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speedchaser43
Post subject: Pickup positions
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I'm a bit new to the Strat and have a question, what pickups are used when the 5 position switch is in each of the 5 positions?
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1-Neck
2-Neck/Mid
3-Mid
4-Mid/Bridge
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#1 being in the postion closest to the neck. 8) Mike

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Capo wrote:
1-Neck
2-Neck/Mid
3-Mid
4-Mid/Bridge
5-Bridge



We've been down this road before....and with yours truly getting it right after 50 years. :oops:
It's 5,4,3,2,1 in the order you have listed...1 being the bridge. :wink:

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I think the easiest way to look at it is when the switch is closest to the neck, its using the neck pickup. Switch closest to the bridge= bridge pickup. Everything else falls in between.
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This is simple. 1 is the bridge. 5 is the neck. Look at Fender's specifications for its instruments at this site.

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:shock: I've always thought neck was #1 and now I find out bridge is #1? My life is a lie :cry: lol

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:shock: I've always thought neck was #1 and now I find out bridge is #1? My life is a lie :cry: lol


On the documentation for my American Series Strat even Fender couldn't decide which order the pickups are numbered in. Bridge is 1 on one diagram and 5 on another. (Personally, I'd always followed ZZDoc's numbering...)

So always safest to talk about "bridge+middle" - or whatever.

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Capo wrote:
:shock: I've always thought neck was #1 and now I find out bridge is #1? My life is a lie :cry: lol


Do not concern yourself, Officer Callahan. Rather consider yourself in good company. From the responses, apparently even FMIC isn't quite sure.....but the spec sheets designate the bridge as #1, as I was to learn months ago

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zzdoc wrote:
Capo wrote:
:shock: I've always thought neck was #1 and now I find out bridge is #1? My life is a lie :cry: lol


Do not concern yourself, Officer Callahan. Rather consider yourself in good company. From the responses, apparently even FMIC isn't quite sure.....but the spec sheets designate the bridge as #1, as I was to learn months ago

Doc.


I believe it was me who "teached" you that...

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I didn't learn the order (5-neck, 1-bridge) until just a few years ago. It seems counterintuitive, doesn't it?
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Ceri wrote:
On the documentation for my American Series Strat even Fender couldn't decide which order the pickups are numbered in. Bridge is 1 on one diagram and 5 on another. (Personally, I'd always followed ZZDoc's numbering...)


That's right. I have noticed that Fender has used both schemes on the downloadable material on this website (under the support link). I didn't count the occurances (in order to see which way Fender seemed to prefer), however. Any volunteers?

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I know on my HSS Deluxe that the bucker is postion 5, closest to the bridge. Mike LOL

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orvilleowner wrote:
Ceri wrote:
On the documentation for my American Series Strat even Fender couldn't decide which order the pickups are numbered in. Bridge is 1 on one diagram and 5 on another. (Personally, I'd always followed ZZDoc's numbering...)


That's right. I have noticed that Fender has used both schemes on the downloadable material on this website (under the support link). I didn't count the occurances (in order to see which way Fender seemed to prefer), however. Any volunteers?



'Things are seldom what they seem.....": 'W.S.Gilbert' :?

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