Someone said M is Tremonti with a different magnet. I don't believe it personally, as IMO they are two completely different things sonically. M feels less gainy to Tremonti, it's WAY more articulated, and it sounds great, clean and overdriven. After I changed Tremonti Bridge / 59/09 Neck in my standard to square-bobbin Ms, the guitar woke up. I had it for sale, but now it's in frequent rotation. Give it a go, brother
Yes that’s true. I just ordered another new one from Paul reed smith accessories and they have discounted them to $170 each. My older 5708 bridge pick up that’s in my SC 58 only measures 8800 ohms, but it’s still very similar in its tone and punchyness. The only pick up that I’ve ever used (and God knows I’ve had enough humbuckers in my life to sink a ship) that really works as well for heavier tones, as well as lighter clean tones. I did try a Tremonti bridge about six months ago, and it was just way too over the top. Truly nothing of what I really wanted in a humbucker.
A "pickup builder" for PRS said they are the same but a different magnet sauce. I read some where the Tremonti is 3 magnets. I'm not alone when I say I personally feel the Tremonti is very versatile and a huge fan. Responds well to knob adjustments, like an entirely different pickup. Rather the two are the same I wouldn't know for sure. The readings are the same and magnets do change the character of a pickup. Also, PRS does use the same pickup and/or changed magnets and tweaks with a different name quite frequently.
I'm not arguing, I'm just saying they feel and sound nothing alike. I like Mark's solo stuff a lot, and I feel bad for saying this, but I didn't gel with his pickup. The M, though, exceeded my expectationA "pickup builder" for PRS said they are the same but a different magnet sauce. I read some where the Tremonti is 3 magnets. I'm not alone when I say I personally feel the Tremonti is very versatile and a huge fan. Responds well to knob adjustments, like an entirely different pickup. Rather the two are the same I wouldn't know for sure. The readings are the same and magnets do change the character of a pickup. Also, PRS does use the same pickup and/or changed magnets and tweaks with a different name quite frequently.
There's also pole adjustments. It amazes me how much this can change a pickup. Not too long back I picked up a used covered 5909 and it sounded nothing at all like my uncovered 5909, way more than a cover or different guitars would alter. After hours and hours of pole adjustments they now sound very similar, like you'd expect from a cover or different guitars.
I didnt intend to come off as arguing either if I did. Funny, the Tremonti exceeded my expectations.. But it's also in a Tremonti. No clue what it would sound like in another guitar.
I would really liked to have seen an answer to the question at the bottom of that screenshot.A "pickup builder" for PRS said they are the same but a different magnet sauce. I read some where the Tremonti is 3 magnets. I'm not alone when I say I personally feel the Tremonti is very versatile and a huge fan. Responds well to knob adjustments, like an entirely different pickup. Rather the two are the same I wouldn't know for sure. The readings are the same and magnets do change the character of a pickup. Also, PRS does use the same pickup and/or changed magnets and tweaks with a different name quite frequently.
There's also pole adjustments. It amazes me how much this can change a pickup. Not too long back I picked up a used covered 5909 and it sounded nothing at all like my uncovered 5909, way more than a cover or different guitars would alter. After hours and hours of pole adjustments they now sound very similar, like you'd expect from a cover or different guitars.
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You have it correct. If you have a good way to test the magnetic phase before you wire them up you will know witch wire needs to go to hot. If they are magnetically in phase, you wire it the way you said. If they are out of phase, you make the adjustment you mentioned and flip the wires.
Good deal. I don't currently have a multi meter or anything to test that out.
Yep, you can check it that way. I tried that and I got it wrong. I ended up buying a little tool that you can use to quickly tell. I work on guitars enough that I will use it so I was willing to drop the money on it. It just makes things easier for me.
Hopefully I don't plan on many more pickup changes after this one.
If I am following you, you are putting screw pole to screw pole on the two pickups, correct? If that is a yes, then they are out of phase with each other and you would need to flip the wires when you solder them in.
Actually when I put them screw pole to screw pole nothing really happens, no attraction or resistance either way. But if I turn one of them 180 degrees where the screw poles are opposite each other and at the flat part or bottom of each pickup, that's when they will pull together. That's a hard thing to describe when typing it out........
Thats how I see it
If you are holding them with the screw poles on opposite sides and they are attracting, they are in phase. Or better yet to say, the phase of the pickups match. You should be able to wire it in like the original was, or like your original post stated, no need to flip the wires.
That's odd. Are these covered or uncovered pickups?
They're covered. Tremonti Neck and a 57/08 Bridge.
Can you do me a favor? Do you have an ohms meter handy? I am wondering what the resistance of your new 57/08 pickup reads. Mine showed up today and I did a quick measurement on it and it is pretty low. Mine measures out at 8.32k. I sent PRS an email letting them know this is quite a bit less than advertised on the website and asked if it is normal to get one this far from spec. The measurement on this one is lower than my 2 wire versions from years ago. In fact, it is the lowest measuring 57/08 out of the 7 sets I have. It is more than the 58/15 LT that is in my guitar right now but still way less than what I expected.
