How to test electric guitar pickups

On today’s Tip of the day, Tucker shows you A fast and simple way you can test your electric guitar pickups.

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[minimumviablepizza]

Straight to the point useful tips. Learnt so much in 2 mins!

[littlewolf]

Thank you for starting at the beginning. As in the proper setting for the ohm meter (20k).
Too often that critical information is passed over during similar demonstrations.
Glad to have landed here. Very helpful.

[vpovince]

Where is the black brown go inside the cavity? I didn’t see where you put that.

[godandfamilyalways]

I always see people using resistance ohms to test a coil. Only accurate measurement you can get doing that is a continuity test (testing for open coil). Won't give an accurate test for shorted coils, and won't give an accurate test for impedance ohms, which is different than resistance ohms.

Why the EE's didn't use some unit of measure (in this case, 'ohm') for impedence than they did for resistance is beyond me... but the two are not the same.

That being said, seems like a lot of guys feel comfortable with using resistance ohms as a benchmark for making guesstimates... and that's probably OK to do for a lot of things.
If accurate impedence ohm measurements must be obtained, then a different instrument must be used. I think that is either an LCR meter or an impedance bridge, if I am not mistaken. Pretty sure the designers of pickups, speakers, and other coil-based stuff use these types of measuring equipment to make accurate impedance ohm measurements.

[steveos]

My neck pickup isnt i get a really high reading. What would that mean?

[TheFloridaBikeVlogger]

if my middle pickup is bad, can it be repaired?I have an older fender from back in the day and I really like how the aged looks on the pickupshell if that makes sense

[Rhythmicons]

Your speech mannerisms kind of remind me of Garth. Party on.