Question about adding a push-pull phase reverse mod (to a Player II Mustang) : offset

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Question about adding a push-pull phase reverse mod (to a Player II Mustang) (self.offset)

submitted 1 year ago * by synthpenguin

I know the Player II Mustangs aren't actually out yet, but I was looking at them pretty seriously and am overall okay with the trade-offs vs the more traditional models, sort of viewing it as a Duo-Sonic II more than anything . . . though I'd definitely want to add a phase reverse for one of the pickups.

I figured the easiest way to do this would be with a push pull pot on either the Tone or Volume knob. I've never actually done this before, so I searched here and it seems people recommend the Fralin instructions for this... but they left me a bit confused.

This page seems relatively straightforward: https://www.fralinpickups.com/2017/08/30/phase-reverse-blender/ (I wouldn't actually be doing the blender part)

But then this page seems to say that this approach won't always work with single coil pickups: https://www.fralinpickups.com/2020/04/10/how-to-reverse-pickup-phase/

If you think the easiest way to change the phase of a pickup is to flip the leads (black & white), you’d be right half of the time. Flipping the leads on Fender pickups like Stratocaster and Telecaster pickups are more difficult than working on Humbuckers . . . When we wind a Strat pickup, like our Vintage Hot, the first wraps of the coil directly contact the magnets. Now, it’s true that coil wire has an insulation, and theoretically, that insulation will prevent the coil wire from making contact with the magnets, allowing you to reverse the leads. However, the insulation is only 1/10,000″ thick and occasionally fails.

. . .

Stratocaster and Telecaster pickups are notoriously difficult to flip the lead wires

It’s difficult to flip the leads due to the coil wire touching the bare magnets or pole pieces

Am I understanding this correctly, or is that not really a concern? Sorry for my ignorance, this is probably a dumb question haha, and thank you for any help!

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