Members guitarcapo Posted July 19, 2006 Members Share Posted July 19, 2006 Having done both I like the sound of series/parallel switching over just tapping a humbucker. You get hum canceling both ways, richer tone...and less of a volume drop. Any body else have an opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hondro Posted July 19, 2006 Members Share Posted July 19, 2006 no, but I'm intrigued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted July 19, 2006 Members Share Posted July 19, 2006 Originally posted by guitarcapo Having done both I like the sound of series/parallel switching over just tapping a humbucker. You get hum canceling both ways, richer tone...and less of a volume drop. Any body else have an opinion? Usually,I prefer the split. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 6550HUN Posted July 19, 2006 Members Share Posted July 19, 2006 I agree, series/parallel/split 3 way switches for all of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted July 19, 2006 Members Share Posted July 19, 2006 I put two 3-way mini toggles (single/series/parallel) in my PRS Santana SE with Duncan humbuckers - Jazz/neck & Custom Custom/bridge. The 3-way opens up a whole world of tonal possibilities. Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BootRoots Posted July 19, 2006 Members Share Posted July 19, 2006 no complaints frommewith a dimarzio paf classic with a 3-way toggle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LowMach Posted July 20, 2006 Members Share Posted July 20, 2006 i too really like the parallel/series option. though my volume changes between the two. i also like the option to split the humbucker. i really like them both. guess it just matters what kind of mood my ears are in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jaxworlds Posted July 20, 2006 Members Share Posted July 20, 2006 Coil Split a Humbucker? Or add a series/parallel switch instead? Having done both I like the sound of series/parallel switching over just tapping a humbucker. You get hum canceling both ways, richer tone...and less of a volume drop. Any body else have an opinion? would it be possible to do a coil split with a pot? so you could get a variety of tone?the pot is just a switch anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tonemeister87 Posted July 20, 2006 Members Share Posted July 20, 2006 Originally posted by tlbonehead Usually,I prefer the split. +1 Especially the banana variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tonerider Posted July 20, 2006 Members Share Posted July 20, 2006 jaxworlds. Sure it is. I the electrical chain the switches come first, then then the volume and tone pots. Except in a Les Paul, with makes it more complicated... But you can do it, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GibsonQC Posted July 20, 2006 Members Share Posted July 20, 2006 Originally posted by Karma1 The 3-way opens up a whole world of ...possibilities. Highly recommended. +1 Seriously, though. If I only get one choice (maybe using a push-pull), I go for the split sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members waveman Posted July 20, 2006 Members Share Posted July 20, 2006 Originally posted by 6550HUN I agree, series/parallel/split 3 way switches for all of mine. me too...here are alot of options Humbucker Wiring Diagrams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tele The Truth Posted July 20, 2006 Members Share Posted July 20, 2006 2 push pull pots. pot #1) series/parallel pot #2) series/single coil when pot #1 in series good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members music321 Posted May 16, 2008 Members Share Posted May 16, 2008 awesome ideas. 3 questions: 1. is switching noisy? 2. where's the best place for an extra switch on a les paul? 3. toggle or push-pull switch? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SurveyofSociety Posted May 16, 2008 Members Share Posted May 16, 2008 awesome ideas. 3 questions: 1. is switching noisy? 2. where's the best place for an extra switch on a les paul? 3. toggle or push-pull switch? thanks i know little about the switching these guys talk about but, here's the options : adding a switch involves drilling holes which is probably very expensive. heres slash's and pete townshend's les pauls respectivly: mini toggle is for selection between Piezo bridge and Alnico II pups One of them switches taps the Dimarzio Super Distortion in the middle, the other knocks it out of phase *i could be wrong on all of the above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wah wah Posted May 16, 2008 Members Share Posted May 16, 2008 ... toggle or push-pull switch? I like the mini toggles the best. They seem more reliable. FWIW I had a guitar with the lead humbucker hooked up to a 3-way mini DPDT. I had series/single coil/parallel. Anyhow I rarely used anything but the series humbucking. The other two were rather thin sounding. But that might have been because I didn't include a tone control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Runn3r Posted May 16, 2008 Members Share Posted May 16, 2008 ...i do like the sound of both humbuckers splitted and on together with hum-cancelling... ...simulates some strat slinkiness for clean tones... ...i don't like too many switches though cos changing positions for quick tone change is all important... recently i did this thread ... http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1977707 for using a 3-way rotary switch to do something like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slabib Posted July 23, 2008 Members Share Posted July 23, 2008 2 push pull pots. pot #1) series/parallel pot #2) series/single coil when pot #1 in series good stuff. wondering if you could post the schematic for the series/parallel pot and the master coil splitter diagram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mariosyjp Posted February 24, 2011 Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 actually parallel will drop the volume more than splitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tiltsta Posted February 24, 2011 Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 I have a couple of guitars that have humbuckers wired series/parelle, coil split, and in phase/out of phase with the middle coil. I can also select which coil of the humbucker is combined with the middle position of a HSH setup. The whole thing is set up on a 5 way strat switch, a push pull pot and two mini toggles. It is my most versatile guitar, and can produce a ton of sounds. In regards to the OP's question, I don't prefer any of the sounds over any others, but the series/parallel option is certainly one I use a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor49 Posted February 24, 2011 Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 go to deaf eddie's web site. its full of ideas about series parallel and shunts. I shunt hbs, using pushpull pots (one to split and one to do inner or outer) to get n-b-both for each of hb, inner coils and outer coils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AXEL276 Posted February 24, 2011 Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 I recently installed a set of Triple Shot pickup rings on my SG loaded with Duncans 59 & JB. The Triple shot pickup ring is made by Duncan (go to their website). It gives you series/parallel and split (and the split goes 2 ways allowing you to play either coil). No special wiring, drilling, pots, etc required. The only draw back is the small switches on the pickup ring which take a little getting use to. I like them, really easy to install and no perminate damage to the guitar or wiring (totally reversable). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danswon Posted February 24, 2011 Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 actually parallel will drop the volume more than splitting i don't think that's correct - with parallel you should get 70% of the volume that series was. i suppose splitting depends on the bucker and which coil you choose because in a lot of buckers one coil is hotter than the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danswon Posted February 24, 2011 Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 also, what do people who have 3-way series/parallel/split switches think of the sounds in comparison? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tiltsta Posted February 24, 2011 Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 The series is normal humbucker type sounds. My guitar wired in this fashion have dimarzio X2N or dimarzio PAF pro pickups in them, so they sound like those pickups, super hot or a boosted PAF, respectively. In parallel mode the X2N output is dropped a bit and it has more of the output of the PAF pro in series. Not a huge difference in sound, but a much lower output. The PAF pro in parallel is also lower output than in series, but it sounds a bit different, with more of a very fat single coil type sound. I can't think of a better description than that. In split mode the PAF pro is pretty anemic and sounds like a weak single coil. It is a little bright and nasal. The X2N sounds surprisingly good in split mode, probably because the humbucker is so hot that the split coil is also pretty good output. It sounds a lot like a strat single coil, but with more of a midrange punch. I pretty much only use the split to give a quack type sound with the middle coil, and it works very well for that application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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