Masterbuilt Humbuckers

[mickknowles]

Just got my first ever build. And it's a multi-scale from Pitbull Guitars (talking about straight in at the deep end). It has 2 humbuckers "Masterbuilt 10.6" and "Masterbuilt 10.04" how do I know which is the neck pickup and which is the bridge pickup?

[Simon Barden]

Hi and welcome.

Masterbuilt would seem to be a Chinese pickup company or brand, but I can’t find much else about them.

I would assume that the numbers are the DC resistances of the pickups. You can check this with a multimeter. If so, the 10.6k one would be the bridge and the 10.04k the neck. (you might get slightly different readings with your meter, I doubt they’ll match exactly).

If you check the DC resistance with a meter and the values are very different to those numbers, then the higher value one will always be the bridge pickup.

If you haven’t got a multimeter, then I’d get one as they are pretty much invaluable when wiring guitars, checking values and fault finding. You don’t need anything expensive. Something in the $20-$25 region from Amazon or eBay will do.

[mickknowles]

Thanks Simon. I couldn't find anything about them either. I think you're right though I should get out of my chair and get a multimeter, in the long run it'll be worth it.
Thanks again sir

[fender3x]

A multimeter will definitely come in handy. If you have a Harbor Freight near you can pick up this one for $7

https://www.harborfreight.com/7-func...g_q=multimeter

If you don't have HF near you, or if you don't want to get out of your chair, Amazon has very similar meters for about the same money. I have a couple of others, but 99% of what I do is test low DC voltage, continuity, resistance (pickups, pots, resistors), and batteries. This thing will do all of that. It's one of the tools I use the most. I probably use my screwdriver more, but I also paid more for the screwdriver ;-)

[mickknowles]

Thanks I got one from Home Depot yesterday. I paid $35 for it (I liked the one with more shiny buttons) :-)

[fender3x]

Thanks I got one from Home Depot yesterday. I paid $35 for it (I liked the one with more shiny buttons) :-)

The best ones are always the ones with the shiny buttons! It'll be a good investment.

[Simon Barden]

I bought a cheap autoranging multimeter to supplement my manual selection one and found it very useful when making a few FX pedal kits. Almost impossible to read the colour codes on the small 1/4 watt resistors, so it's easier to just pick one out of the kit, measure it and put it in an appropriate place on the PCB.