out of phase bridge HB vs out of phase neck HB?
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Lewguitar
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Re: out of phase bridge HB vs out of phase neck HB?
I don't believe there's any difference.
When a pickup is "out of phase" it's not out of phase with itself - it's out of phase relative to another pickup mounted on the same guitar.
So if your guitar had two pickups that were out of phase with each other , they would each sound "normal" when used individually and only sound thin and "out of phase" when combined together.
Understand?
I don't believe there's any difference.
When a pickup is "out of phase" it's not out of phase with itself - it's out of phase relative to another pickup mounted on the same guitar.
So if your guitar had two pickups that were out of phase with each other , they would each sound "normal" when used individually and only sound thin and "out of phase" when combined together.
Understand?
Chrisp
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Re: out of phase bridge HB vs out of phase neck HB?
Hi Marker853,
I think you've got it now, and I agree with everything Lewguitar wrote above. Wire your bridge pickup like it was the neck pup in the diagram, so the black and green go to the phase reversal switch, and red and white to the coil split switch which when pulled grounds them out leaving the bridge front slug coil active (when in phase).
There is a difference between the 2 wiring methods though. With the coil tap on, the out of phase switch control which coil is active. There is little difference in sound between the 2 neck coils but there is between the 2 bridge coils with the screw coil being more trebley. This increases the amount of tonal variation you can get from the guitar.
Hi Marker853,
I think you've got it now, and I agree with everything Lewguitar wrote above. Wire your bridge pickup like it was the neck pup in the diagram, so the black and green go to the phase reversal switch, and red and white to the coil split switch which when pulled grounds them out leaving the bridge front slug coil active (when in phase).
There is a difference between the 2 wiring methods though. With the coil tap on, the out of phase switch control which coil is active. There is little difference in sound between the 2 neck coils but there is between the 2 bridge coils with the screw coil being more trebley. This increases the amount of tonal variation you can get from the guitar.
Re: out of phase bridge HB vs out of phase neck HB?
Yeah, I think I am going to go that route because now I wired the for neck screw coil to be split with slug bridge coil but I get no signal on the middle or neck position when I hit the out of phase switch. I'll just wire the bridge like the neck and the neck wires will be free then I can use both switches at the same time.
Thank you all
Yeah, I think I am going to go that route because now I wired the for neck screw coil to be split with slug bridge coil but I get no signal on the middle or neck position when I hit the out of phase switch. I'll just wire the bridge like the neck and the neck wires will be free then I can use both switches at the same time.
Thank you all