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In many 3 pickup strat type guitars the middle pickup is actually reverse wind/reverse polarity so when the switch is in positions 2 and 4 (neck/middle or middle/bridge) the pickup combinations are humbucking. If you have pickups like this, the middle and one of the others can be installed normally and will be hum canceling. It's easy to check magnetic polarity with a compass.
Ted
Ted Crocker said:In many 3 pickup strat type guitars the middle pickup is actually reverse wind/reverse polarity so when the switch is in positions 2 and 4 (neck/middle or middle/bridge) the pickup combinations are humbucking. If you have pickups like this, the middle and one of the others can be installed normally and will be hum canceling. It's easy to check magnetic polarity with a compass.
Ted
Cheers ted, that`s a great tip, will try it on a strat set I have in the cellar....
Isn't that the normal strat pickup setup? Leo Fender was pretty smart.......
Diydc said:Ted Crocker said:In many 3 pickup strat type guitars the middle pickup is actually reverse wind/reverse polarity so when the switch is in positions 2 and 4 (neck/middle or middle/bridge) the pickup combinations are humbucking. If you have pickups like this, the middle and one of the others can be installed normally and will be hum canceling. It's easy to check magnetic polarity with a compass.
Ted
Cheers ted, that`s a great tip, will try it on a strat set I have in the cellar....
no that was a later development but a lot of modern strats and even teles are reverse wound. and a lot of guys will say they dont sound right. so if you buy a "vintage"set of strat pickups they arn't reverse wound
Fergus Morris said:Isn't that the normal strat pickup setup? Leo Fender was pretty smart.......
Diydc said:Ted Crocker said:In many 3 pickup strat type guitars the middle pickup is actually reverse wind/reverse polarity so when the switch is in positions 2 and 4 (neck/middle or middle/bridge) the pickup combinations are humbucking. If you have pickups like this, the middle and one of the others can be installed normally and will be hum canceling. It's easy to check magnetic polarity with a compass.
Ted
Cheers ted, that`s a great tip, will try it on a strat set I have in the cellar....
wow i knew early strats had three way switchs but didnt know they where there for so long.
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