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'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:28 pm
by leftybass
If you suspect that a guitar/bass has pickups that are wired out-of-phase, can I just reverse the leads on the back of the pickup in question, or would I have to take the 'guard off to re-solder the leads to the pots differently? P/up in question is a bass bridge p/up, thanks muchly..
Re: 'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:46 pm
by rickenbrother
John, it wouldn't matter which end of the wire that you switched the leads on. Do it on the end you feel would be easier. My thinking is it would be easier on the control cavity end of the wire, but that's just my opinion.
Re: 'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:30 pm
by leftybass
Joey, when I got the p/up I never checked the leads at the p/up end to see if they were on the way they should be, but I used another bass of mine that I know was original and proper as a guide to solder up everything in the cavity end. So, what I'll probably do is remove the strings and just lift the bridge p/up out of it's hole and reverse them at that end. Hopefully that'll do it.....Thanks bro.
Re: 'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:57 pm
by rickenbrother
You have to be careful when un-soldering and re-soldering to the ground lug/locking washer on the screw under the pickup mount, since there are also two other pickup leads there. You want to be sure they are all soldered very well on that lug.
Re: 'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:59 pm
by rickenbrother
rickenbrother wrote:You have to be careful when un-soldering and re-soldering to the ground lug/locking washer on the screw under the pickup mount, since there are also two other pickup leads there. You want to be sure they are all soldered very well to that lug.
Re: 'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:20 am
by jps
Hmm, now Joey is quoting himself!
You
do know what this leads to, don't you?
Re: 'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:36 am
by rickenbrother
I was on the phone with TC laughing my *** off about some things I saw at an "All Natural Products" show today in Santa Monica when I edited that post. I went to fix a typo and I hit the quote button instead of the edit button. That's not the first time that I've done that either!!
Re: 'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:11 pm
by jps
"All Natural Products"? That sounds interesting!
Re: 'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:54 pm
by rickenbrother
Jeffrey, I've sent you an email to give you an example of how "interesting" some of the products were!
Re: 'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:23 pm
by jps
Good thing you didn't post it here, we might both get in trouble!
Re: 'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:45 pm
by ajish4
Re: 'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:46 pm
by jps
Joey, is Diane into elephants?
Re: 'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:49 pm
by ajish4
Right about now, I'm R E A L L Y Janey collects Tinker bell figurines!
Re: 'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:49 pm
by rickenbrother
jps wrote:Good thing you didn't post it here, we might both get in trouble!
Yeah, that was my thought also!
jps wrote:Joey, is Diane into elephants?
No, Diane collects Fairy, Angel and Mermaid figurines and artwork. It's got to be the really nice stuff though.
Geez, did this thread get derailed!!
Re: 'Out of phase' pickup wiring question....
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:32 pm
by johnallg
rickenbrother wrote:Geez, did this thread get derailed!!
Nah, just a little out of phase, and so you see, there really was no drift at all!