Kiwi
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I thought some of us PRS owners here might want to construct a collaborative database of the output of various PRS pickups, as you measure them in your guitars. The readings are sometimes pretty interesting when it comes to discussions of "How hot are the XYZ pickups, anyway?"
First off, a word of explanation: The kOhm readings do not, by themselves, tell you everything about a pickup. Here, let Lindy Fralin tell it:
"An Ohm reading shows the D.C. resistance of pushing electrical current through the pickup. It does not define the output of the pickup. The output of the pickup is affected by the number of turns of wire, and the magnet strength. Ohm readings are a useful way of roughly measuring the output between identical pickup designs."
Next, a helpful suggestion for people thinking: "How do I measure my pickup when it's already in my guitar? I'm not yanking it to measure the bare wires!"
Plug a short guitar cord (like you use to connect pedals) into the guitar. Then put the multimeter probe tips on the other jack tip's outer sleeve and the tip as your positive/negative points. Easy as can be.
I'll put up some readings from various pickups I've got. I hope others will join in, and perhaps this thread can become a sticky.
=K
First off, a word of explanation: The kOhm readings do not, by themselves, tell you everything about a pickup. Here, let Lindy Fralin tell it:
"An Ohm reading shows the D.C. resistance of pushing electrical current through the pickup. It does not define the output of the pickup. The output of the pickup is affected by the number of turns of wire, and the magnet strength. Ohm readings are a useful way of roughly measuring the output between identical pickup designs."
Next, a helpful suggestion for people thinking: "How do I measure my pickup when it's already in my guitar? I'm not yanking it to measure the bare wires!"
Plug a short guitar cord (like you use to connect pedals) into the guitar. Then put the multimeter probe tips on the other jack tip's outer sleeve and the tip as your positive/negative points. Easy as can be.
I'll put up some readings from various pickups I've got. I hope others will join in, and perhaps this thread can become a sticky.
=K
