bpm382 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 2009 SG Standard. Had reputable Luthier pull out the board and hardwire an Angus Young Signature PU in the bridge, and hardwire the existing 490R in the neck. At equal volume settings on Amp and guitar, the 490R in the neck is WAY louder than the Angus Young Signature PU, in the bridge. according to the Gibson website, the AYS PU has an output of 9.2 while the 490R has an output of 7.4. this makes no sense to me, what am I missing here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 How far from the strings is the Angus? rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpm382 Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 The AY sits very close to the strings. The pick up is raised quite high, while the neck pickup sits quite low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondJig Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 That is not right. I have one with a 57 in the neck and it is a balanced set. Do you have the 4 wire version, maybe they have it wired wrong, can you measure the ohms of the pickup to confirm, it should be over 9K. What do you mean by hardwired ? I'm quess'n no volume/tone pots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpm382 Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 That is not right. I have one with a 57 in the neck and it is a balanced set. Do you have the 4 wire version, maybe they have it wired wrong, can you measure the ohms of the pickup to confirm, it should be over 9K. What do you mean by hardwired ? I'm quess'n no volume/tone pots. [/quot The SG came with a circuit board. The Luthier removed it and wired it the old fashioned way. I assume with pots. Makes no sense to me either. Shouldn't AY be louder than Neck PU based on output alone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondJig Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 If both PU are in the same postion the AY should be hotter. The neck PU can be loader if it's close to the string. The string vibrate more in the neck position which creates more output than the bridge where the string don't vibrate as much, that is why you put a stronger PU in the bridge position and have it closer to the strings. Just look at the low E string as you pluck it, it vibrates a lot wider above the neck PU. I would measure the pickups with a meter connected to a cable, if the AY is wired wrong you should get a lower reading than the 9+K. The other thing maybe he put the AY in the neck position. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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