Can anyone help me out here?

[Hayden]

I took my BKP single coils out to try some other pickups (I know, I know, but it was work not pleasure) and I want to get them back in the strat where they belong.

The only problem is that, with me being such a scatterbrained klutz, I forgot which is which. I have the neck PU sorted out but the bridge and middle are mixed up. One pickup has a single dot on the 4th polepiece and one has two dots on the 3rd and 4th polepieces.

Does anyone have any ideas? If not I guess I just have to try them and find out. Any help would be appreciated.

H

[Twinfan]

If you can measure the DC resistance, put the hottest one at the bridge.

Or, check the lengths of the leads on the pickups. The longest will be the neck, shortest the bridge.

[Hayden]

If you can measure the DC resistance, put the hottest one at the bridge.

Or, check the lengths of the leads on the pickups. The longest will be the neck, shortest the bridge.

Cheers mate, I appreciate the reply. The iron is hot and I'm going in. Wish me luck!

[Twinfan]

Have a good one!

[Philly Q]

Do you know if the set has a RW/RP middle pickup?  If it does, bridge and neck will have the same magnetic polarity but middle will be opposite.

(Apologies if that's stating the obvious, but seemed worth a mention)

[Hayden]

Do you know if the set has a RW/RP middle pickup?  If it does, bridge and neck will have the same magnetic polarity but middle will be opposite.

(Apologies if that's stating the obvious, but seemed worth a mention)

It does have the RW/RP thing going on I believe. The good news it it's all working and I'd forgotten how much I love this set (even though it's only been a couple of months). Happy days.

And thanks for the pointer guys, I really appreciate it.

[Twinfan]

No problem, glad you're sorted!