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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: lost_horizon on September 08, 2011, 11:54:31 AM

Title: H-S-S - changing all coil split to only bridge coil split?
Post by: lost_horizon on September 08, 2011, 11:54:31 AM
Hi guys, first post!

I'm from Australia and I've just ordered an Aftermath bridge and two sinner single coils to go in my Yamaha RGX-TT guitar.  I mainly play technical/power metal and just wasn't getting a good metal tone from the '59 in the bridge and the VS-1 stacked single coils in the middle and neck.  The clean sounds were unreal but that's not really what I bought the guitar for!

This is the original wiring diagram:
http://www.manualowl.com/m/Yamaha/RGX-TT/Manual/151270

My question is, now I am getting rid of the other stacks coils, will the coil tap in the bridge pickup still function the same?

The other strange thing is it says it is a 'simulated' single coil sound in the manual but I'm pretty sure the tone and the buzz you get when you press that button is a real coil split!

Looking forward to my pickups arriving in the mail!!
Title: Re: H-S-S - changing all coil split to only bridge coil split?
Post by: Philly Q on September 08, 2011, 03:01:58 PM
Welcome to the forum!  :D

Assuming the stacks are wired the same as the Vintage Rails in the diagram, it looks like they're wired as if they really were single-coils - only the bridge pickup has coil-splitting options.  It splits "automatically" in position 4 on the switch, or you can split it in any position with the push-button.

(I think it only says "simulated" because it's a split humbucker rather than a "real" single-coil, I'm sure it is a real coil split)

So, I reckon you should be able to wire it the same as it is now (subject to the different colour codes on the pickup cable) and everything will work fine.
Title: Re: H-S-S - changing all coil split to only bridge coil split?
Post by: lost_horizon on September 23, 2011, 01:19:37 PM
Pick of the cavity

(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx143/curtis_siegmund/bn01.jpg)

Apologies for the lighting...

Tone is 500k i think??
Title: Re: H-S-S - changing all coil split to only bridge coil split?
Post by: MrBump on September 23, 2011, 04:15:07 PM
Quote from: Philly Q on September 08, 2011, 03:01:58 PM
Welcome to the forum!  :D

Assuming the stacks are wired the same as the Vintage Rails in the diagram, it looks like they're wired as if they really were single-coils - only the bridge pickup has coil-splitting options.  It splits "automatically" in position 4 on the switch, or you can split it in any position with the push-button.

(I think it only says "simulated" because it's a split humbucker rather than a "real" single-coil, I'm sure it is a real coil split)

So, I reckon you should be able to wire it the same as it is now (subject to the different colour codes on the pickup cable) and everything will work fine.


PQ - Australia!  The wiring has to be upside down...
Title: Re: H-S-S - changing all coil split to only bridge coil split?
Post by: Philly Q on September 23, 2011, 05:58:22 PM
Quote from: MrBump on September 23, 2011, 04:15:07 PM
PQ - Australia!  The wiring has to be upside down...

That totally threw me for a moment!  :lol:



lost_horizon, I can't make out a thing in the photo, to be honest.  Sorry.  :?