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Wiring and Technical FAQs

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  • 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?
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