play-on playonATcomcast.net wrote in message . ..
Stock strat pickups are 5.5k to 6.5k ohms. Tele lead pups are around
7k, stock Gibson humbuckers are also around 7-8k resistance.

A lot of the new custom pickups are overwound to far beyond this, up
to 10-14k. They sound like **** IMO but some people like to clobber
the amp imputs.

Al

On 16 Nov 2004 21:16:02 -0500, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

Okay, what are typical inductances and DC resistances of wirewound pickups?
What kind of numbers should I expect to see?
--scott

There's a 'tone chart' on the S. Duncan site with DC resistance
and Resonance peak of all their pick ups.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/tonechart.shtml

(threm) wrote in message . com...
play-on playonATcomcast.net wrote in message . ..
Stock strat pickups are 5.5k to 6.5k ohms. Tele lead pups are around
7k, stock Gibson humbuckers are also around 7-8k resistance.

A lot of the new custom pickups are overwound to far beyond this, up
to 10-14k. They sound like **** IMO but some people like to clobber
the amp imputs.

Al

On 16 Nov 2004 21:16:02 -0500, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

Okay, what are typical inductances and DC resistances of wirewound pickups?
What kind of numbers should I expect to see?
--scott

There's a 'tone chart' on the S. Duncan site with DC resistance
and Resonance peak of all their pick ups.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/tonechart.shtml

I found one of the better ways to "measure" a pickups' frequency
response is to first load the pickup's output with a 1 meg ohm buffer.
I have a 100 ohm "strat" pickup wound by Semour Duncan in 1979 that's
used as a driver to the pickup under test. It's fitted above the "put"
and then fed by an Audio Precision System One analyzer. A nice
print-out of the pickup is displayed. I have a large collection of
guitar and bass pickups frequency response plots on file for
comparison.

Wouldn't it be nice if this information was supplied to the potential
customer? I've never seen this done by any pickup manufacturer. Seems
they want to keep the musicians "barefoot and pregnant".

Jim Williams
Audio Upgrades

On 21 Nov 2004 10:42:57 -0800, (Jim
Williams) wrote:

(threm) wrote in message . com...
play-on playonATcomcast.net wrote in message . ..
Stock strat pickups are 5.5k to 6.5k ohms. Tele lead pups are around
7k, stock Gibson humbuckers are also around 7-8k resistance.

A lot of the new custom pickups are overwound to far beyond this, up
to 10-14k. They sound like **** IMO but some people like to clobber
the amp imputs.

Al

On 16 Nov 2004 21:16:02 -0500, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

Okay, what are typical inductances and DC resistances of wirewound pickups?
What kind of numbers should I expect to see?
--scott

There's a 'tone chart' on the S. Duncan site with DC resistance
and Resonance peak of all their pick ups.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/tonechart.shtml

I found one of the better ways to "measure" a pickups' frequency
response is to first load the pickup's output with a 1 meg ohm buffer.
I have a 100 ohm "strat" pickup wound by Semour Duncan in 1979 that's
used as a driver to the pickup under test. It's fitted above the "put"
and then fed by an Audio Precision System One analyzer. A nice
print-out of the pickup is displayed. I have a large collection of
guitar and bass pickups frequency response plots on file for
comparison.

Wouldn't it be nice if this information was supplied to the potential
customer? I've never seen this done by any pickup manufacturer. Seems
they want to keep the musicians "barefoot and pregnant".

The frequency respsonse of pickups can only tell you so much... I
suppose it could get people in the ballpark but there are huge
variables when you add the guitar body, what kind of wood, how dense,
type of bridge, etc etc etc.

Al

On 21 Nov 2004 10:42:57 -0800, (Jim
Williams) wrote:

(threm) wrote in message . com...
play-on playonATcomcast.net wrote in message . ..
Stock strat pickups are 5.5k to 6.5k ohms. Tele lead pups are around
7k, stock Gibson humbuckers are also around 7-8k resistance.

A lot of the new custom pickups are overwound to far beyond this, up
to 10-14k. They sound like **** IMO but some people like to clobber
the amp imputs.

Al

On 16 Nov 2004 21:16:02 -0500, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

Okay, what are typical inductances and DC resistances of wirewound pickups?
What kind of numbers should I expect to see?
--scott

There's a 'tone chart' on the S. Duncan site with DC resistance
and Resonance peak of all their pick ups.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/tonechart.shtml

I found one of the better ways to "measure" a pickups' frequency
response is to first load the pickup's output with a 1 meg ohm buffer.
I have a 100 ohm "strat" pickup wound by Semour Duncan in 1979 that's
used as a driver to the pickup under test. It's fitted above the "put"
and then fed by an Audio Precision System One analyzer. A nice
print-out of the pickup is displayed. I have a large collection of
guitar and bass pickups frequency response plots on file for
comparison.

Wouldn't it be nice if this information was supplied to the potential
customer? I've never seen this done by any pickup manufacturer. Seems
they want to keep the musicians "barefoot and pregnant".

The frequency respsonse of pickups can only tell you so much... I
suppose it could get people in the ballpark but there are huge
variables when you add the guitar body, what kind of wood, how dense,
type of bridge, etc etc etc.

Al

In article writes:

I found one of the better ways to "measure" a pickups' frequency
response is to first load the pickup's output with a 1 meg ohm buffer.
I have a 100 ohm "strat" pickup wound by Semour Duncan in 1979 that's
used as a driver to the pickup under test.

Kind of like calibrating a recorder with a flux loop?

Wouldn't it be nice if this information was supplied to the potential
customer? I've never seen this done by any pickup manufacturer. Seems
they want to keep the musicians "barefoot and pregnant".

I've never seen so much as an instruction sheet with an electric
guitar that tells you what the knobs and switches do. I guess it's
like a video game - you play it until you figure it out.



--
I'm really Mike Rivers )
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo

On 21 Nov 2004 20:28:55 -0500, (Mike Rivers)
wrote:

I've never seen so much as an instruction sheet with an electric
guitar that tells you what the knobs and switches do. I guess it's
like a video game - you play it until you figure it out.

It's not exactly rocket science...

Al

play-on playonATcomcast.net wrote in
:

On 21 Nov 2004 20:28:55 -0500, (Mike Rivers)
wrote:

I've never seen so much as an instruction sheet with an electric
guitar that tells you what the knobs and switches do. I guess it's
like a video game - you play it until you figure it out.

It's not exactly rocket science...

Al


On my Yamaha AES800 there's a knob that does something very subtle in just
ONE of 5 switch positions. Anyone know how this thing is wired?

Drily Lit Raga wrote in message . 49.11...
play-on playonATcomcast.net wrote in
:

On 21 Nov 2004 20:28:55 -0500, (Mike Rivers)
wrote:

I've never seen so much as an instruction sheet with an electric
guitar that tells you what the knobs and switches do. I guess it's
like a video game - you play it until you figure it out.

It's not exactly rocket science...

Al


On my Yamaha AES800 there's a knob that does something very subtle in just
ONE of 5 switch positions. Anyone know how this thing is wired?

No, but I remember reading something in the marketing bumf for that
guitar that said the knob was something to the effect of a "variable
in/out-of-phase control" for two (or maybe more) of the pickup coils
(each humbucker is split in certain of the switch positions on that
guitar).

I once tinkered with someone's AES800 with that in mind. I liked the
effect you could get with the "subtle" knob turned about halfway. Very
dry, cutting attack with a queer almost chorusy tone on what sustain
was left. Seemed as if it would be ideal for funk.

Raglan

Drily Lit Raga wrote in message . 49.11...
play-on playonATcomcast.net wrote in
:

On 21 Nov 2004 20:28:55 -0500, (Mike Rivers)
wrote:

I've never seen so much as an instruction sheet with an electric
guitar that tells you what the knobs and switches do. I guess it's
like a video game - you play it until you figure it out.

It's not exactly rocket science...

Al


On my Yamaha AES800 there's a knob that does something very subtle in just
ONE of 5 switch positions. Anyone know how this thing is wired?

No, but I remember reading something in the marketing bumf for that
guitar that said the knob was something to the effect of a "variable
in/out-of-phase control" for two (or maybe more) of the pickup coils
(each humbucker is split in certain of the switch positions on that
guitar).

I once tinkered with someone's AES800 with that in mind. I liked the
effect you could get with the "subtle" knob turned about halfway. Very
dry, cutting attack with a queer almost chorusy tone on what sustain
was left. Seemed as if it would be ideal for funk.

Raglan

play-on playonATcomcast.net wrote in
:

On 21 Nov 2004 20:28:55 -0500, (Mike Rivers)
wrote:

I've never seen so much as an instruction sheet with an electric
guitar that tells you what the knobs and switches do. I guess it's
like a video game - you play it until you figure it out.

It's not exactly rocket science...

Al


On my Yamaha AES800 there's a knob that does something very subtle in just
ONE of 5 switch positions. Anyone know how this thing is wired?

On 21 Nov 2004 20:28:55 -0500, (Mike Rivers)
wrote:

I've never seen so much as an instruction sheet with an electric
guitar that tells you what the knobs and switches do. I guess it's
like a video game - you play it until you figure it out.

It's not exactly rocket science...

Al

In article writes:

I found one of the better ways to "measure" a pickups' frequency
response is to first load the pickup's output with a 1 meg ohm buffer.
I have a 100 ohm "strat" pickup wound by Semour Duncan in 1979 that's
used as a driver to the pickup under test.

Kind of like calibrating a recorder with a flux loop?

Wouldn't it be nice if this information was supplied to the potential
customer? I've never seen this done by any pickup manufacturer. Seems
they want to keep the musicians "barefoot and pregnant".

I've never seen so much as an instruction sheet with an electric
guitar that tells you what the knobs and switches do. I guess it's
like a video game - you play it until you figure it out.



--
I'm really Mike Rivers )
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo

(threm) wrote in message . com...
play-on playonATcomcast.net wrote in message . ..
Stock strat pickups are 5.5k to 6.5k ohms. Tele lead pups are around
7k, stock Gibson humbuckers are also around 7-8k resistance.

A lot of the new custom pickups are overwound to far beyond this, up
to 10-14k. They sound like **** IMO but some people like to clobber
the amp imputs.

Al

On 16 Nov 2004 21:16:02 -0500, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

Okay, what are typical inductances and DC resistances of wirewound pickups?
What kind of numbers should I expect to see?
--scott

There's a 'tone chart' on the S. Duncan site with DC resistance
and Resonance peak of all their pick ups.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/tonechart.shtml

I found one of the better ways to "measure" a pickups' frequency
response is to first load the pickup's output with a 1 meg ohm buffer.
I have a 100 ohm "strat" pickup wound by Semour Duncan in 1979 that's
used as a driver to the pickup under test. It's fitted above the "put"
and then fed by an Audio Precision System One analyzer. A nice
print-out of the pickup is displayed. I have a large collection of
guitar and bass pickups frequency response plots on file for
comparison.

Wouldn't it be nice if this information was supplied to the potential
customer? I've never seen this done by any pickup manufacturer. Seems
they want to keep the musicians "barefoot and pregnant".

Jim Williams
Audio Upgrades