stevie_bees
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Re: RWRP vs non RWRP on a strat
Pop down to Gib, Simon. You can have a blast on mine!!!
Pop down to Gib, Simon. You can have a blast on mine!!!
RWRP vs non RWRP on a strat
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Re: RWRP vs non RWRP on a strat
Out of phase will be weak and thin. However, a Strat with three identical pickups, wired in the same fashion a vintage Fender would be, won't be out of phase when they're on together AFAIK.
Out of phase will be weak and thin. However, a Strat with three identical pickups, wired in the same fashion a vintage Fender would be, won't be out of phase when they're on together AFAIK.
Simon_F
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Re: RWRP vs non RWRP on a strat
I'll just tell the missus I'm going out for a while..... :beerchug:
I'm loving the Twangbanger in the bridge position of my Strat. I have a spare SSL-1 here - I just need to pick up another one to try the TB/SSL-1/SSL-1 non RW/RP set. Very tempting! (Currently the Strat has the stock neck and RW/RP middle).
I've never really seen the point in having positions 2 and 4 hum-cancelling in a guitar where you live with the hum in the other three positions :dunno: But what do I know - I'm a Les Paul guy! Been playing the Strat a lot more since it got a Twangbanger :fing2:
I'll just tell the missus I'm going out for a while..... :beerchug:
I'm loving the Twangbanger in the bridge position of my Strat. I have a spare SSL-1 here - I just need to pick up another one to try the TB/SSL-1/SSL-1 non RW/RP set. Very tempting! (Currently the Strat has the stock neck and RW/RP middle).
I've never really seen the point in having positions 2 and 4 hum-cancelling in a guitar where you live with the hum in the other three positions :dunno: But what do I know - I'm a Les Paul guy! Been playing the Strat a lot more since it got a Twangbanger :fing2:
Re: RWRP vs non RWRP on a strat
There ya go. I believe it and I HEAR it. There is a definite difference and after doing some more tests at the local store, RWRP sounds very thin and does lack midrange. Give me extra noise anyday as long as there's tone with it.
Even the Fralins I've had when in the notch positions, sound nothing like my '66 strat when notched. Much fuller, deeper on my '66 and my '69 relic strat. None of that tinny out of phase sound like the Fralins had. I've had two sets of Fralins and they both did it. All their sets come RWRP from what I see.
There ya go. I believe it and I HEAR it. There is a definite difference and after doing some more tests at the local store, RWRP sounds very thin and does lack midrange. Give me extra noise anyday as long as there's tone with it.
Even the Fralins I've had when in the notch positions, sound nothing like my '66 strat when notched. Much fuller, deeper on my '66 and my '69 relic strat. None of that tinny out of phase sound like the Fralins had. I've had two sets of Fralins and they both did it. All their sets come RWRP from what I see.
fullfistrock21
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Re: RWRP vs non RWRP on a strat
sis hendrix use only a 3 way switch strat then in most of his albums?
sis hendrix use only a 3 way switch strat then in most of his albums?
lakomaisipeh_sori
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Re: RWRP vs non RWRP on a strat
newbie question....
i hope you dont mind hehe
what does RWRP and non RWRP mean??
is it about reversing the polarity of something?
or is about making the mid-pup connected out-of-phase? (or does it it mean the same thing? dumb question i know, sorry for that:9: i dont even know what out-of-phase means.. :laughing: )
is it only applicable on the mid pup or has anyone experimented with this neck or the bridge?
What were the purpose of these two for? And what are they intended for?
i have a MIJ squire strat manufactured around 1995. would the mid pup of my strat be RWRP or non RWRP?
Thanks you all!
newbie question....
i hope you dont mind hehe
what does RWRP and non RWRP mean??
is it about reversing the polarity of something?
or is about making the mid-pup connected out-of-phase? (or does it it mean the same thing? dumb question i know, sorry for that:9: i dont even know what out-of-phase means.. :laughing: )
is it only applicable on the mid pup or has anyone experimented with this neck or the bridge?
What were the purpose of these two for? And what are they intended for?
i have a MIJ squire strat manufactured around 1995. would the mid pup of my strat be RWRP or non RWRP?
Thanks you all!
Stratosphere
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Re: RWRP vs non RWRP on a strat
My (albeit limited) understanding is that it means reverse-wound (i.e. counter-clockwise vs. clockwise) and reversed polarity (positive swapped for negative). I believe that maybe the magnet is reversed, too? (Or that might be unneccesary if the coil/leads are reversed, I'm not sure) Typically this is done on the middle pickup of a Strat. Anyway, the idea is that when the RWRP pickup is used in combination wtih other pickups, you add together the signals, but only the noise from each pickup is out-of-phase, since it is independent of the winding and polarity, so that it cancels out. The signals produced from the guitar strings are not out of phase.
I would guess our Strat probably is RWRP on the mid pickup. One way to tell is to look under the pickguard - usually the wires are different colors (i.e. yellow instead of white). Another (easier way) is to see if it's less noisy in the combination positions.
My (albeit limited) understanding is that it means reverse-wound (i.e. counter-clockwise vs. clockwise) and reversed polarity (positive swapped for negative). I believe that maybe the magnet is reversed, too? (Or that might be unneccesary if the coil/leads are reversed, I'm not sure) Typically this is done on the middle pickup of a Strat. Anyway, the idea is that when the RWRP pickup is used in combination wtih other pickups, you add together the signals, but only the noise from each pickup is out-of-phase, since it is independent of the winding and polarity, so that it cancels out. The signals produced from the guitar strings are not out of phase.
I would guess our Strat probably is RWRP on the mid pickup. One way to tell is to look under the pickguard - usually the wires are different colors (i.e. yellow instead of white). Another (easier way) is to see if it's less noisy in the combination positions.
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