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previous: Mark Hammer Many years ago, in conversation wit... -- 9/2/2002 7:17 PM

Re: Coil-swapping pickup - feasible?

9/2/2002 7:49 PM
SK	Re: Coil-swapping pickup - feasible? As you noted, it should "work", but I'm not sure about doing it in a singlecoil size format. The main issue I see is matching the "3rd" coil to one of the two in the stack. If I understand the design correctly, it would require using coils of different guage wire (oop's; patented...)or, there will be a more significant change in output between the stack combo and the side by side combo (probably can get around that by using both coils "active" in the stack). Also, having the polepieces that close together is a significant compromise for "humbucker tone", IMO. I don't believe having the magnets further apart as in a standard humbucker affects the "singlecoil tone" as much as the other affects "humbucker tone", but either way it will have an effect. My "reference" for this is the work in designing humbuckers meant to be cut to singlecoil as a major feature, and some experience working with singlecoil buckers (stack and side by side types).

9/2/2002 7:49 PM

Re: Coil-swapping pickup - feasible?

As you noted, it should "work", but I'm not sure about doing it in a singlecoil size format. The main issue I see is matching the "3rd" coil to one of the two in the stack. If I understand the design correctly, it would require using coils of different guage wire (oop's; patented...)or, there will be a more significant change in output between the stack combo and the side by side combo (probably can get around that by using both coils "active" in the stack). Also, having the polepieces that close together is a significant compromise for "humbucker tone", IMO. I don't believe having the magnets further apart as in a standard humbucker affects the "singlecoil tone" as much as the other affects "humbucker tone", but either way it will have an effect.
My "reference" for this is the work in designing humbuckers meant to be cut to singlecoil as a major feature, and some experience working with singlecoil buckers (stack and side by side types).