I've flipped the magnet in a pegasus...

[cris_hendrix]

well, it might be a really simple /stupid question, but the story is this:

Years ago i've bought a PRS CE with rotary switch, and didn't liked the sound of the OEM bridge pickup. Bought a SD Pegasus as a replacement, sounded funky and through forums i saw that to make an effective use of sound i should flip the magnet of the bridge PU, and so i did. I've sold the PRS, used the pick up again on other guitars and wasn't pleased with it's tone...oddly. Thing is i flipped the magnet for experimental reasons and now can't remember which was the original side of the magnet! :banghead:

I know the magnet has a mark, and is pointing to the headstock, or to put it best, magnet mark is pointing to the neck pick.
It's that the correct position?

I would appreciate the help.

 

[Mincer]

Are you saying that flipping the magnet changed the sound of your pickup when it was on by itself (not in combination with other pickups)?

 

[freefrog]

well, it might be a really simple /stupid question, but the story is this:

Years ago i've bought a PRS CE with rotary switch, and didn't liked the sound of the OEM bridge pickup. Bought a SD Pegasus as a replacement, sounded funky and through forums i saw that to make an effective use of sound i should flip the magnet of the bridge PU, and so i did. I've sold the PRS, used the pick up again on other guitars and wasn't pleased with it's tone...oddly. Thing is i flipped the magnet for experimental reasons and now can't remember which was the original side of the magnet! :banghead:

I know the magnet has a mark, and is pointing to the headstock, or to put it best, magnet mark is pointing to the neck pick.
It's that the correct position?

I would appreciate the help.

The mark is theoretically on the North side of the magnet and this North side should face the slug poles (while its South side should touch the keeper bar through which screw poles pass).

 

[Artie]

If you want to bring it back to stock, it's helpful to have a meter. Make sure red & white wires are tied together, then, with the meter on DC volts, put the black lead on the green wire and the red lead on the black wire. Bring a screwdriver up against the pole pieces, then yank it away. You should get a positive voltage when you bring the screwdriver against the poles, and a negative voltage when you yank it away.

 

[cris_hendrix]

Are you saying that flipping the magnet changed the sound of your pickup when it was on by itself (not in combination with other pickups)?

lets say that changed both, but OTOH i did a "mod" to it to make it fit my Ibanez S52, which has a small pickuphole, in depth: i swaped the screws, i used the shorter hex screws, the original ones were too large, making me raise the pickup touching the strings, so i had to.

 

[cris_hendrix]

The mark is theoretically on the North side of the magnet and this North side should face the slug poles (while its South side should touch the keeper bar through which screw poles pass).

The mark its actually facing the slug poles. maybe the issue lies on the post above, had to swap the screws.

 

[freefrog]

The mark its actually facing the slug poles. maybe the issue lies on the post above, had to swap the screws.

There are dozens of potential reasons to have tonal problems with pickups... At least your Pegasus seems to be correct when it comes to polarity. ;-)