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FDP Forum / The 'Pup' Tent / Pickup Guru opinions needed....Ebay auction
(This message was last edited by Guitar Fool at 12:57 PM, Jul 27th, 2018)
FDP Forum / The 'Pup' Tent / Pickup Guru opinions needed....Ebay auction
Guitar Fool
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What is wrong with men being men?Jul 27th, 2018 09:27 AM Edit Profile
I found this yesterday and sent the seller a note that his pickups have been "modified" but it's not mentioned in his description....and that he should
if you look at the back of the pups you can see that the pole pieces have either been replaced and/or are in backwards..
I'm curios if anyone else here notices other issues that I may not see..
as of now he's not responded to me or changed his description
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Assuming that the magnets all have their original polarities, it does look like they've been repositioned.
If the magnets in the upper right bank of three were flipped over and moved to the lower left, and vice versa, the pickup should still work fine. If the magnets were repositioned in some other way, it could mess up the output of some or all strings.
If this is the original design with the CuNiFe magnets, the correct orientation and polarity is like...
Guitar Fool
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What is wrong with men being men?Jul 27th, 2018 10:48 AM Edit Profile
awesome illustration..thanks..
I'm also leery of the pole pieces themselves...they almost look too new.
Bummer...in doing some research on your diagram it appears that Telenator has closed it's doors effective last January... I imagine the price on any existing ones will now go up
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U.S. - VirginiaJul 28th, 2018 01:43 PM Edit Profile
I think there are some pretty good non CuNiFe designs out there. Lollars Regals come to mind.
Guitar Fool
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What is wrong with men being men?Jul 28th, 2018 01:47 PM Edit Profile
I had a set of the Regals...excellent pickups and worth every penny.....
I sold them because I came across a set of original WRHB's...
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U.S. - VirginiaJul 28th, 2018 04:46 PM Edit Profile
Gotcha.
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Ooo that sandwich
is gonna get etJul 28th, 2018 06:54 PM Edit Profile
There have also been some goofy pickups
Guitar Fool
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What is wrong with men being men?Jul 28th, 2018 07:13 PM Edit Profile
hey man, that Mustang looks rad!
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