Members wednzday Posted January 25, 2007 Members Share Posted January 25, 2007 Anybody here who installed their humbuckers in parallel wiring? Any difference in the sound, is it a big change or just a subtle one? I thinking of changing the wiring of my HFH in the neck from the conventional series wiring to a parallel one. I'm kinda looking for a single coil-ish sound for a nice clean tone. Would you guys recommend this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pipedwho Posted January 25, 2007 Members Share Posted January 25, 2007 Different humbuckers will be affected in different ways. But, you can expect a lower output and less crunch from most 'buckers. You can also try splitting the coils to get a single coil sound. I suggest trying it out, it definitely will give you a new sound. Whether or not it ends up being what you're after is a-whole-nother story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted January 25, 2007 Members Share Posted January 25, 2007 It's supposed to give a brighter tone with less volume, according to this site.. http://www.1728.com/guitar.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wednzday Posted January 26, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 That website is very informative. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members n0fx Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 Parallel wiring of a HB would result in two single coil pickupsside-beside sound. Never tried it but I'll bet it would make for a nice clean tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 It's less extreme than splitting, and you get hum cancelation...but in general I don't like it because it sounds almost the same as in series...just weaker and thinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 It's just weaker and thinner not the same as tapping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armitage Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 I've got a few guitars with a series/parallel switch, it gives you a strat-like tone that's still humbucking. It's a clear difference. P.S. What most people think is coil tapping, is actually a series/parallel switch. DiMarzio used to sell the Super Distortion with a switch calling it a Dual Sound... and that's all it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members USian Pie Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 Anybody here who installed their humbuckers in parallel wiring? Any difference in the sound, is it a big change or just a subtle one? I thinking of changing the wiring of my HFH in the neck from the conventional series wiring to a parallel one. I'm kinda looking for a single coil-ish sound for a nice clean tone. Would you guys recommend this? Yes. I did it to a Duncan Custom I was about to put on eBay. I couldn't get a good clean tone out of that pickup and I have to have good cleans. It worked very well. The parallel sound is similar to position 2 on a Stratocaster. It was a much more sparkly sound with less output. My suggestion would be to do it to a dark, overwound humbucker. The Custom fits the bill. Anything else would probably be too thin and have too weak an output level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zen Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 Would putting a humbucker in parallel have more output than splitting it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pipedwho Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 Would putting a humbucker in parallel have more output than splitting it? Rarely. In fact it will probably sound thinner than the single coil (split bucker) and be perceived as having less output. That's my impression with the ones I've played with anyway (Tom Anderson H3 and SD1, GFS Dream 180, Seymour Duncan JB). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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