Accidental Peter Green Modification Unmasked - Calling Gahr!!!!

Robert Herndon said:
I'm gonna buy one today!
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You can also test them by using your multimeter. Do an ohm reading, and watch how the reading "jumps" at the start of your measurement. You will see that the pickup reads above or below the value it settles on at the start of your measurement. If both pickups show the same behavior, i.e. they both jump below or above the final reading, they are in phase. If they behave differently, i.e. one reads above and one below, they are out of phase. It is really very simple. The "jump" only lasts for a very short time at the start of the measurement, but it is still very easy to do. And I guess you already have a multimeter?
 
Gahr said:
You can also test them by using your multimeter. Do an ohm reading, and watch how the reading "jumps" at the start of your measurement. You will see that the pickup reads above or below the value it settles on at the start of your measurement. If both pickups show the same behavior, i.e. they both jump below or above the final reading, they are in phase. If they behave differently, i.e. one reads above and one below, they are out of phase. It is really very simple. The "jump" only lasts for a very short time at the start of the measurement, but it is still very easy to do. And I guess you already have a multimeter?
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Ahhh!!!

The bridge jumps to about 9.4kΩ and then settles to around 9.02kΩ almost immediately. The neck has no jump whatsoever...
 
RVA said:
Gahr, I was expecting more of an accent on you. You sound like some of the people in my neighborhood!
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Thanks, Ray. When I was a kid I had relatives in Canada. We used to meet them here in Norway during the summers for several years. That's really where I picked up the way I speak English. And then I went to university to study English and taught it for 12 years in school, so I guess I have a fair bit off practice.
 
Gahr said:
You can also test them by using your multimeter. Do an ohm reading, and watch how the reading "jumps" at the start of your measurement. You will see that the pickup reads above or below the value it settles on at the start of your measurement. If both pickups show the same behavior, i.e. they both jump below or above the final reading, they are in phase. If they behave differently, i.e. one reads above and one below, they are out of phase. It is really very simple. The "jump" only lasts for a very short time at the start of the measurement, but it is still very easy to do. And I guess you already have a multimeter?
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:-)

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Gahr said:
You can also test them by using your multimeter. Do an ohm reading, and watch how the reading "jumps" at the start of your measurement. You will see that the pickup reads above or below the value it settles on at the start of your measurement. If both pickups show the same behavior, i.e. they both jump below or above the final reading, they are in phase. If they behave differently, i.e. one reads above and one below, they are out of phase. It is really very simple. The "jump" only lasts for a very short time at the start of the measurement, but it is still very easy to do. And I guess you already have a multimeter?
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I think you need to take it one step further. Instead of watching the readings right at the beginning of the connection, just hook up the tester leads normally. In about a second or two, the reading will stabilize and display the pup's DCR. Here's the other step: Take a piece of metal, like a small metal ruler that has magnetic properties, and make contact with it and the poles of the pup. Let the meter stabilize. Now remove the metal ruler and observe the split-second readings. If one pup's readings goes up and the other goes down, then they are definitely out of phase with each other.

I found this video that shows the process... by some strange guy named Lollar:

 
It's permanently out of phase because Gibson accidentally flipped the magnet in the 57 Classic + at the factory...
 
NOW stop it-- that is just HEARSAY and BALDERDASH-- those fine drunken underpaid (fearing for their jobs) redneck hillbillies would NEVER let a guitar out of the plant with a PUP arse bakerds...
 
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