Reverse-wound pickups question

Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:08 pm

In most 3-pickup single coil guitars the middle pickup is reverse-wound so that it's hum-canceling in the 2 and 4 positions.

Is there a reason why the neck pickup on an 2-pickup ASAT or Tele couldn't be reverse-wound so that it would be hum canceling in the middle position?

Is that what gives the 2 and 4 positions their "quackiness"?

Re: Reverse-wound pickups question

Sun Nov 27, 2016 7:45 am

themikeaustin wrote:In most 3-pickup single coil guitars the middle pickup is reverse-wound so that it's hum-canceling in the 2 and 4 positions.

Is there a reason why the neck pickup on an 2-pickup ASAT or Tele couldn't be reverse-wound so that it would be hum canceling in the middle position?

Is that what gives the 2 and 4 positions their "quackiness"?


The ASAT and ASAT Special pickups are already that way, see: Album: ASAT Wiring Schematic (all years).

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Re: Reverse-wound pickups question

Tue Nov 29, 2016 1:09 pm

"Is that what gives the 2 and 4 positions their "quackiness"?"

No. The original strats did not have RWRP middle pickups, and those are the tones people are generally after. It just kills 60hz (50hz) hum

Re: Reverse-wound pickups question

Fri Dec 02, 2016 3:42 pm

Thanks to both of you! You learn something every day... :)

I own two mid-90s ASAT Specials and didn't notice the hum-cancelling. Of course, the pickups are pretty quiet to begin with...

Thanks again!

Mike