neck pickup flip

[dretot]

I've been messing with my neck hum to get a clearer tone so I flipped it around ala Peter Green and I have to say it does sound a bit less bassy and clearer, but the in-between position (neck and bridge pu together) doesn't quite have the same quack.
I like the tone of the neck pu flipped, but I'm missing the quack of the in-between position. If I rotate the magnet 180 degrees will the in-between position be out of phase? How can I get my in-between position to sound right?
Or, is that part of the sacrifice of flipping the neck pu.

thanks,
dre

[EFK]

Two things you can do to clear up your neck pickup slightly, I've found, are (1) rob a set of pole screws from a burstbucker - they're a higher carbon steel than most others (duncan, dimarzios etc) and they will thin out some of the mud as the magnetic permeability is lower , and/or (2) you can try clipping off approx. 1/4" of the pole screw length (you want them about flush w/ the underside of the baseplate) which will also slightly brighten it up. I have found that either/or will basically retain the same middle position tone.

[PoorMan]

yes, filp the magnet to get the out-of-phase sound.