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- How does resistance affect guitar pickups?
- How is guitar pickup output measured?
- How much resistance should a guitar pickup have?
- What does the resistance of a pickup tell you?
How does resistance affect guitar pickups?
As you wind more wire on a coil the resistance goes up. Smaller wire will have a higher resistance than an equal amount of larger wire. As resistance increases, you soon reach the point where it stops getting louder and it gets DARKER. So, resistance tells you NOTHING in and of itself!
How is guitar pickup output measured?
The output of the pickup is affected by the number of turns of wire, and the magnet strength. Ohm readings are a useful way of roughly measuring the output between identical pickup designs. ... The same applies to Humbuckers, which are normally measured by their ohm readings.
How much resistance should a guitar pickup have?
In general the higher the number the "hotter" or more output the pickup is going to have. There is not a standard range but most pickups are going to fall somewhere in between 6k and 20k ohms.
What does the resistance of a pickup tell you?
DC Resistance in regards to a guitar pickup is the amount of current it takes to push the electrons from one end of guitar coil to the other end. So in other words, it's telling us the resistance of the length of the wire that's being used on that particular pickup.
