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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: nicolaimog on July 25, 2006, 02:56:06 PM

Title: a couple of questions
Post by: nicolaimog on July 25, 2006, 02:56:06 PM

Hello Guys. I'm going to order a calibrated Nailbomb set for my Ibanez RG1570. It is HSH so i'm also looking at an irish tour. But i have no idea what to choose in the magnet and polarity options.

Please Help.
What does Vintage Stagger mean? Flat profile?
Stock polarity? RW/RP polarity?

Thank you.

Title: Re: a couple of questions
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on July 25, 2006, 03:14:40 PM

Quote from: nicolaimog

Please Help.
What does Vintage Stagger mean? Flat profile?

Flat profile means that all of the poles on the pickup are the same height. Staggered means that they are different heights. I would go with flat for that setup.

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Stock polarity? RW/RP polarity?

RW/RP = Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity.
When you use a reverse wound coil with another single coil, it acts like a giant humbucker, cutting down on the noise on the in-between positions of the 5-way switch your Ibanez has.

When you select positions 2 or 4, you are using the inner coil of the bridge or neck pickup as well as the middle pickup simultaneously.

I don't like the sound of RW/RP, but plenty of people do.

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Thank you.

You're welcome. :)

Title: a couple of questions
Post by: Dave Simpson on July 25, 2006, 03:49:41 PM

+1 on the flat profile unless you like launching guitar picks. :P

RWRP would be pretty much the stock pickup type for a HSH setup.