Members gardo Posted September 3, 2013 Members Share Posted September 3, 2013 I found this video (which is a lot of talking) where the guy wants single coil sound so he takes six polepiece screws out of his humbuckers . It does change the sound but the obvious disadvantage is not being able to hit a switch to change back the advantage is that it's noiseless.What do you think about the idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougy Posted September 3, 2013 Members Share Posted September 3, 2013 I think you should try it and report back to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted September 3, 2013 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2013 Dougy wrote: I think you should try it and report back to us. I don't mind to try if I have a reasonable chance to do it without causing problems and ruining a good pickup. I don't disassemble pickups so I'll wait to hear from someone who does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted September 5, 2013 Members Share Posted September 5, 2013 I've seen other videos by this guy, and a lot of what he says is BS, but this is an interesting concept. Essentially you have created a noisless single coil, only with higher impedience than most singles. The second coil becomes a dummy coil, but the overall impedence stays the same as the full humbucker. Not the same as a coil split, because with a coil split the current doesn't pass through the second coil, and impedence is reduced.So I tried it, and IT WORKS! Just like he said... sounds like a tele only with more balls. There is a slight drop in volume, similar to what you would get with a coil split.Go ahead and try it yourself. It won't hurt anything. If your pickup is potted, some of the wax will flake out, but that's about it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ugameus Posted September 5, 2013 Members Share Posted September 5, 2013 That man loves the sound of his own voice. That video only needed to be about 90 seconds long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted September 6, 2013 Author Members Share Posted September 6, 2013 stormin1155 wrote: So I tried it, and IT WORKS! Just like he said... sounds like a tele only with more balls. There is a slight drop in volume, similar to what you would get with a coil split. Go ahead and try it yourself. It won't hurt anything. If your pickup is potted, some of the wax will flake out, but that's about it.. The only thing I'm cocerned about is getting the screws back into proper adjustment again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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