Out of phase singles

[RVA]

Mates,

I have two 3-pickup guitars where 1 of the 5 selections is out of phase. One is out of phase in position 2 and the other in position 4. I tries reversing the ground/hot wires on one of the pickups, but that was no help. Is the only solution to flip the magnet in one of them?

Thanks

 

[RVA]

Dremel

The Dremel solves a lot of problems, but not this one...smart a$$!

 

[Sérgio]

How did you know they were out of phase?

 

[RVA]

Okay my real answer play the damn thing fook it oh well it is what it is a custom wire job people go to great lengths to get that outta phase sound yours was a freebie If it bothered me that bad I just flip it to bridge
and keep playing it now if its a super keeper then yeah I eventualy might fix it LOL

I'll buy that! See, I knew there was a good answer just under the surface. Like your duck tape and gabage bag speech. Pure gold!

 

[RVA]

How did you know they were out of phase?

It is really thin sounding in combo and the pups sound full on their own.

 

[RVA]

Worked every time still does I get pissed when I'm outta duct tape stays same place it always has right under kitchen sink with the hefty bags.
Remember I'm married going on 17 years I ran her off once she left all 5 dogs too I begged her to come get big daddy blade he cried every night went nuts on a daily basis trying to kill the other dogs he gave me hell till she come home she stole nothing not a dime. And we reconciled and after she was back she said
the only reason I let her come back was too take care of my dogs she aint that dumb either.

Yet another chapter for the book!

 

[RVA]

Its that chicken pickin outta phase quack the tone so many search endlessly for and its right there at your selector switch !

I guess I better work on my chickin pickin!

 

[DonP]

Mates,

I have two 3-pickup guitars where 1 of the 5 selections is out of phase. One is out of phase in position 2 and the other in position 4. I tries reversing the ground/hot wires on one of the pickups, but that was no help. Is the only solution to flip the magnet in one of them?

Thanks

Out of phase in positions 2 and 4 is standard. If you want to lose all of the quack, flip the magnet in the middle pickup. But I think the guitar will then sound pretty bland on 2 and 4. But try it - you can always turn it back if you don't like it.

 

[smitty_p]

Mates,

I have two 3-pickup guitars where 1 of the 5 selections is out of phase. One is out of phase in position 2 and the other in position 4. I tries reversing the ground/hot wires on one of the pickups, but that was no help. Is the only solution to flip the magnet in one of them?

Thanks

Are these Stratocaster-type single coil pickups?

If so, you can't really flip the magnet. Unlike P-90 single-coils, which have a pair of bar magnets essentially straddling the bottom ends of steel pole pieces, each of the six pole pieces in a Strat-type pickup IS a magnet. You'd have to try to get each pole piece out and reverse it. This could be tricky and you risk damaging the pickup in the process, depending on how the bobbin is made.

Here is a pretty good article from the Seymour Duncan website illustrating the differences:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/the-tone-garage/the-anatomy-of-single-coil-pickups

 

[DonP]

Are these Stratocaster-type single coil pickups?

If so, you can't really flip the magnet. Unlike P-90 single-coils, which have a bar magnet under steel pole pieces, each of the six pole pieces in a Strat-type pickup IS a magnet. You'd have to try to get each pole piece out and reverse it. This could be tricky and you risk damaging the pickup in the process, depending on how the bobbin is made.

Oh, of course. In that case reversing the connections to the middle pickup winding is the better option.

 

[RVA]

Are these Stratocaster-type single coil pickups?

If so, you can't really flip the magnet. Unlike P-90 single-coils, which have a pair of bar magnets essentially straddling the bottom ends of steel pole pieces, each of the six pole pieces in a Strat-type pickup IS a magnet. You'd have to try to get each pole piece out and reverse it. This could be tricky and you risk damaging the pickup in the process, depending on how the bobbin is made.

Here is a pretty good article from the Seymour Duncan website illustrating the differences:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/the-tone-garage/the-anatomy-of-single-coil-pickups

Thank you. One has P90 and one hass standard singles.