Description
Description
With excellent note clarity for a humbucker, we often describe the dynamics of the El Rayo as having a percussive quality almost like a single-coil pickup. The entire frequency response is relatively flat, with increased note bloom and less compression than a typical P.A.F.-style humbucker.
Avg. DC: Bridge Only 4.0K
Finish: Nickel
Conductor: 4-way
What’s the deal with single versus four-conductor pickups?
Four-conductor wiring gives each of the humbucker’s two coils their own leads. This enables you to take advantage of more complex switching like in/out of phase, series/parallel, or coil splitting. If your guitar has extra mini-switches or push/pull pots for these options, you’re likely going to want four conductor.
Do I need F-spaced pickups?
F-spacing means that the pole pieces are slightly further apart so that they’ll line up better with the pole pieces on guitars with Strat or Tele-style bridges. The best thing you can do to be sure is to measure your string spacing at the bridge – approximately 53mm between the 1st and 6th strings is typical for F-Spacing. Regular humbucker spacing is closer to 50mm. F-spacing is really only important at the bridge, where the strings are further apart. As they taper toward the nut, your neck pickup should be fine with regular pole piece spacing. Our F-spaced pickups use four-conductor leads by default, which can be wired like a single conductor by insulating the red to white leads and green lead to ground.
Avg. DC: Bridge Only 4.0K
Finish: Nickel
Conductor: 4-way
What’s the deal with single versus four-conductor pickups?
Four-conductor wiring gives each of the humbucker’s two coils their own leads. This enables you to take advantage of more complex switching like in/out of phase, series/parallel, or coil splitting. If your guitar has extra mini-switches or push/pull pots for these options, you’re likely going to want four conductor.
Do I need F-spaced pickups?
F-spacing means that the pole pieces are slightly further apart so that they’ll line up better with the pole pieces on guitars with Strat or Tele-style bridges. The best thing you can do to be sure is to measure your string spacing at the bridge – approximately 53mm between the 1st and 6th strings is typical for F-Spacing. Regular humbucker spacing is closer to 50mm. F-spacing is really only important at the bridge, where the strings are further apart. As they taper toward the nut, your neck pickup should be fine with regular pole piece spacing. Our F-spaced pickups use four-conductor leads by default, which can be wired like a single conductor by insulating the red to white leads and green lead to ground.