Understanding DC Resistance Output

[telemoder]

I have a neck pickup with a DC Res of 7.85K and a bridge pickup with a DC Res of 17K. Both pickups are wired in a Jazz Bass scheme (hot wire to the center lug and no tone control). When hooking up a multimeter to the output jack I get the following readings;
1) Neck pickup, full volume, bridge pickup rolled off ... 7K as expected.
2) Bridge pickup, full volume, neck pickup rolled off ... 16K as expected.
Here is my question,
3) With both pickups rolled to full volume ... I get a 5K DC Res reading. Why such a low DC Res reading? I would expect a higher number.
Cheap pots? Poor wiring? Would a LP wiring (hot wire to the outside lug) provide different readings? Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Understanding DC Resistance Output

they are wired in parallel and that reading is about what you would expect.

a typical les paul, tele, or strat puts the pups in parallel when more than one is active.

 

[Crane]

Re: Understanding DC Resistance Output

Not necessarily bad components.
Pups are in parallel.

 

[telemoder]

Re: Understanding DC Resistance Output

Thanks jeremy and Crane. Would anyone know where I could find a Jazz Bass wiring schematic to wire them in series? Or is that just out of the question. Thanks again.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Understanding DC Resistance Output

you could but then youd only have one volume control and couldnt seperate the pups, they would both always be on.

unless you put the series option on a switch. when in series youd still have only one volume and theyd be joined but you could turn that on and off

 

[telemoder]

Re: Understanding DC Resistance Output

Thanks Jeremy. I'll look into it. I'm really just trying to find a way to "blend" the pups together when needed. Cheers

 

[jeremy]

Re: Understanding DC Resistance Output

thats what parallel does blends the two sounds but you get some cancellation when you do that. series shoves the signal of one thru the other, you still get some cancellation but its a much thicker somewhat higher output sound