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Post subject: what does it mean?
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 1:09 pm
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when you see on ebay or other places people putting a multimeter on the wires coming out of pickups checking what seems to be resistance what does it mean? is a high number good , bad or what?
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Post subject: Re: what does it mean?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:41 am
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High or low number are not good not bad is just the way this pickup is, the resistance it have.

Most of Fender single coil are around 6000 to 7000 ohms , with that resistance you know the pick should work , is good .

Also a 1950 , early 1960 strats pickups resistance are close to 6000 ohms
Late '60 early '70 5700 ohms
1980 Standard , 6000 ohms

Knowing that it is usefull if you look for a specific pickup


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Post subject: Re: what does it mean?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:03 pm
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Taking that a little further, you'll also sometimes see pickups measured in 'Henrys'. This is a description of how hot the pickup is. It has to do with how much current is inducted in the coils.

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Post subject: Re: what does it mean?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:34 pm
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Post subject: Re: what does it mean?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:09 pm
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Same resistance do not mean same sound

As BMW-KTM write, pickup "produce " some Henrys

To make short ;

Henrys + size of the wiring + number of turn+ king of magnet = tone

Change one of them and you have not the same tone.


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Post subject: Re: what does it mean?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 3:23 pm
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If you are interested in seeing how guitar frequency response changes with changes in pickup, volume, and tone control parameters, this is a fun little tool:

http://guitarnuts2.proboards.com/index. ... hread=3627

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:13 pm
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thanks a lot


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