Weird pickup placement in my G&L Invader. Flipped? I'm confused.

[Xeromus]

The neck has a 4-conductor '59. The wire is aligned toward the bottom of the guitar, but the pickup is flipped so the screw pole pieces are aimed toward the bridge.

Any ideas?

 

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

Re: Weird pickup placement in my G&L Invader. Flipped? I'm confused.

To move the tapped part of it closer to or farther from the bridge, and change the tone .

With the screws facing the bridge, you get some more control of the high end with the screw pieces.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Weird pickup placement in my G&L Invader. Flipped? I'm confused.

Did you pull the pickup away from the guitar to check the label underneath? Could be a 59 B, but if it sounds good, just leave it. What bridge pickup is in it?

 

[Artie]

Re: Weird pickup placement in my G&L Invader. Flipped? I'm confused.

Its also possible that someone at G&L, (or whoever changed the pup), didn't realize that they are all made symmetrically and simply installed it backwards. Look at any SD schematic: (Relative to cable orientation.)

http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/support/schematics/2hb_1vol_1tone_3way.html

btw - The orientation has no affect on which coil you can split. Thats determined by shorting the red/white to green or black.

 

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

Re: Weird pickup placement in my G&L Invader. Flipped? I'm confused.

btw - The orientation has no affect on which coil you can split. Thats determined by shorting the red/white to green or black.

If this was directed at me, my thinking was that someone didn't know you could wire it up that way, and wanted the split pickup closer to/farther from the bridge.

Or maybe some picky ******* swears that it sounds better with the screw coil split towards the bridge? :laugh2: