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Out of phase wiring diagram

Out of phase wiring diagram
  1. What is out of phase wiring?
  2. Can humbuckers be out of phase?
  3. How do I know if my trucks are out of phase?

What is out of phase wiring?

Peter Green is well known for his out of phase tones. However, this was actually achieved by manually flipping the magnet in his neck pickup. Out of phase, simply put, means that the polarity of one of the pickups is flipped. Les Paul Wiring Diagrams: 50s Les Paul Wiring (Refer to our guide on wiring a Les Paul)

Can humbuckers be out of phase?

Humbucking pickups that use two coils can be electrically out of phase if incorrectly hooked up. Normally both coils are wound in the same direction.

How do I know if my trucks are out of phase?

For instance: if both pickups have the same coil direction but different magnetic polarities, your pickups will be out of phase. Out of phase pickups sound thin and weak (listen to the sound clip above).

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