Vela pickup swap

[Fuku]

I love my Vela, but not crazy about the bridge pickup. I came across a 58/15 LT bridge from a 594. Would that p/u swap in easily with the Vela being a push pull?

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Should be pretty straight forward.

 

[Fuku]

So, the wires should be pretty much the same, then. No extra wire or anything . Right?

 

[SinSir]

Easy swap. Go for it! But.. have you tried adjusting pickup height yet? That makes a huge difference. The stock pickup is quite good and unique.

But I get swapping for a certain sound that works for your ears. I'm a pickup swapping junkie.

 

[Fuku]

Yeah, I have. Its just that I find myself not really staying on the bridge much on that guitar. So that’s what gave me the idea.

 

[Fuku]

I definitely don’t ever use the split tone. It just doesn’t sound different enough, I guess because of the brightness of the pickup.

 

[SinSir]

Hmm.. I get a difference between split and full HB. I also really like the middle position with both bridge and neck. To me the neck is a single coil on roids and goes well with the lively bridge. I'll admit I spend more time on neck or middle than bridge, but I do use the bridge regularly, in split and full.

I really like the LT pickups. I like the neck better than the bridge with them, too. If I was putting a bridge pickup in, the LT wouldn't be my first choice, but still a good choice. I personally prefer the 5708 or 5909 in the bridge. All good choices, just depends on what you're after..

 

[Fuku]

Thanks for all the input. I appreciate it

 

[rockinrabbit]

Honestly, I'm not that crazy about it either,,,for my purposes, anyway. Doesn't give me the sustain I'm after. The fixed polepieces at extended heights is reminiscent of some of the old non-Broadcaster Tele PUs, and makes me wonder how much it might contribute to things.

Maybe put a SD of some stripe in it. I've considered swapping it, or, just sell it and try for another PRS I might me more inclined to. Time will tell.

 

[Fuku]

The seller just told me the p/u only has two wires…it’s from a 594 MC. I thought they all have the coil tap…? Will that still work with the coil tap on the Vela?
I’ve just been seeing most of the 58/15’s have multiple wires…?

 

[SinSir]

The seller just told me the p/u only has two wires…it’s from a 594 MC. I thought they all have the coil tap…? Will that still work with the coil tap on the Vela?
I’ve just been seeing most of the 58/15’s have multiple wires…?

Is one wire braided and the other white? If so, the white is to split. Braiding is ground. Wire inside braided is hot.

 

[Fuku]

Yes. Cool. So if it ends up out of phase, I can just switch the two wires?

 

[SinSir]

The hot wire is braided. Inside is hot and outside ground. White wire is only for spilt. You can't swap wires around for phase.