SoCalSteve
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What would be the reason for a reverse polarity '59 bridge? Evidently my Fender has a PG+ neck and a '59 RP bridge.
What is the difference between a '59 reverse polarity and a regular '59?
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greendy123
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Re: What is the difference between a '59 reverse polarity and a regular '59?
They do that just so the pickups when selecting both cancel out the hum.
They do that just so the pickups when selecting both cancel out the hum.
SoCalSteve
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Re: What is the difference between a '59 reverse polarity and a regular '59?
But this guitar doesn't have coil splitting so I don't see the need. It just has a 3 way switch.
But this guitar doesn't have coil splitting so I don't see the need. It just has a 3 way switch.
Zerberus
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Re: What is the difference between a '59 reverse polarity and a regular '59?
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Well, they´re both humbuckers, so that´s not really a problem...
QUOTE=Robert S.]Without looking up the wiring specs I'd guess that they do that to simplify the wiring so that the split coil options cancel hum. PRS does a simular thing with their 5 way rotary wiring.[/QUOTE]
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If the guitar has no splitting options then it´s curious as to why exactly the one is reverse polarity.... is there maybe a model "one up" that HAS splitting going on?
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greendy123 said:
Well, they´re both humbuckers, so that´s not really a problem...
QUOTE=Robert S.]Without looking up the wiring specs I'd guess that they do that to simplify the wiring so that the split coil options cancel hum. PRS does a simular thing with their 5 way rotary wiring.[/QUOTE]
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If the guitar has no splitting options then it´s curious as to why exactly the one is reverse polarity.... is there maybe a model "one up" that HAS splitting going on?
hamerfan
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Re: What is the difference between a '59 reverse polarity and a regular '59?
Maybe i can shed a lite on this. Its called the Peter Green Mod since one of his techs in the 60ies flipped the magnet on his neck pup by mistake. Peter liked the both on pup setting, which is a kind of out of phase with humbuckers. If you take the volume back on the louder pup (in vintage Les Paul mostly the neck), it gets back to normal tone. So you have two both on tones handy. A balanced in phase und a out of phase. I think some Hamers have this factory wise.
Maybe i can shed a lite on this. Its called the Peter Green Mod since one of his techs in the 60ies flipped the magnet on his neck pup by mistake. Peter liked the both on pup setting, which is a kind of out of phase with humbuckers. If you take the volume back on the louder pup (in vintage Les Paul mostly the neck), it gets back to normal tone. So you have two both on tones handy. A balanced in phase und a out of phase. I think some Hamers have this factory wise.
