H-S-S - changing all coil split to only bridge coil split?

[lost_horizon]

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!!

[Philly Q]

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.

[lost_horizon]

Pick of the cavity



Apologies for the lighting...

Tone is 500k i think??

[MrBump]

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...

[Philly Q]

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.  :?