Author Topic: Coil Split Humbucker (Read 3171 times)

CaffeineJunkie · « **on:** May 03, 2006, 07:01:56 PM »

When a humbucker is split, is it split into a single-coil p/up, or is it split so that it still "bucks" ?!?!

Tol · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2006, 07:04:55 PM »

Split humbuckers hum. All of mine anyway.

dave_mc · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2006, 10:38:15 PM »

^yep.

If you want it split so that it doesn't hum, you can get a coil tap- although that's not technically a split- that's taking a wire off the pickup at less than full winds, to give a lower output.

or you could go for parallel wiring- again, not a split, but lower output and slightly thinner tone.

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2006, 11:33:55 PM »

parallel is a cool tone and, like Dave MC said, you keep the humbucking properties intact.

my personal fave is a variable coil split using the tone pot on your guitar (obviously the tone pot no longer operates as a tone control though). What you get is the ability to dial-in the second coil on the humbucker & therefore have anything from one 'single coil' to the standard humbucking tone and everything inbetween. It really is a cool mod & you can get LOTS of tones with a LP setup this way in both positions.

:twisted:

dave_mc · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2006, 11:56:47 PM »

^ like the VCC on some washburns?

personal preference, obviously, but i didn't like it overly. it does give a vast range of tones, so if that's what you're after, it's great.

Me, I just want the ability to switch from 'bucker to single quickly, and a push-push does that a lot quicker- plus you get to keep the tone control (which is a major factor for me, seeing as how i've used mine about twice in 5 years... :oops: ).

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #5 on:** May 04, 2006, 09:51:14 PM »

cool, will keep it in mind for next set of pickups, as i just realised that i worde the original post wrong and that i meant coil tap ... sorry ppl :oops: