How to identify neck & bridge pickups?

[ledzeppelintribute.co.uk]

Hi tim, im not sure i put the black dogs in the right way, how can i tell the difference between the neck & bridge? i did not fit them to this guitar from the box, andy's fitted them to another LP, then i took them out, forgot to make a note of which one came from where & picked the one with the slightly longer cable to use for the bridge.

thanks
mike

[HJM]

I think there's usually a tiny N somewhere on the neck.....Tim will remind me if I'm wrong.

If you can't find that, get a multimeter, set it to ohms above 20k, and measure the resistance of the pickup, highest is bridge, and lowest is neck.

Hayden M

[ledzeppelintribute.co.uk]

yeah ok, ive got those knocking around all over the place.

im not going to buy one just to work it out, it would be easier to swap the pups & see how they sound!

cant i stick them on my tongue, like a duracell battery or something?

i'll look for the small N when i can be bothered to unscrew them, but i had a good look before & could not see anything.

is it printed, stamped or hand written?

cheers

[Tim]

At a guess the longer lead will be bridge but as HJM says use a meter to check.

If memory serves me correct they're both the same spacing so a DC check is the only definate way of checking.

[HJM]

I'd recommednt to everyone who's changing pickups, get a meter! Maplin were doing 2 for £5 not so long ago - do the job! All you need is resistance and continuity, but takes all the guesswork out!!

[Tim]

Well said brother Yngwie! :D

[ledzeppelintribute.co.uk]

anybody want to go halves with me?

just kidding.. lol

i shall look into it, but i am very technically inept! i was amazed with myself for even changing them in the 1st place!

[rsterren]

check the side of the polepieces with screws, and the exit point of the wire.
screws to neck for neck pick, wire to bridge for neck pickup.
bridge : screws to bridge , wire to bridge.

[HJM]

erm....but doesn't this work out which one is which does it if you swapped them around they'd look teh same wouldn't they?? - I'm trying to picture it???

[Anonymous]

exit point of wires usualy is to the bottom of the guitar.
and pickups screws are usually only on 1 bobbin.

the neck pickup screws to neck , bridge pickup screws to bridge.

[HJM]

Ahhh - I get you now....