STK-S9 mixed with Fender Hot Noiseless?

Dr. Jimmy

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Want to put a Hot Stack in the bridge and use Hot Noiseless in the neck and middle. Will I need to reverse the wiring on the Hot Stack (black to switch, white to ground)? Or does that only apply to regular "non noiseless" Fender pickups?
 
Re: STK-S9 mixed with Fender Hot Noiseless?

I think that it would be safe to assume that Fender Hot and regular Noiseless Stratocaster replacement pickups will be of the same polarity and phase relationship as each other. Therefore, whatever your schematic diagrams say to do for regular Noiseless PUs should apply for the Hot version.

The only possible complication will be if you wish to coil tap the SD Stack. This would compel you to rewire things to allow the ground to shift in order to keep the upper coil operational.
 
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Re: STK-S9 mixed with Fender Hot Noiseless?

The install sheet that came with the SD pickup just says "Fender" pickups and doesn't distinguish between regular Fender and Fender Noiseless. I'll assume they're both the same and reverse the SD pickup to accomodte.
 
Re: STK-S9 mixed with Fender Hot Noiseless?

Simplest option is to go along with the official installation instructions. Worst case scenario, you have to go back under the scratchplate and reverse the black and white conductors from the SD Stack.

Remember to leave enough slack in the conductors to reach the relevant soldering points.
 
Re: STK-S9 mixed with Fender Hot Noiseless?

I can't confirm it either, but I would assume Fender's noiseless pickups are phase aligned with their single coils and humbuckers. I assume they have a few guitars with a humbucker in the bridge and noiseless neck and middle, but regardless there's no good reason for them to invert phase on the noiseless pickups.
 
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