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Originally Posted by Jabberwocky
The original DeArmond 1100 measures over 15.4K Ohms. That is the correct original specification. The ones measuring 6.6K Ohms are the shorted out ones.
Humbucker specs do not carry over to the DeArmond.
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Thanks for the info! I've never seen a single coil with a reading that high. Usually they're in the single digits.
What I meant to say in the OP was the Rhythm Chief 1000 has a D.C. resistance of 6.6K, as opposed to the 1100 with 15.4K.
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Originally Posted by Jabberwocky
If you wish to take off the very thin goldplating, Simichrome or Autosol removes it in a hurry. You find nickel under it.
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Thanks. I assumed this was possible, since I've seen plenty of gold plated hardware that had worn through.
I stumbled across this youtube video. Both pickups sound nice in this demonstration, and tonally, they seem to sound more similar that I would have guessed considering the huge discrepancy in their impedance. The 1100 has a noticeably better string balance, and the 1100 is also less microphonic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpjF_GNiBXY