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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Peterku on April 04, 2005, 05:15:18 PM

Title: Calibrated sets?
Post by: Peterku on April 04, 2005, 05:15:18 PM

Hello,

What does a "calibrated" set mean?

EDIT: If I order a calibrated humbucker set w/ 52mm spacing, will the neck pickup still have a spacing of 50mm's?

Title: Re: Calibrated sets?
Post by: Tim on April 04, 2005, 05:47:05 PM

Quote from: Peterku

Hello,

What does a "calibrated" set mean?

EDIT: If I order a calibrated humbucker set w/ 52mm spacing, will the neck pickup still have a spacing of 50mm's?

A calibrated set of pickups are wound for the correct balance of power and tone for their respective positons, ie bridge pickups hotter than neck.
A typical example is a Mule set-bridge DC8.4K neck DC7.1K

If you order a 52mm calibrated set the neck would be 50mm as this is standard for that position.

Title: Calibrated sets?
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on April 04, 2005, 05:58:14 PM

Hello, Peterku!

What are you doing here? Cheating on your SD girlfriends?! LOL
 :D  :D  :D  :D

Title: Calibrated sets?
Post by: Peterku on April 04, 2005, 06:28:43 PM

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

Hello, Peterku!

What are you doing here? Cheating on your SD girlfriends?! LOL
 :D  :D  :D  :D

Haha... hi TO. Today I realized that for my style I need traditionally built pups w/ vintage voicing, but I also wanted something that no one else has in Hungary...  :roll: so I came here. :D

Title: Re: Calibrated sets?
Post by: Peterku on April 04, 2005, 06:29:37 PM

Quote from: Tim

A calibrated set of pickups are wound for the correct balance of power and tone for their respective positons, ie bridge pickups hotter than neck.
A typical example is a Mule set-bridge DC8.4K neck DC7.1K

If you order a 52mm calibrated set the neck would be 50mm as this is standard for that position.

Thanks Tim. :)

Title: Legs!
Post by: Tim on April 07, 2005, 09:38:50 PM

Something else worth noting is the length of the mounting legs on you existing humbuckers.
Vintage style baseplates have a longer leg, typically 1/2" whereas short leg baseplates are 1/4".
Guitars like PRS, Musicman , Peavey and Ibanez often use short leg baseplates in the neck position and frequentley in the bridge too so it's always best to check.