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I was laying out my Jazzmaster project guitar, and I got the MIA Jazzmaster
pickups mixed
up. Can anyone tell me, which is the bridge and which is the neck? One has a
blue dot on
it, the other a red one.
Gavin
--- In , "Gavin Ehringer"
<gavinehringer@e...> wrote:
> I was laying out my Jazzmaster project guitar, and I got the MIA
Jazzmaster pickups mixed
> up. Can anyone tell me, which is the bridge and which is the neck?
One has a blue dot on
> it, the other a red one.
>
I think Fender's convention is that red means bridge and blue means
neck. But...to be sure, measure the resistance of the pickup with an
multimeter. The bridge pickup will have higher resistance (Ohms).
The string doesn't vibrate as much back toward the bridge so bridge
pickups are wound hotter (more windings) to match the volume of the
neck pickup. More windings means more resistance.
Good luck with your project!
BN
Aren't the wires different colors? With my AV Jaguar pickups I got a
wiring diagram. Also on the AV Jag pickups a yellow wire signifies
neck pickup and white signifies bridge, I think.
--- In , "Brian Neal" <bgneal@g...> wrote:
> --- In , "Gavin Ehringer"
> <gavinehringer@e...> wrote:
> > I was laying out my Jazzmaster project guitar, and I got the MIA
> Jazzmaster pickups mixed
> > up. Can anyone tell me, which is the bridge and which is the neck?
> One has a blue dot on
> > it, the other a red one.
> >
>
> I think Fender's convention is that red means bridge and blue means
> neck. But...to be sure, measure the resistance of the pickup with an
> multimeter. The bridge pickup will have higher resistance (Ohms).
>
> The string doesn't vibrate as much back toward the bridge so bridge
> pickups are wound hotter (more windings) to match the volume of the
> neck pickup. More windings means more resistance.
>
> Good luck with your project!
> BN
No, same colors. White/black.
--- In , "Jacob Dobner" <jacobdobner@y...> wrote:
> Aren't the wires different colors? With my AV Jaguar pickups I got a
> wiring diagram. Also on the AV Jag pickups a yellow wire signifies
> neck pickup and white signifies bridge, I think.
>
>
> --- In , "Brian Neal" <bgneal@g...> wrote:
> > --- In , "Gavin Ehringer"
> > <gavinehringer@e...> wrote:
> > > I was laying out my Jazzmaster project guitar, and I got the MIA
> > Jazzmaster pickups mixed
> > > up. Can anyone tell me, which is the bridge and which is the neck?
> > One has a blue dot on
> > > it, the other a red one.
> > >
> >
> > I think Fender's convention is that red means bridge and blue means
> > neck. But...to be sure, measure the resistance of the pickup with an
> > multimeter. The bridge pickup will have higher resistance (Ohms).
> >
> > The string doesn't vibrate as much back toward the bridge so bridge
> > pickups are wound hotter (more windings) to match the volume of the
> > neck pickup. More windings means more resistance.
> >
> > Good luck with your project!
> > BN
Weird, the resistance is nearly identical in the two. There was a slightly
higher reading on
the meter for the blue than the red (8.26 Vs. 8.23), so I am putting the blue at
the bridge.
Thanks for the reminder, which I should have known on my own.
Adios!
G
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--- In , "Brian Neal" <bgneal@g...> wrote:
> --- In , "Gavin Ehringer"
> <gavinehringer@e...> wrote:
> > I was laying out my Jazzmaster project guitar, and I got the MIA
> Jazzmaster pickups mixed
> > up. Can anyone tell me, which is the bridge and which is the neck?
> One has a blue dot on
> > it, the other a red one.
> >
>
> I think Fender's convention is that red means bridge and blue means
> neck. But...to be sure, measure the resistance of the pickup with an
> multimeter. The bridge pickup will have higher resistance (Ohms).
>
> The string doesn't vibrate as much back toward the bridge so bridge
> pickups are wound hotter (more windings) to match the volume of the
> neck pickup. More windings means more resistance.
>
> Good luck with your project!
> BN
--- In , "Gavin Ehringer"
<gavinehringer@e...> wrote:
> Weird, the resistance is nearly identical in the two. There was a
slightly higher reading on
> the meter for the blue than the red (8.26 Vs. 8.23), so I am putting
the blue at the bridge.
I suppose they might make them nearly identical. In that case, the red
& blue dot's would just be used to indicate which one is reverse
wound, reverse polarity so that they hum cancel when both are on.
BN
Red is bridge, blue goes in the other... hole.
here's some pics of orig. '59 wiring.
have fun putting that thing together!
-dave
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> I was laying out my Jazzmaster project guitar, and I
> got the MIA Jazzmaster pickups mixed
> up. Can anyone tell me, which is the bridge and
> which is the neck? One has a blue dot on
> it, the other a red one.
>
> Gavin
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I put the pics in the "Photos" area.
-dave
--- dave wronski <> wrote:
> Red is bridge, blue goes in the other... hole.
>
> here's some pics of orig. '59 wiring.
>
> have fun putting that thing together!
>
> -dave
>
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> > I was laying out my Jazzmaster project guitar, and
> I
> > got the MIA Jazzmaster pickups mixed
> > up. Can anyone tell me, which is the bridge and
> > which is the neck? One has a blue dot on
> > it, the other a red one.
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Thanks...since both measured the same on my ohm meter, I figured it didn't
matter nearly
as much as I thought. But I greatly appreciate "insider" know-how.
Many thanks!
G
--- In , dave wronski <stickmandw@y...> wrote:
> Red is bridge, blue goes in the other... hole.
>
> here's some pics of orig. '59 wiring.
>
> have fun putting that thing together!
>
> -dave
>
> --- Gavin Ehringer <gavinehringer@e...>
> wrote:
>
> > I was laying out my Jazzmaster project guitar, and I
> > got the MIA Jazzmaster pickups mixed
> > up. Can anyone tell me, which is the bridge and
> > which is the neck? One has a blue dot on
> > it, the other a red one.
> >
> > Gavin
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