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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: Guybrush on March 08, 2015, 01:18:41 PM

Title: New Pickups. Which is which???
Post by: Guybrush on March 08, 2015, 01:18:41 PM
Hey All

A quick non-pedal related question for you lovely people.

I've just bought a new set of 3 Fender Tex Mex pickups as below:

(http://i.imgur.com/9DUtgAe.jpg)

How on earth are you supposed to tell which pickup is bridge, middle or neck? I'm bamboozled.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Title: Re: New Pickups. Which is which???
Post by: TGP39 on March 08, 2015, 01:26:07 PM
Before you do anything, measure the DC resistance for each pickup. Then others can chime in about the order of placement. 

Steve.
Title: Re: New Pickups. Which is which???
Post by: culturejam on March 08, 2015, 02:30:51 PM
I would assume that the highest resistance is the bridge, lowest is neck. That makes figuring out the middle pretty easy.  ;D
Title: Re: New Pickups. Which is which???
Post by: Guybrush on March 08, 2015, 02:31:54 PM
Cheers guys! Appreciated.
Title: Re: New Pickups. Which is which???
Post by: Luke51411 on March 08, 2015, 02:36:10 PM
Is the middle reverse wound? Is there a standard for wire color used in Fender pups? The multimeter method seems like a good plan.
Title: Re: New Pickups. Which is which???
Post by: pryde on March 08, 2015, 02:42:13 PM
Neck: White lead
Middle: Red lead
Bridge: Yellow lead

Title: Re: New Pickups. Which is which???
Post by: Guybrush on March 08, 2015, 02:43:16 PM
Perfect! Thank you.
Title: Re: New Pickups. Which is which???
Post by: Luke51411 on March 08, 2015, 02:46:35 PM
Quote from: pryde on March 08, 2015, 02:42:13 PM
Neck: White lead
Middle: Red lead
Bridge: Yellow lead
I was pretty sure there was a factory standard, never hurts to double check though!
Title: Re: New Pickups. Which is which???
Post by: gordo on March 08, 2015, 07:23:24 PM
Really?  I had no idea there was a color code.

I learned something today :-)
Title: Re: New Pickups. Which is which???
Post by: Luke51411 on March 08, 2015, 07:24:45 PM
I didn't know either but I've seen enough sets with different colors for each that I assumed there might be.
Title: Re: New Pickups. Which is which???
Post by: pryde on March 08, 2015, 08:11:55 PM
Quote from: gordo on March 08, 2015, 07:23:24 PM
Really?  I had no idea there was a color code.

I learned something today :-)

Per my fender rep I work with on occasion for repair stuff he says the texmex have that specific color code. He also said most american strat pickups have white as hot and the ground lead is color coded for each position.  ::)