SG special pickup question

[yoda]

I'm buying a '01 SG special from a friend. He replaced the 490r and 490t pickups with a seymour JB and a Seymour '59. The 490's are packed along with the guitar. I was looking at them and there does not seem to be a way to tell the difference between them visually, is there a way to tell the difference between them electrically? I might use them in another guitar.

[NeoConMan]

Measure resistance across the leads with an ohm meter.

Also, the pole spacing is ever-so-slightly wider for the bridge pickup.

 

I'll find a chart and post it to tell ya the differences in output.

[yoda]

Cool thanks!

[NeoConMan]

Go to this web page;

 

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Divisions/Gibson%20Gear/Pickups/How%20They_re%20Made%20%281%29/

 

... and you'll find this chart of comparative output.

 

 

 

 

 

Duncan (and other big-name pickups) are usually pretty damned hot compared to Gibson.

59, not so much, but the JB is a sizzler - relatively speaking.

 

Somewhere on the Seymour Duncan site they should list their outputs.

 

 

Under 10k ohms is more of a traditional Classic Rock/Vintage thing, the lower the better for my taste.

Over 10k starts getting into the shrill "metal" end of things.

[Nick Beach]

Which ever pup has higher resistance will be the neck pup.

[NeoConMan]

Hmmmm....

 

No, I would not say that's the case.

[DiamondJig]

you might be able to tell by the length of the lead wires comming off the pickups, the longer one would be for the neck since it have to travel a longer distance to reach the pots