Author Topic: would it be possible.... (Read 9148 times)

CaffeineJunkie · « **on:** July 19, 2006, 01:35:01 PM »

hi,

just been thinking about how to get a true single coil tone out of a humbucker fitted guitar without re-routing anything....

would it be possible to mount two singlecoils next to each other and have them 'buck' - but still change to singlecoils when i flick a switch?????

Cheers

CJ

n_mountain · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2006, 05:53:09 PM »

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would it be possible to mount two singlecoils next to each other and have them 'buck' - but still change to singlecoils when i flick a switch?????

It is possible but as far as I understand it will change the sound of the single coils (in sc mode) as one sc will sense the magnet of the other sc being so close. This is not necessarily bad , just different and maybe a little unpredictable.
Please, anyone correct me if that is not the case :)

You could always get a Missisipi Queen which is basically a single coil in a Humbucker cover.

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2006, 05:55:06 PM »

yeh but i already got a MQ and am lookin for somethin different

wouldnt having the other magnet so close create a shedload of feedback all the time?

n_mountain · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2006, 06:00:02 PM »

feedback??
hmm ?? I don't think so...
...after all a humbucker has two magnets close to each other and that's no problem.

Or have a look at the Steve Morse guitar:
http://www.musik-schmidt.de/osc-schmidt/catalog/images/MUSIC-MAN_Steve-Morse-Blueburst_1.jpg
He doesn't seem to have a problem...

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #4 on:** July 19, 2006, 06:01:19 PM »

i thought a HB had one big magnet at the bottom, which is why it sounded different to SCs when split???

n_mountain · « **Reply #5 on:** July 19, 2006, 06:03:10 PM »

:oops:
ahem yeah you're right, the humbucker has only one magnet :oops: :oops: :oops:

But still Steve Morse doesn't seem to have a problem :D :oops:

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #6 on:** July 19, 2006, 06:04:16 PM »

i take it you are referring to the 2 middle pups??? if so then they are about an inch apart, whereas i was thinking of 2 singles in a HB slot....

just a thought :P

blue · « **Reply #7 on:** July 19, 2006, 06:05:54 PM »

i think Tim has done a pickup like this, the Knuckleduster, which i believe is exclusively for Nathan Sheppard guitars. also Swineshead do a humbucker which is two actual single coil pickups together, although i've no idea what it sounds like.

maybe Tim would do something like this, i'd be interested.

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #8 on:** July 19, 2006, 06:06:52 PM »

Quote from: blue

i think Tim has done a pickup like this, the Knuckleduster, which i believe is exclusively for Nathan Sheppard guitars. also Swineshead do a humbucker which is two actual single coil pickups together, although i've no idea what it sounds like.

maybe Tim would do something like this, i'd be interested.

kool name .. ne idea what it sounds like??

n_mountain · « **Reply #9 on:** July 19, 2006, 06:07:32 PM »

the back sc is really close to the HB, that's what I was refereing to. More or less as close as your two sc would be.
I don't know if the effect is the same, though.

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #10 on:** July 19, 2006, 06:08:08 PM »

aaah yes, my bad

n_mountain · « **Reply #11 on:** July 19, 2006, 06:15:20 PM »

Just went to the Nathan Sheppard site.
Wow!!
Nice guitars and the one with the knuckleduster looks sweet :)

Davey · « **Reply #12 on:** July 19, 2006, 06:21:57 PM »

you could always do the Vai approach...

put a SC in there and a dummy coil next to it.

he does that with his sustainer equipped guitars

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #13 on:** July 19, 2006, 06:36:14 PM »

Quote from: Davey

you could always do the Vai approach...

put a SC in there and a dummy coil next to it.

he does that with his sustainer equipped guitars

spose, but that don't sound as kool as having a 'Bare Knuckle Knuckleduster'

Davey · « **Reply #14 on:** July 19, 2006, 06:47:17 PM »

Quote from: CaffeineJunkie

Quote from: Davey
you could always do the Vai approach...

put a SC in there and a dummy coil next to it.

he does that with his sustainer equipped guitars

spose, but that don't sound as kool as having a 'Bare Knuckle Knuckleduster'

very true