Stingray/Sterling pickups

[Morrow]

I was just in the EB site looking at the specs for Sterlings/Stingrays and wound up asking myself a lot of questions.
Does the Stingray pickup have a " phantom coil" too? Are they different pickups Do they have the same magnets/ wraps ?
What is the purpose of this phantom coil anyway? and if it does something is it really phantom?
Has anyone put a three way selector switch in a Stingray? What differences would it make
Are the pre-amps the same?

 

[jongitarz]

The Phantom coil is used when the coils are split so there is no 60 Cycle hum. It is not used on the SR because you can't split the coils.

 

[Morrow]

.... so they are completely different animals - thanks jongitarz I guess that would make it a phantom switch if you were to try the mod.