Picked these up from Reverb. I was surprised when I measured their resistance values. Gibson.com lists the Burstbucker Pro as Alnico V Wax Potted 8.3kΩ bridge and 7.4kΩ neck.
However, measuring them right now - at 77°F I am reading 9.2kΩ bridge and 8.4kΩ neck.'
Found this poking around on Sonny Walton's site:
"Another thing to note, I have seen some examples of pickups that measured considerably differently from their advertised DCR brand new out of the box. This kind of thing may not be common, but does happen sometimes. These effects are due mainly to more wire and turns affecting capacitance - but the DCR does go up with them, so it is an indicator. The ambient temperature affects the resistance measurement as well, roughly about 1% for every 5° F. Other things affect DCR, such as the wire stretching as it passes around the ends of the bobbin if wound too tightly. This effectively increases the wire gauge at those places.
Thoughts???
However, measuring them right now - at 77°F I am reading 9.2kΩ bridge and 8.4kΩ neck.'
Found this poking around on Sonny Walton's site:
"Another thing to note, I have seen some examples of pickups that measured considerably differently from their advertised DCR brand new out of the box. This kind of thing may not be common, but does happen sometimes. These effects are due mainly to more wire and turns affecting capacitance - but the DCR does go up with them, so it is an indicator. The ambient temperature affects the resistance measurement as well, roughly about 1% for every 5° F. Other things affect DCR, such as the wire stretching as it passes around the ends of the bobbin if wound too tightly. This effectively increases the wire gauge at those places.
Thoughts???
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