Meaning of "1R" sticker on SD single pup

[stratoskier]

Hi,
I checked the SD pickup ID section, and didn't find the answer to this, so...

I have two single coil SD pickups which appear very similar. Both are staggered coils. I suppose the base is what SD refers to as triangular. One has exposed coils, while the other has material wrapped around the coils (whatever that is called). They have stamps "SD 2 87" and "SD 2 85" And both have white stickers that say "1R" At first, I figured the 1R stood for "Reverse" wound vintage staggered (the "1" denotes vintage staggered?). But I know that one of these came off of the neck position, where it shouldn't have been reverse wound. So I'm not so sure...

So could anyone tell me what the "1R" indicates? If the "R" doesn't mean "R"everse wound, is there any other way to distinguish a reverse wound pickup?

Thanks much,
Bert

 

[Zerberus]

Re: Meaning of "1R" sticker on SD single pup

Most likely a set of SSL-1s wound by someone with the initial "R"..... http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/support/labels.shtml

The reverse wound pickup is the one of the three that attracts the other 2 when set together pole to pole...

 

[nepalnt21]

Re: Meaning of "1R" sticker on SD single pup

The reverse wound pickup is the one of the three that attracts the other 2 when set together pole to pole...

for real? im retarted, i thought they repelled eachother. are you sure about this, because that means what i thought was my middle pickup is actually my neck pickup

 

[stratoskier]

Re: Meaning of "1R" sticker on SD single pup

Ah, thanks for the tip Zerberus. This wasn't a full set, but only two loose singles. The tops of the magnets on these 2 repel each other, implying they're wound the same (right?). I then layed them on the middle pickup of a different "matched" set, and sure enough they are attracted by that pickup. So if I understand correctly, that tells me that both of these loose ones are wound normally.

I also compared them to the two singles in my old SD-equipped Kramer strat. There, both the middle and neck singles repel either of the two loose ones. Doesn't that mean that neither of the Kramer singles are RW? If so, how come I get nice hum cancelling in the #4 position of that guitar? I must be missing something here.

Cheers,
Bert

 

[Zerberus]

Re: Meaning of "1R" sticker on SD single pup

the 2 you have are definitely wound the same if they repel each other "top to top"... "normal" would be relative, in this case an RW/RP duncan would make a classic strat set

No nepalint, you´re not retarded.... maybe just thinking of it wrong... if you take the Bobbin tops of the pups and put them together, they´ll attract.... the reason for this is that the magnets are flipped in the RW/RP one, and physics says that like charges /poles repel while opposites attract.... so, if the south is now wher north was (top ), we now have pups that will stack up "inverted" or "alternating" (top to top and bottom to bottom)if you letthe magnets hold them together... wheras normal ones stack... well, Normally (top to bottom)

 

[Zerberus]

Re: Meaning of "1R" sticker on SD single pup

......
I also compared them to the two singles in my old SD-equipped Kramer strat. There, both the middle and neck singles repel either of the two loose ones. Doesn't that mean that neither of the Kramer singles are RW? If so, how come I get nice hum cancelling in the #4 position of that guitar? I must be missing something here.

Cheers,
Bert

Hmmm, good question on the kramers, maybe I´m wrong after all........