Frondeur Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I want to keep the humbucker, but change the neck to a bucker and single coil to a hum cancelling type. First, id like to know what the resistance is on the alnico 5 humbucker in order to match the others Also, wondering if the pickup cavity is "swimming pool" or if each pickup is routed individually. This way , for the neck pickup, i can know whether or not to get a single coil sized humbucker or regular one and get a new pickguard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 24 minutes ago, Frondeur said: Also, wondering if the pickup cavity is "swimming pool" or if each pickup is routed individually. This way , for the neck pickup, i can know whether or not to get a single coil sized humbucker or regular one and get a new pickguard I replaced my pickguard some time ago... if memory serves it's not a "swimming pool" cavity underneath, but I'm not certain. But armed with 2 minutes and a screwdriver, taking a peak underneath is easy enough. Even if it one giant hole though, you won't find a HSH replacement pickguard from L6... I've seen one or two companies online that will cut a custom one for you if you provide a template. Easiest option is probably to mod the existing one to accommodate a humbucker, if you decide to go that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frondeur Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 6 hours ago, cruisinon2 said: I replaced my pickguard some time ago... if memory serves it's not a "swimming pool" cavity underneath, but I'm not certain. But armed with 2 minutes and a screwdriver, taking a peak underneath is easy enough. Even if it one giant hole though, you won't find a HSH replacement pickguard from L6... I've seen one or two companies online that will cut a custom one for you if you provide a template. Easiest option is probably to mod the existing one to accommodate a humbucker, if you decide to go that route. thanks, any idea what the DC resistance is on the bucker ? i know its Alnico 5, but that's it. I'll prob go with a single coil sized bucker if it's not swimming pool, just wanted to know the bucker specs to get a ball park match. really strange that they don't provide the ranges of resistance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Whatever you use, keep the DC/bulk resistance within the 6k-Ohm to 8k-Ohm range,... ... and follow the wiring diagram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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