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Wiring & Technical FAQ
Seymour W Duncan Q & A
Troubleshooting
- How Do You Test your Pickups?
- How Can You Tell if a Pickup Isn't Working Properly?
- What Can Damage a Pickup?
- What are Some of the Things that Can Cause a Pickup to Fail?
- Can Dropping the Pickup Affect the Magnetic Field or Coil?
- What Causes Static in Pickups?
Pickup Types
- What is a Humbucking Pickup?
- What is a Single Coil Pickup?
- What is a Stack Pickup?
- What is a Rail Type Humbucking Pickup?
- What are Gibson Melody Maker Pickups?
- How Many Parts Make Up Various Gibson Pickups?
Switching and Wiring
- What Value Volume and Tone Controls Should be Used?
- What is Volume and Tone Control?
- How Do You Split a Humbucker?
- How Can You Make a Humbucker Sound Out of Phase?
- What is Shielding a Pickup?
- Can I Wire Two Pickups in Series?
Parts and Tools
- What Kinds of Tools Should I Use When Working on Pickups?
- What Kind of Solder Should I Use?
- How Can I Measure the DC Resistance of a Pickup?
- What Setting Do You Use to Check a Pickup with a Volt-Ohm Meter?
- What Are Mounting Rings?
- How Large Should a Hole Be to Mount a Pickup?
Adjustment
- How Do I Balance the Height of Pickups in My Guitar?
- How Does the Height Affect the Output in a Pickup?
- Can Humidity Cause Any Harm to Pickups?
- Is it Safe to Re-Align the Pole Pieces on my Staggered Pickups?
- How Often Do Pickups Need Adjustment?
- How Does the Pickup Position Influence the Sound of the Pickup?