Prail Neck pup exit wire orientation

[Jack_TriPpEr]

Just acquired a used Prail Neck pup, and I am little suprised by the location of the exit wire location. Its on the bottom LEFT instead of the bottom right, or even top right for that matter. The orientation of the company logo seems to imply that the Rail coil shoild be facing the Bridge, which is the orientation I have the pup in.... otherwise the logo would display upside down.

So, why would the exit wire not be located on the right side? Even in a Les Paul style guitar which has the more uncommon location of its pickup selector switch to the left of the two pups, the lead wire still neess to first travel down to the right of the pups to the volume control and tone control, before routing back up to the left of the pups?

[edit: i inspected the pup with my multimeter and all seems fine in that regard]

 

[beaubrummels]

That's a neck. Looks right to me. But someone must have used it for a bridge as the leads are cut. You'll have to extend them.

 

[Jack_TriPpEr]

That's a neck. Looks right to me. But someone must have used it for a bridge as the leads are cut. You'll have to extend them.

i am aware it is a Neck. I mentioned it in the title and body of my thread.

I was thinking that the exit wire should be on the right side of the pup, not the left. Why do you think left side looks correct?

 

[beaubrummels]

My PRail set is the same. I would guess it's because that's where the two coils come together for the series link.

 

[Jack_TriPpEr]

Interesring. So even the bridge pup's exit wire is on the left side?

 

[beaubrummels]

Yes, mine are both the same

 

[jeremy]

maybe something to do with the fact theres no screws to come through the base plate? not sure but i think mine are like yours

 

[Jack_TriPpEr]

maybe something to do with the fact theres no screws to come through the base plate? not sure but i think mine are like yours

Thanks