Author Topic: Pickup Polarity Question (Read 2738 times)

rocco · « **on:** April 20, 2006, 08:19:54 PM »

Hi,

I went to London last month, and while I was there I bought a Bare Knuckle Apache set.. When I got home to Norway I opened the box they came in, abd started reading the doc. The doc says that the pickups have been colour coded on the base with a red dot for bridge, black for the RW/RP middle (stock polarity coloured green) and blue for neck.. I examined the pups, and I only found a Red dot.... The document also states the DC restistance for the bridge pup 6.6k , and the other two at 5.95k.
How do I determine where to put the other pups.

The serial number is AP0905..

Best regards

Torgeir Rokkones
Norway

Tim · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2006, 09:00:04 PM »

Hi and welcome,

the set you've got are from when we used to use a coloured dot system to ID the coils..............you have a stock set, ie the mid coil isn't RWRP.So the red dot = bridge, the other two coils can go in mid or neck position(doesn't matter which way round).

rocco · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2006, 10:16:13 PM »

Ok. Thanks for the quick reply.
I have already installed the pickups on my strat. Lovely tone.
I used a vintage wiring schematic, cloth wire, Orange Drop o.47 cap, and some quality pots.

I have been in tone heaven since:)

Add some Snake Oil strings and a Vox AC15!! Pretty close to the Gallagher tone on some of his recordings..

Cheers!!

38thBeatle · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2006, 10:17:39 PM »

Apaches are terrific aren't they- great stuff.