Two different Pickup brands on same guitar? Can or not?

[sleepykitty]

I'm planning to put a Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack and a DiMarzio Fast Track T on my telecaster.

Would this be a textbook installation? Or would you have to swap the magnets etc as stated in the SD website?

Thanks.

 

[edder]

your guitar will explode and your amp will emit yellow toxic smoke and your room will become a time machine.

it is OK to use different brand but whether or not the output and the tone of the 2 pickups can complement each other or not is another issue.

even if you use the same brand, you will problems matching some of their pickup offerings together.

and SD website asking people to swap magnets? show me where is that offensive article....

 

[Whitestrat]

your guitar will explode and your amp will emit yellow toxic smoke and your room will become a time machine.
your guitar will explode and your amp will emit yellow toxic smoke and your room will become a time machine.

:mrgreen::twisted:

 

[sleepykitty]

The article is here

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/faq/frequently-asked/choosing-the-ri/can_seymour_dun/

"Yes, Seymour Duncan pickups are compatible with other manufacturers' pickups. With Gibson and some other brands Seymour Duncan pickups are a direct replacement. With Fender and some other brands the polarity of one of the pickups needs to be changed, either by flipping a magnet or simply switching the hot and ground wire connections of the Seymour Duncan pickup inside the guitar.

When combining Seymour Duncan pickups with PRS pickups it is sometimes necessary to flip the magnet in the Seymour Duncan pickup and to use an alternate four conductor wiring.

Seymour Duncan active pickups are also not compatible with EMG active pickups unless some type of phase inverter is used."


Polarity of the pups? I intend to DIY the pups onto the gtr myself. That's why I need to know. Thanks ah big bros!

 

[edder]

they talk about flipping magnets like changing underwear!

Yes sometimes you'll face some issues with polarity matching etc... but flipping some wires should solve most of the problems.

 

[Whitestrat]

With Fender and some other brands the polarity of one of the pickups needs to be changed, either by flipping a magnet or simply switching the hot and ground wire connections of the Seymour Duncan pickup inside the guitar.

Aiyah... this one they talking about Single Coils RWRP lah...

Most modern single coil pickups made today have RWRP middle pups. Furthermore, all you have to do is rotate the pickup. IF it has a flat stagger, than this is not a problem. The problem comes only if you're ordering a vintage stagger (anything below 10" fretboard radius), then you'll haveto specify you want RWRP. (Reverse Wound Reverse Polarity). It's mainly only to give you hum cancelling. (hint: some of the greatest recordings today were done on strats with NO RWRP configurations... Jimi anyone?)

Chey... I thought must unwind pup and flip bobbin some more... wah...:mrgreen:

 

[thor666]

Would this be a textbook installation? Or would you have to swap the magnets etc as stated in the SD website?

You can, you have to note the different color codes of the wiring, you may not get what you desire also. Placing a pup that's low output and one that's high output tends to be a little troublesome because of the mismatch.

 

[sleepykitty]

Orite.

So it's something like this?
http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=color_codes

So SD's black wire is DM's red wire etc? What does the North and South mean? Polarity?

I checked out the webbie on Has-Sound
http://www.has-sound.com/info.htm#Humbucker Pickup Wiring Color Codes
Does this mean I have to match North with North?

 

[Whitestrat]

Orite.
What does the North and South mean? Polarity?

Yes, it should be polarity.

 

[embryo]

Unles you're trying to combine active with passive pups.... no problem.

 

[sleepykitty]

Ok thanks yous all very muchies!!

 

[subversion]

any mix-n-match is possible, it's a matter of liking what you hear.

my RG560 (pic): white pickup (Seymour Duncan Lil 59) in harmony with the neon DiMarzio pickups (PAF/ Fast Track)