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You do want the bridge pickup to be hotter as the strings' vibration is far more pronounced over the neck pickup than the bridge, ie towards the middle of the string. So if you were to install a pair of pickup with the same output, the bridge would be noticeably quieter.
The ohm reading doesn't in itself speak of a higher output pickup but in effect usually does, as more turns=higher resistance (for example) and more turns also appen to produce a higher output pickup.
alex_s
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Does anyone in here check the resistance on a pair of pickups, hoping for a close match?
Following up on my issue with a set of P-Rails from a while ago, I now have a replacement pair. The last lot measured (after being told to do this) 18.2 and 12.5 (ohms @ 20k), so a chunky variation. The new set have clearly been returned in the past (solder on one of them), and measure 10.5 and 12.5. So, proportionally still quite different.
I think I'll just fit them and see but I am a bit bored of pulling PUs in and out of my guitar.
Edit - FB group just solved the thing for me, and it is just a case of me being a moron. my whole problem stemmed from the fact that I'd accidentally fitted the neck PU in the bridge and v/v. I didn't realise bridge needed to be higher output to match the neck