DC resistance vs voltage, and difference bewteen neck and bridge position pickups

[LowYaw]

What does DC resistance refer to? If I understand correctly, saying that a pickup has output of XYZ milivolts means it is XYZ loud. what about DC resistance?

and the second q.
how should neck and bridge pickup differ, output-wise, in order to "speak" at equal levels and keep the balance? I know that bridge pick up has to be "louder", but how much louder?

[GuitarBizarre]

DC resistance is what some manufacturers use to indicate output. Its not as good as millivolts because changes to the design of a circtui can give higher output or lower output without a change in dc resistance, but in traditional pickup designs where nothing fancy is going on, its a good indicator of power level.

[LowYaw]

okay, thanks.
does anybody know which difference in output (for neck and bridge p-ups) makes a set that "matches" well?

[GuitarBizarre]

I don't think theres a hard and fast rule. I've seen sets where the bridge pup is nearly twice as hot as the neck, and sets where its only a quarter as hot again. Try thinking of a set you know balances well, then comparing the outputs of them and using them as a guideline ratio.

For example, the Evo set balances really well, but the EVO2 set is a little less well balanced, on a 25.5 guitar. On a 24.75 guitar it seems to balance out well again.

[LowYaw]

thank you, my friend.