Wiring and Technical FAQs
old Duncan FAQ
- Where do I find Wiring Diagrams?
- What Value Volume or Tone Pot should I Use for my Electric Guitar Pickups?
- What is a coil tap?
- What is coil splitting?
- What is the proper height for a pickup?
- What do the specs on the tone chart mean?
- What are the differences of the magnets you use in the various types of pickups and how do they best match the guitar wood and desired tone?
- What is the difference between low, medium and high output pickups?
- What is the difference between active and passive pickups?
- What's the difference between neck, middle and bridge position pickups?
- Do you make humbuckers with metal covers?
- How can I tell if I have a broken pickup, a bad pot/switch or a wiring problem?
- What are Parallel Axis Trembuckers
- How easy is it to install a loaded pickguard?
- What does a reverse zebra humbucker look like?
- I can't find the correct wiring diagram for my guitar
- What are the specs on the Pearly Gates Plus?
- Why don't you offer the Invader in Trembucker spacing?
- Why does my single-coil-sized humbucker (Rails or Classic Stack Plus) pickup have a circuit board on the bottom? Does that mean it's an active pickup?
- I have the old active bass pickups with the little switches on them. What do the switches do?
- Unwanted Pre-Note Harmonics and How to Eliminate Them
- My pickups sound great when selected alone, but sound very thin and nasally when both are selected. Why?
- I did everything right and my amp still hums, why?
- I installed new pickup(s) into my guitar and now it’s very noisy, what do I do?
- My pots and/or switch are noisy. How can I fix this?
- My tone is muddy, what can I do to brighten it up?
- What do in phase and out of phase mean?
- What is the Jimmy Page wiring?
- What’s the difference between Active & Passive Tone Circuits?
- Why do some STK-S4 pickups have a small resistor on the bottom, while some do not?