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Re: Pickup installation question

12/31/2003 5:31 AM
Steve A.	Re: Pickup installation question Fred: I'm confused now as to which coil is the hot coil and which is the dummy coil* with a pickup having all poles as adjustable screws.* So do these pickups actually use dummy coils? To be a dummy coil there would have to be no magnetic field and/or no slugs (correct me if I'm wrong!) Unless you are planning to split the coils I don't think it matters which coil is closer to the neck or bridge. As for the traditional arrangement, it seems to me that you would have a wider range of adjustment on the bridge pickup if the coil with the screws was closer to the neck! --Good luck! Steve Ahola

12/31/2003 5:31 AM

Steve A.

Re: Pickup installation question

Fred:

I'm confused now as to which coil is the hot coil and which is the dummy coil with a pickup having all poles as adjustable screws.

    So do these pickups actually use dummy coils? To be a dummy coil there would have to be no magnetic field and/or no slugs (correct me if I'm wrong!)

    Unless you are planning to split the coils I don't think it matters which coil is closer to the neck or bridge.

    As for the traditional arrangement, it seems to me that you would have a wider range of adjustment on the bridge pickup if the coil with the screws was closer to the neck!

--Good luck!

Steve Ahola