to the left side of your body or the right? Almost as bad as remembering which position corresponds to 1 through 5 on a Strat.

On a Strat the switch at least moves in a direction corresponding to where the pickups on the guitar.

 

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: Humbucker Identification

Rhythm / Treble are also somewhat ambiguous as it both assumes what tones you want and that your pup voicing doesn't negate the physics of the position. Bridge / Neck make a heck of a lot of sense to me. Or Flashy / Reserved

I guess it made more sense 50 years ago.


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[Chistopher]

Re: Humbucker Identification

On a Strat the switch at least moves in a direction corresponding to where the pickups on the guitar.

I always thought it was because looking at the contacts of the switch you read it from 1 to 3 going from top to bottom and that continued onto Strats, which is why neck is 5 and bridge is 1.