Bruce R
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It has been my experience, in having two different humbucking-equipped Les Pauls with the magnets flipped, that when the selector switch is set to engage both pickups (middle position) that the out-of-phase tone is best achieved when one or the other volume control is backed off at bit. Just as it doesn't matter which of the two pickups has the flipped magnet, it doesn't matter which pickup you have the volume backed off on. Try it both ways and see which best suits your ears.
A few years ago when I was voraciously listening to Peter (well, I still am) and I did this to my guitars. It was cool for a while, but after a couple of years I found that I preferred the stock tone of the middle position, found it more versatile, and switched them back. It is actually quite easy to do.
Don't forget that B.B. (355) and Freddie (345) utilized this tone prior to Peter.
A few years ago when I was voraciously listening to Peter (well, I still am) and I did this to my guitars. It was cool for a while, but after a couple of years I found that I preferred the stock tone of the middle position, found it more versatile, and switched them back. It is actually quite easy to do.
Don't forget that B.B. (355) and Freddie (345) utilized this tone prior to Peter.