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You can just use two pickups and put them top to top - if they attract, they are opposite polarities. If they repel they are the same polarity. The bottoms will be the opposite of the tops.
I've learned so much from this channel in the last couple of weeks. Keep it up!
This info is awesome! Really connects the dots! I have a DMM myself, so now I can test without having to take everything apart! Very quickly you can find out if you have a broken pickup!
Wow. Thanks for the explanation, and for helping me understand more about how electric guitars work!
Informative always and easy to follow. Thank you for sharing your wealth of guitar knowledge with us! And for always "going ahead" and making another video that is well worth our while to listen/watch more than once.
Awesome video Phil! Simple stuff like this is awesome for guys like me that want to either fix on their own or understand what my luthier is telling me.
Good stuff!!!
Regarding pickups output balance, the bridge pickup sees far less amplitude in string vibration, than the neck, so bridge pickups need to be hotter to compensate.
I've been doing my own wiring/pickup replacement for years, and NOW I learn this! Man... SO helpful!
One of the best guitar tech videos I've seen! Thanks and keep up the good work!
Thanks Phil, this is exactly the kind of info I need at the moment. I needed to determine if I had a bad neck pup, or if my wiring job was bad. It was my wiring.
Thanks Phil. And big thanks to the Patrons for funding these videos. I feel many times they get overlooked.
Perfect Timing w/ this video Phil! Today I traded a friend a Epiphone SG special for a Gibson USA Les Paul pick up and a Seymour Duncan for my '00 Ibanez Artist and I've never tested pick ups before. Thanks for all the time and energy you put into the videos.
Also, the Dunlop 65 worked great on my '78 Ibanez Artist. Thanks!
I have never tried the way with the guitar cable, very cool I learned something today.
Good information here, I have always wanted to get a meter but was unsure what kind to get or how to set it for testing pickups. I also appreciate learning different ways to test pickups that are already installed.
Which pickup should I buy, Toyota Tundra or Dodge Ram.
Toyota
Ford Duncan
Mahindra
Anything as long as it isn't made in the US
MIM Ram. They make them just down the road from the Fender plant.
Stuff like this is solid gold for a guy like me that doesn't know it. More of these types of videos, please.
Simple but extremely informative. Keep em coming Phil thanks!
This was the most technical guitar info about pickups packed into 8 minutes than I've ever seen.
I've always used a simple, liquid filled pocket compass to check my pickups polarity, but that little straw stick with the white/black magnet in it is pretty cool.
I'm just starting out and this video is extremely helpful! Thanks so much for posting.
Really good stuff. Would love to "Seymour" of this............
That's a "like" for your name alone.
And another for yours 😂
@@whatstrangetimeswerein3087 And another for your comment!
I pickup what you put down.
He is just measuring DC resitance, a value which has no information about the output. You need to do a AC resitance measurment in relation to the freuquency. This video is bullshit my friend.
Thank you Phil for making these tech tip videos. I always learn something new with every video.
This made complete sense. Good stuff to know. Thank you.
Thanks Phillip. You're doing great work here. love the channel.
Great tutorial. I have watched several of your videos but this is the one that made me a subscriber!
Phillip, been watching your videos for a long time now. playing and messing with guitar builds for over 35 years... After watching this video I threw the meter one of my Charvel guitars (using the meter and 1/4" cable method) I was blown away to discover that all this time I had the neck and bridge pickups swapped! Guitar sounds great but man I feel stupid. Thanks for all you do!
This is really good information!
I didn't assume that Phil was going to tell us what to buy, so I'm surprised that so many comments complain that he didn't tell them to "buy this" or "don't buy that".
I've studied guitars and amps for a long time and I think that the info Phil gave is great and very helpful.
Thanks Phil!
Great and useful tips, I was about to unscrew my pickguard to measure my pickups, saved me time. Also liked the magnet explanation, thanks.
Thank you Sir!!! This video really helped, your a great teacher!
Great video! My Harbor Freight meter works great. Keep it in my 'guitar tackle box' and it comes in very handy.
This is the most useful video I've seen today. Many many thanks Phillip!
I think this is a perfect video. Lots of valuable information that I found very helpful! I must admit that I never tested my pickups through the cord. What a great idea! "Too soon old, too late smart".
thanks Phil, always good info, you packed a lot in a little time, PERFECT👍🎸💗
These are really useful vids Phil. Please keep doing more along these lines. Thanks.
Thanks, Phil !
An Excellent Show !
I Love Tech Tip Tuesday !
I Hope That It Never Ends !
My fav multimeter/multitester is Sanwa YX-361TR. I've been using this for more almost 20 years. It's vintage!
Cheers Phil. Your breakdowns are so logical and concise.
Very.. VERY good video. Clear, concise.. without any pretense.. full of ACTUAL information. Well done. The magnet polarity tester is a complete revelation to me.. thank you.
Great tips and awesome series! Thanx Phil!! 👍✌
Higher output doesn't always mean better sound. That's what we have amps for. LOL Great video. Thanks.
thanks, i was actually wondering... I can't seem to get my head around, I checked everything on my guitar which all of the sudden is sounding like the volume is at 1/10 and only wrong thing is that the pickups don't measure the right values (compared them to a similar working guitar).. Are both my pickups done for?
Great video! Have always wondered how to do this. Thank you so much for putting this one out.
I'll try this with my squier later. It'll be useful to know the output of the pups before upgrading. Thanks Phil
Sorry for my ignorance, but how do you then use this info? If you have a “hot” pickup do you replace it with another that’s the same but a more expensive (hopefully better version or what?
I also multiply by 1 for ceramic, 0.85 for alnico V and 0.75 for alnico II and 0.95 for alnico VIII. Yes it is super flawed but it is a good start to get some balanced output.
Thank you so much for the instructions. I am working on my squire stratocaster.
Really useful video. I am about to revive a 35 year old strat clone, because it has microphonic pickups. Replacing with some new single coils and a Seymour Duncan JB-JR. Gonna measure old versus new values in the process using your tips. Thanks for this Phillip!
Good Stuff, Keep them coming, Thanks...
Thanks for the information. Simple and straightforward, but it helps me understand pickups a bit more.
Watched this 45 minutes ago then ran to Harbor Freights lol With 20% coupon was $8.86 for both items out the door. Just tested my bridge humbucker at 13.83. Thanks Phil great video.
Very cool video, going to check out my pickups now! Thank you!
didn't came across this vid until i just replaced new pickup on my strat. very insightful with the multimeter & magnets. never thought of multimeter though have one
inductance tells more about the expected tone out of a pickup. You need a multimeter capable of measuring inductance (mH)
Then, if you measure both resistance and inductance (and take in to account other aspects too) you can accumulate info that will help develop an intuition about the tone of a PUp from data.
Simple straightforward and practical....way Gud.
Bought some unmarked generic pickups about a week ago. Came to TH-cam to find exactly this video, only to see it on the front page of my TH-cam. Sometimes the stars just align.
I also appreciate the polarity tester. That's completely new to me. Picking that up today from StewMac, along with another irresistible gadget they put in the sidebar of the checkout screen.
Extremely useful! Thank you very much for making it!
Learning so much from you ... a hearth filled THANK YOU
This was excellent. Very practical, and helpful.
Anothe great and very helpful video Phill, Thank You so much, and Thank you for Your Time, much apprecated . Cheers
The video I have been waiting months for!!!!!! Finally I can check pickup readings with them in the guitar. All hail you Phil 🙌🙏👏❤♥😍🙌🙏
That is one of the most awesome vids I’ve seen. Thanks bro!
Thanks phil...you just gave me very useful knowledge👍👍👍👍👍
I enjoyed yer video, Thanks! Learned me some new things, which always makes me happy!
Thanks for the awesome video. A must before tinkering guitar pick ups.
Great video (like always). Thanks for the tip with the polarity tester - very helpful :-)
Didn't know how to test for polarity, so thanks for that. Multimeters I have been around most of my life so that's natural for me now.
Well done, I bought a multi meter many years ago, don't know why , money burns a hole in my pocket and now ten years on I have something I can do with it. Now all I have to do is find the bloody thing. I don't believe it, I've found it. In a box full of pickups wooooo spooky.
Now, this video is actually USEFUL
Thanks for this great video! This series of tech tips are awesome
Great info Phillip! Thanks!
Phillip thank you for always doing these type of informative videos. I’ve working on and customizing my guitars for 4 years now attempting to get better at servicing problems when they arise or just making them better. Any advice on doing set ups? That’s where I lack knowledge. Thank you again and keep making great videos!
Thank you Phil. Great info!
Picked up a really nice Tobacco Sunburst MiM Strat used the other day for a very good price with the intent of doing mods just for the fun of doing mods! It plays fine, but this gives me a project and a place to learn. This guy, Phillip McKnight has to be about the most generous, helpful man I've encountered on the internet with the possible exception of Chef John from Food Wishes! I'm going to hotrod the pickups in this guitar just because, but I now know and understand a little more thanks to Phil. Don't you wish more people were like this? Thank You Phil! It's nice of you to do stuff like this.
Love these videos Phil. The tech tips are great. Keep it up. And KYG...
Great video! Please more videos about pick ups, how to match them, and how to install them. And more importantly could you talk about the difference in the sounds you get from low output versus high output pick ups when playing clean or distorted. I know Eddie Van Halen always preferred lower output pick ups and in my opinion has the greatest tone ever. Thanks again!
Really helpful and to the point. Immediate sub. Thanks Philip.
Just ordered 3 new sets of pickups for my guitar. Just because you said not too
Thank you, Phillip!
You can also use a magnetic compass needle. I have one in a keyring which also has a thermometer.
thank you, this was really useful. i need a multimeter and magnet tester now :)
Great vid...I spent all night measuring all my pickups.
Im subscribed but I missed this video. This is really useful and now I'm curious and I want to measure the output of all the pickups in my guitars! Maybe I'll uncover some reasons for some things that Ive wanted to change. Thanks for this!
Great Tips Yes Seymour of these Tuesday Tech Tips Rocks !!!!!
Thanks for sharing Philip very nice video
thanks man, love that you are still making videos, Keep it UP!
This superb and practical! You saved us a lot! Awesome knowledges! 😍👏
That's so interesting! Awesome! Thank you!
Great video! Thank you! I'd love to see one on how to tell if guitar pots are bad!
This is the most useful video I have seen in a long time Thank You Phil
The neck pickup doesn't need to be as strong because the strings vibrate more vigorously in the middle (more deflection) and induce more current in the pickup. It's like plucking the string softly versus aggressively. Near the bridge, the strings don't move as much.
Thank you. Very informative and useful!
Very helpful, like the magnet trick.
always good stuff 👍
Thank you for sharing!
Great video. I learned so much. Thanks!
Awesome Phil! Thanks
Great tip on checking the pup orientation.
Very cool, thanks Phil.
So glad I subscribed a couple years ago. Maybe longer. I even wear your T-shirt at gigs in NYC. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you Francois
Great video, very informative and helpful
Really enjoyed this video.... Thanks....
Great thanks.
Inductance is a big factor in output, the magnet strength in Henries. Some MMs have resistance and inductance.
Great job thank you so much for this fantastic video. It was very helpful.
Another good lesson. Thanks