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ACHIEVEIT · 01-13-2010, 11:28 AM

Hi guys, i recently purchased a new angus young humbucker from an authorized dealer and i believe it has a problem, but i need verification.

I also got a 57 for the neck of my sg and upon wiring everything i noticed that the sound of the angus pickup was a lot brighter and lower output although i had it higher than the 57 (very close to the strings). So i measured the DC resistance between red and black/bare and measured something like 4.8k. I quickly desoldered everything and this is what i noticed:
DCR between black and green around 4.8k
DCR between red and white around 4.8k

I soldered the green and white back together and measured this:
DCR between red and black around 9.6k
I thought it was ok, so i soldered together the black and bare wires again.

This is where the problem occurred again. I measured the DCR between red and black/bare and it was 4.8k again! I desoldered everything again and noticed that the green wire and the bare wire make the beep sound in the 'arc' test. Now, this can't be right, can it?

01-13-2010, 11:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
ACHIEVEIT Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gibson Angus Young pickup problem? HELP Hi guys, i recently purchased a new angus young humbucker from an authorized dealer and i believe it has a problem, but i need verification. I also got a 57 for the neck of my sg and upon wiring everything i noticed that the sound of the angus pickup was a lot brighter and lower output although i had it higher than the 57 (very close to the strings). So i measured the DC resistance between red and black/bare and measured something like 4.8k. I quickly desoldered everything and this is what i noticed: DCR between black and green around 4.8k DCR between red and white around 4.8k I soldered the green and white back together and measured this: DCR between red and black around 9.6k I thought it was ok, so i soldered together the black and bare wires again. This is where the problem occurred again. I measured the DCR between red and black/bare and it was 4.8k again! I desoldered everything again and noticed that the green wire and the bare wire make the beep sound in the 'arc' test. Now, this can't be right, can it?