Possibly retarded question..

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:57 pm

Because it'd take a lot less time and effort?

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:59 pm

Doog wrote:Because it'd take a lot less time and effort?

you have no idea how lazy i am.

also, you'd be able to freak people out real good.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:00 pm

Haha, no- I meant change the pickup around by hand as opposed to wiring it, to save time and effort. The polepieces on the inner coil aren't staggered or anything, and the polepieces on the split coil are adjustable- one of the reasons I wanna stick with that coil.

luke · Post by **luke** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:05 pm

Didn't Hendrix keep his pickups the wrong way round so he could get the extra bass on the high strings and extra treble on the low strings? If you can put up with that (in the event that your coils are wound asymmetrically), then go for it. It might not even make a difference.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:06 pm

Malik wrote:Didn't Hendrix keep his pickups the wrong way round so he could get the extra bass on the high strings and extra treble on the low strings? If you can put up with that (in the event that your coils are wound asymmetrically), then go for it. It might not even make a difference.

Yeah, but Strat bridge pickups are angled, so that'd work- I'm talkin about a straight bridge 'bucker.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:33 pm

Haha, I turned the bucker around anyways. Sounds gewd, a little clucky, a little like the 4 (or is it 2?) setting on a Strat.

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:50 pm

wow, i wasted probably about 35 brain cells that i'll never have again in the time it took me to type all that and mentally work through it to check i was right.

good job!

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:52 pm

Haha, sorry dude.. halfway through the thread, I took the back off and realised there was loads of slack on the cable..

Thanks a lot of the help though, I'm sure it'll useful down the line for me or someone else.

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:59 pm

James · Post by **James** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:04 pm

when i had an old dimarzio humbucker, it had 12 adjustable pole pieces ( a buddy of doogs has it now), and i had it so the slug coil was closest to the bridge and it sounded great. this was quite a while ago, so perhaps it was a case of inexperience.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:20 pm

bob wrote:when i had an old dimarzio humbucker, it had 12 adjustable pole pieces ( a buddy of doogs has it now), and i had it so the slug coil was closest to the bridge and it sounded great. this was quite a while ago, so perhaps it was a case of inexperience.

There was a coilsplit on that Musicmaster?

The pickup may have been a bit further away from the bridge, so less thinness.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:28 am

Malik wrote:Didn't Hendrix keep his pickups the wrong way round so he could get the extra bass on the high strings and extra treble on the low strings?

nope, he kept them the wrong way round because he was using a righty strat strung lefty. the only reason there'd be a slight difference in sound is that the staggered polepieces are now on the wrong strings. but that's not a "whoa, more bass!" difference.

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:26 am

i oculd have sworn somebody asked htis questio n before and i said turn the humbucekr around. FIND IT ON TEH INTERNETZ!

Post by **Doog** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 12:02 pm

Great minds think alike.... and are lazy.

I'll do some samples later for any interested parties.