my second build ST-1M

[brokin009]

haha yes i see that now too. i never even thought about that. lol

i have just fitted the tonerider pickups and i just wanted to make sure i fitted them the correct way.

[wokkaboy]

Hey Brokin rotate all 3 pickups 180 degrees. Looks like there is enough wire to do so.
Looks like they are in the correct location with the code having N = neck, M = middle and B = bridge

[brokin009]

thanks again wokkaboy. yeah i made sure i got the wiring and pickups in the correct spot but just wasnt sure if they were sitting in the right direction. thanks heaps 😊

[wokkaboy]

no worries Brokin. A general rule is the wiring should usually face the direction to the control cavity.

Have you got a multimeter to check the resistance of the pups ? be keen to compare to mine as mine are an older set ordered maybe couple of years ago.

[brokin009]

hey wokkaboy yeah i do have a multimeter. where do i check them at the end of the wire or where the wire is soldered to the pickups?

[dave.king1]

Either Brokin there is precious little resistance in the wires

[brokin009]

ok resistance the the tonerider PUPs
Bridge; 8.73
Middle; 6.17
Neck; 6.10

is that good or bad?

[wokkaboy]

thanks Brokin, think those figures are pretty similar to mine. Mine were about 5-10% less than the figure quoted on the back of the pups. From memory mine were about (neck, middle, bridge) 5.7k, 5.9k and 8.7k

[brokin009]

ok no worries. may i ask about the resistance in the pickups. what the deal is and whats good and whats not. Is higher the better?? Are the humbuckers the same sort of deal?
just for future reference.

[CascadiaGuitarGeek]

ok no worries. may i ask about the resistance in the pickups. what the deal is and whats good and whats not. Is higher the better?? Are the humbuckers the same sort of deal?
just for future reference.

As wokkaboy mentioned, the higher the resistance the higher the output of the pickup. The more output it has, the louder its signal will be, i.e. more prone to distortion when run through an amp. There isn't really an objective good or bad level of resistance, it depends on the particular sound you are looking for. The output level of the pickup will generally affect the kind of tone as well, but this is also affected by the type of magnets, wire, etc. used.

If you are unfamiliar with the intricacies of pickup construction then the best bet for selecting the pickups you want is to hear them used in a similar set up to what you will have and decide if you like the sound. If you want to get a lower cost version of an expensive pickup then try to find out what the technical specifications of the pickup are and find the closest match from a lower cost producer that you can.