Six pole pickup on a three string guitar. - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T09:13:21Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/six-pole-pickup-on-a-three-string-guitar?groupUrl=cbgwiringelectronics&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A2688304&groupId=2592684%3AGroup%3A153908&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLooks complicated but it woul…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-09-13:2592684:Comment:26900022016-09-13T19:08:19.278ZSlow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bearhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SlowBluesDani
<p>Looks complicated but it would definitely help having the diagram. Thanks Paul. No excuses now I own a soldering iron, though it might help if I knew how to use it lol. Much appreciated, as always.</p>
<p>Looks complicated but it would definitely help having the diagram. Thanks Paul. No excuses now I own a soldering iron, though it might help if I knew how to use it lol. Much appreciated, as always.</p> They didn't label the pups. F…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-09-13:2592684:Comment:26900002016-09-13T17:09:45.686ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>They didn't label the pups. Far right is the neck pup. uses a 2DPT switch on/on with 6 contacts(3 sets of 2) on the bottom.</p>
<p>They didn't label the pups. Far right is the neck pup. uses a 2DPT switch on/on with 6 contacts(3 sets of 2) on the bottom.</p> tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-09-13:2592684:Comment:26899982016-09-13T17:08:10.856ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
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<p>I'll have to see if I can find a wiring diagram for how to do that. Sounds complicated but a definite option. Thanks for the advice Paul. Awesome stuff going on in here lately.</p>
<p>I'll have to see if I can find a wiring diagram for how to do that. Sounds complicated but a definite option. Thanks for the advice Paul. Awesome stuff going on in here lately.</p> I tell you something I did wi…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-09-13:2592684:Comment:26897372016-09-13T06:24:27.199ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>I tell you something I did with a set of these pickups. The double coil pickup in the bridge sounded great, but the neck and middle singles measured 5k for neck and 5.5k for middle were a little dull. So I wired the 2 singles together in series as a humbucker and put a 3-way switch in place of the 5-way switch. those 2 pups made one of the best sounding neck humbuckers I've ever heard.</p>
<p>Another way is to do a series/parallel switch for the neck and middle so you can do both the…</p>
<p>I tell you something I did with a set of these pickups. The double coil pickup in the bridge sounded great, but the neck and middle singles measured 5k for neck and 5.5k for middle were a little dull. So I wired the 2 singles together in series as a humbucker and put a 3-way switch in place of the 5-way switch. those 2 pups made one of the best sounding neck humbuckers I've ever heard.</p>
<p>Another way is to do a series/parallel switch for the neck and middle so you can do both the original wiring or switch to series when you want it. It gives your git an extra punch.</p> Lots of great info from you b…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-09-12:2592684:Comment:26895072016-09-12T22:59:29.724ZSlow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bearhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SlowBluesDani
<p>Lots of great info from you both. Just sitting back and getting edumacated! Really helpful so thanks muchly chaps. </p>
<p>Lots of great info from you both. Just sitting back and getting edumacated! Really helpful so thanks muchly chaps. </p> Great price if you can get th…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-09-12:2592684:Comment:26895032016-09-12T22:57:32.165ZSlow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bearhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SlowBluesDani
<p>Great price if you can get them for $10! The ones I've seen are £17 but from a guy I've bought from a few times already and I've always been really happy in the past. A good experience goes a massive way to bringing customers back over and over. The peace of mind is worth a cash amount in itself. Not sure what the amount is that it's worth but it does go a long way. Thanks for helping out again :) </p>
<p>Great price if you can get them for $10! The ones I've seen are £17 but from a guy I've bought from a few times already and I've always been really happy in the past. A good experience goes a massive way to bringing customers back over and over. The peace of mind is worth a cash amount in itself. Not sure what the amount is that it's worth but it does go a long way. Thanks for helping out again :) </p> A rail pup has one metal pole…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-09-12:2592684:Comment:26893852016-09-12T21:14:48.997ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>A rail pup has one metal pole(rail) that has a magnet attached on the bottom or some of the older designs like the Firbird and mini-buckers used the magnet on it's edge in the bobbin as a rail pole.</p>
<p>6 pole pickups with magnet poles like original Fender pups would most likely be fine, but would be hard to do since they usually have staggered heights.</p>
<p> 6 metal poles on top of a single magnet will lose strength if more metal is stuck across the poles. The magnet will attract the…</p>
<p>A rail pup has one metal pole(rail) that has a magnet attached on the bottom or some of the older designs like the Firbird and mini-buckers used the magnet on it's edge in the bobbin as a rail pole.</p>
<p>6 pole pickups with magnet poles like original Fender pups would most likely be fine, but would be hard to do since they usually have staggered heights.</p>
<p> 6 metal poles on top of a single magnet will lose strength if more metal is stuck across the poles. The magnet will attract the added metal and lessen it's overall strength.</p>
<p>The later is the type of pickups I used to do my test with. Yes it will distribute the magnetic field over a larger area, but it will draw more strength from the source resulting in loss of output. The enlarged field will offset some of the loss of output which is why my test resulted in a slight loss of volume.</p>
<p>If you rob Peter to pay Paul it cost you more in the long run kinda thing.</p> Of course that might mess up…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-09-12:2592684:Comment:26892592016-09-12T19:45:01.245ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>Of course that might mess up the pickups magnetic polarity.</p>
<p>Of course that might mess up the pickups magnetic polarity.</p> Well it was labeled "stainles…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-09-12:2592684:Comment:26891822016-09-12T19:43:36.001ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>Well it was labeled "stainless steel", but it did magnetically stick to the poles, which is why it did weaken the magnet and drop the volume slightly. Anything that will attract the magnet and attach will take away the magnets overall strength. </p>
<p>I was trying a DIY hack for the Railhammer type pickups to test their ideas about pole types. Don't think it matters much.</p>
<p>Now if you attached a flat magnet rail or magnetized steel rail across the poles, maybe that would be better.</p>
<p>Well it was labeled "stainless steel", but it did magnetically stick to the poles, which is why it did weaken the magnet and drop the volume slightly. Anything that will attract the magnet and attach will take away the magnets overall strength. </p>
<p>I was trying a DIY hack for the Railhammer type pickups to test their ideas about pole types. Don't think it matters much.</p>
<p>Now if you attached a flat magnet rail or magnetized steel rail across the poles, maybe that would be better.</p>