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HNB .


Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 4:11 am Post subject: Humbucker Guitar Out of Phase |
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On my HH Squier I have a Fender neck humbucker and a DiMarzio bridge humbucker. After reading the internet it looked like I would need to reverse one of them so they would be in phase. I did and got strings on and it is out of phase. It got me thinking about my other HH guitars. The middle position on them kind of normally sound like the neck pickup alone.
Should I keep them out of phase? Are there musicians who use that out of phase sound? |
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weeping_moon .

Joined: 08 Nov 2009 Posts: 1401
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 8:44 am Post subject: Re: Humbucker Guitar Out of Phase |
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HNB wrote: |
On my HH Squier I have a Fender neck humbucker and a DiMarzio bridge humbucker. After reading the internet it looked like I would need to reverse one of them so they would be in phase. I did and got strings on and it is out of phase. It got me thinking about my other HH guitars. The middle position on them kind of normally sound like the neck pickup alone.
Should I keep them out of phase? Are there musicians who use that out of phase sound? |
Do what you like the best. Depends on what kind of music you play.
I dont use out of phase. I play mostley heavy, rock and such on. I use in phase only. |
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Concretebadger .


Joined: 14 Apr 2012 Posts: 2111 Location: Leeds Leeds LEEDS
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: Humbucker Guitar Out of Phase |
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HNB wrote: |
Should I keep them out of phase? Are there musicians who use that out of phase sound? |
Off the top of my head, the first that I can think of is Peter Green during the early Fleetwood Mac era. A total accident apparently, but he liked the sound so much that he left it as-is. |
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paul_ .


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HNB .


Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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Cool sound examples. With humbuckers it does kind of sound single coil like. |
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sunshiner .


Joined: 02 Nov 2012 Posts: 4838 Location: Around the corner
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 4:18 am Post subject: |
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So, do I just need to turn a magnet in one of my buckers to make two pickups out of phase? _________________
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Someone man up and get a balloon. |
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HNB .


Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 4:21 am Post subject: |
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You have to reverse the hot and ground on just one of the two pickups. (Keep the bare pickup base ground grounded though.) |
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jamba72 .


Joined: 06 Aug 2011 Posts: 333
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2017 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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In my Telecaster Custom I have one Alnico II neck humbucker..I wired it for middle position as out-of-phase..
sounds verrrry nice..awsome with Fuzzes,..
I will do this in my Jazzmaster, too..recommended
ah, and I have a push-pull Tone poti for HB/SC on the Jazzmaster, too..
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