I recently had the Crunch Lab/Liquifire set in my RG replaced with a Pegasus/Sentient set and they sound very thin and twangy as if they're coil split. The tech said he wired them the same as the previous pickups but I think something is messed up. Anybody know what could have gone wrong and if it's an easy fix?
New Pegasus/Sentient Pickups Sound Like Single Coils
- Thread starter B-Wall
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Re: New Pegasus/Sentient Pickups Sound Like Single Coils
When you plug in your guitar with the amp on and the volume and tone open, put the pickup selector switch in the neck position. Then, take a screwdriver and tap the screws and slugs.
Now do the same with the selector switch in the bridge position.
Does tapping the screws sound about as loud as tapping the slugs? If so, you are not in single coil mode.
Did your tech use the same wire colors when he/she made his/her connections? That would be a problem, since Duncan and Dimarzio have different color wire codes. But any tech should know that.
When you plug in your guitar with the amp on and the volume and tone open, put the pickup selector switch in the neck position. Then, take a screwdriver and tap the screws and slugs.
Now do the same with the selector switch in the bridge position.
Does tapping the screws sound about as loud as tapping the slugs? If so, you are not in single coil mode.
Did your tech use the same wire colors when he/she made his/her connections? That would be a problem, since Duncan and Dimarzio have different color wire codes. But any tech should know that.
Re: New Pegasus/Sentient Pickups Sound Like Single Coils
It sounds about half as loud, maybe less. I'm getting the sense that when we told me he wired it the same as the previous pickups he used the same color wires for the connections. Hopefully he can figure it out...
Thanks jmcorey
It sounds about half as loud, maybe less. I'm getting the sense that when we told me he wired it the same as the previous pickups he used the same color wires for the connections. Hopefully he can figure it out...
Thanks jmcorey
chadd
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Re: New Pegasus/Sentient Pickups Sound Like Single Coils
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1b/df/9f/1bdf9f300a1527b8daac3c4582d8744a.jpg
Send this chart to him
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1b/df/9f/1bdf9f300a1527b8daac3c4582d8744a.jpg
Re: New Pegasus/Sentient Pickups Sound Like Single Coils
Let us know how this turns out. He shouldn't have let it leave his bench wired incorrectly, though. At least he should have called and explained that something was weird with the wiring, and ask if you want yours like that.
Let us know how this turns out. He shouldn't have let it leave his bench wired incorrectly, though. At least he should have called and explained that something was weird with the wiring, and ask if you want yours like that.
Ascension
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Re: New Pegasus/Sentient Pickups Sound Like Single Coils
Something is very wrong. I replaced a Crunch Lab/ Liquifier set in my Carvin ST 300 with a Senitent/ Hybrid set and it's anything but thin and twangy sounding now!!
You must have ether a phase issue or the pickups are both split one of the 2!! This is my DC 127 with a Hybrid Sentient and both split together does it sound like this?
Something is very wrong. I replaced a Crunch Lab/ Liquifier set in my Carvin ST 300 with a Senitent/ Hybrid set and it's anything but thin and twangy sounding now!!
You must have ether a phase issue or the pickups are both split one of the 2!! This is my DC 127 with a Hybrid Sentient and both split together does it sound like this?
Re: New Pegasus/Sentient Pickups Sound Like Single Coils
If I were you I'd visually check the wiring compared to the charts. If it's wrong DO NOT take it back to that guy.
SD vs DMZ wiring differences is an automatic first thought for any qualified tech.
Surely it's something else though.
If I were you I'd visually check the wiring compared to the charts. If it's wrong DO NOT take it back to that guy.
SD vs DMZ wiring differences is an automatic first thought for any qualified tech.
Surely it's something else though.
Bowtomecha
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Re: New Pegasus/Sentient Pickups Sound Like Single Coils
If anything, they are more on the rounder fatter side of things. Especially the sentient. Definitely wired wrong.
If he wired the Duncans like the Dimarzios, then he completely bypassed one coil lol. I believe the south/screw coil is the one that’s active. Take a screwdriver and tap the polepieces to be sure.
If anything, they are more on the rounder fatter side of things. Especially the sentient. Definitely wired wrong.
If he wired the Duncans like the Dimarzios, then he completely bypassed one coil lol. I believe the south/screw coil is the one that’s active. Take a screwdriver and tap the polepieces to be sure.
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: New Pegasus/Sentient Pickups Sound Like Single Coils
^^^^ Bowtomecha nailed it.
I always cringe when I see a comment like this. How does a "tech" not know that all pickups don't have the same color codes. I always research the pups, then physically measure them. (Someone could have always changed the cable wrong.)
And last but not least, I test the dang thing before I hand it back to the customer. These are just the tech basics.
And be sure to let us know how she sounds when you get it all worked out.
^^^^ Bowtomecha nailed it.
I always cringe when I see a comment like this. How does a "tech" not know that all pickups don't have the same color codes. I always research the pups, then physically measure them. (Someone could have always changed the cable wrong.)
And last but not least, I test the dang thing before I hand it back to the customer. These are just the tech basics.
And be sure to let us know how she sounds when you get it all worked out.
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