Magic ratio? Neck to bridge output?

[Cliff Fiscal]

There any general rule of thumb when trying to balance neck and bridge pick up output?

 

Example: will a 13k bridge balance out with a 9k neck?

[schandmann]

pickup resistance ? output.

 

So no.

[boytbpc]

Also, the distance between the strings and pickup affect the output, so you would have to take into consideration your preferred height for each pickup.

[Cliff Fiscal]

pickup resistance ? output. So no.

 

I get that, but you don't need to make this difficult.

[schandmann]

I get that, but you don't need to make this difficult.

It's just that there's too many factors outside of resistance that determine the actual output this and that pickup will have in this and that guitar.

We need specifics. Is this strictly theoretical or why do you wanna know?

[Cliff Fiscal]

Yeah, theoretical.

 

I meant how do I ensure the the neck and bridge balance out? And maintain proper pickup height.

[schandmann]

You could gather all the information there is about a pickup (resistance, inductance, wire gauge, magnet type, etc.) and roughly deduct the output from there, but there's always a bit of trial and error involved when matching pickups. Unless you buy a calibrated set of course.