Author Topic: Crawler pickup installation (Read 3503 times)

cross · « **on:** March 20, 2006, 10:52:55 AM »

I've installed a Crawler set in my SG. my fear(?) is, I've put the polepieces facing to the neck with the bridge pu and the neck pp face to the bridge(I had something in the back of my head that for using a JP wiring I need to turn the neck pu). is there anything wrong with that or does now the pp that's supposed to pick up the low E string now pick up the high? is that bad? good for Jp/similar wirings?

should both pp of the buckers face the neck?

_tom_ · « **Reply #1 on:** March 20, 2006, 12:04:28 PM »

I think that normally, the polepieces in the bridge pickup are nearest to the bridge, and in the neck they are nearest to the neck. Although I think I heard somewhere that dime used to have his bridge pickup so that the polepieces were facing the neck.

cross · « **Reply #2 on:** March 20, 2006, 06:30:01 PM »

so what's the difference?

HJM · « **Reply #3 on:** March 20, 2006, 08:13:59 PM »

With the Crawlers they're asymmetrical. So one coil is hotter than the other and on BKPs it's always the screw coil that's the hot one, so at least on the bridge I'd put it so the screws are by the bridge or you may get a muddy tone, the strings move less but sound brighter closer to the bridge so the hot coil helps bring out the harmonics and high end.

I'm not sure on the JP wiring, it may b best to PM Tim for any specific advice!

Tellboy · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2006, 10:51:45 PM »

Quote from: cross

should both pp of the buckers face the neck?

Peter Green's famous Les Paul had both pp's facing the bridge.

http://www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk/gear/fleetwood_mac/index.php?page=Peter%20Green

but I would stick with the conventional bridge pps facing bridge and neck pps facing neck.