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Hello everyone,

Im somehwhat of a newbie to guitar building. I just finished my first strat and came across an old pickup I've had for years. I dont know where it came from or what it is. No names, no markings, nothing.

Its a humbucker, it looks like an old les paul pickup only with two rows of magnet screws

Id post a pic if this web site would let me......

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How many wires and what are their respective colors? If you have a multimeter (set for 10KΩ) you could measure the DC resistance through both coils and each coil separately. That might help you match it with known values. Either way, you would find out where each wire goes and know the pickup's output capabilities. :D

This might help some

http://guitarelectronics.zoovy.com/categor...ckupcolorcodes/

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How many wires and what are their respective colors? If you have a multimeter (set for 10KΩ) you could measure the DC resistance through both coils and each coil separately. That might help you match it with known values. Either way, you would find out where each wire goes and know the pickup's output capabilities. :D

This might help some

http://guitarelectronics.zoovy.com/categor...ckupcolorcodes/

There are two wires, one blue and one red. The link you gave was great, too bad mine wasnt on there. Looks as though its foreign of sometype.

No intentions of using it-its mere curiosity.

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