Hi
finally, after a long delay, i just put an order for two L-609s;i had the pleasure of talking to Becky on the phone and now i'm waiting for a L-609 3.6 for the neck and an L-609 4.8 for the bridge; not long ago, i did quite a bit of research in this forum regarding different pickups, wiring schemes etc. and i found great help and expert advice on several issues from all the folks here; in the end i decided to go back to basics and keep it simple,but now i realize i don't really properly understand the following:
1) what are the diferences in sound between soft core and hard core pickups?
2) why some folks prefer soft core pickups for the bridge and hard core pickups for the neck?
i'vd read all the info in this forum about 609 and 610s and i'm happy with my decision, however:
is it a bad idea to use two 609s which are both hard core?
my intention is to wire them in a tele style fashion, with a 3 position lever switch, one volume, one tone, but after reading the options and characteristic, they say that the 609s could be described with a jazzmaster flavour;now, is it worth to try use these pickups with a jazzmaster wiring scheme, or should i just keep it simple like a tele?
i know i can't go wrong with Bill's pups, but i wish i knew a lot more about electronics, so please bear with my ignorance
thank you very much for your attention to this matter
best regards
daniel
finally, after a long delay, i just put an order for two L-609s;i had the pleasure of talking to Becky on the phone and now i'm waiting for a L-609 3.6 for the neck and an L-609 4.8 for the bridge; not long ago, i did quite a bit of research in this forum regarding different pickups, wiring schemes etc. and i found great help and expert advice on several issues from all the folks here; in the end i decided to go back to basics and keep it simple,but now i realize i don't really properly understand the following:
1) what are the diferences in sound between soft core and hard core pickups?
2) why some folks prefer soft core pickups for the bridge and hard core pickups for the neck?
i'vd read all the info in this forum about 609 and 610s and i'm happy with my decision, however:
is it a bad idea to use two 609s which are both hard core?
my intention is to wire them in a tele style fashion, with a 3 position lever switch, one volume, one tone, but after reading the options and characteristic, they say that the 609s could be described with a jazzmaster flavour;now, is it worth to try use these pickups with a jazzmaster wiring scheme, or should i just keep it simple like a tele?
i know i can't go wrong with Bill's pups, but i wish i knew a lot more about electronics, so please bear with my ignorance
thank you very much for your attention to this matter
best regards
daniel
