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Question about humbucker wiring options
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 6/4/1997 10:05 AM |
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steve |
Question about humbucker wiring options I'm curious about the differences in sound when wiring a standard humbucker in series or parralel.Thanks for your help |
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| 7/22/1997 2:41 PM |
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| Bruce C |
A long time ago, I rewired my Gibson "The Paul" with a series/parallel switch, phase switch and single/double-coil switch for EACH pickup (that's right, I drilled six holes in the guitar to do this - I would never do this today). A humbucker's two coils are normally wired in series. In parallel, they sound very much like a single coil pickup. On my guitar, the parallel sound is very close to the single-coil sound, only there is less induced hum. The normal series wiring produces by far the best tone, to my ears. |
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