Is the Seymour Duncan STK-1 a humbucker?

[jcn37203]

http://seymourduncan.com/products/telesdescr.shtml#VintageLeadStack

 

 

Also, the picture...

 

 

 

That looks like a 4-conductor lead. Does that mean it's splittable?

 

Anyone ever used one?

 

Talkin' 'bout the lead model.

[GuyaGuy]

Originally posted by jcn37203 http://seymourduncan.com/products/telesdescr.shtml#VintageLeadStack Also, the picture... Is the Seymour Duncan STK-1 a humbucker?

yes/no. it's a stacked HB but one coil is a dummy that basically bucks the hum but doesn't pickup. sorta like a "slave" pu.

 

Originally posted by jcn37203 That looks like a 4-conductor lead. Does that mean it's splittable?

no. 2 for the slave coil, 2 for the standard.

 

Originally posted by jcn37203 Anyone ever used one?

yes. but not me.

 

(har har.)

 

kinman's supposed to be the best of all of those stacked PUs--especially for vintagey tones,

[jcn37203]

Originally posted by GuyaGuy yes/no. it's a stacked HB but one coil is a dummy that basically bucks the hum but doesn't pickup. sorta like a "slave" pu. no. 2 for the slave coil, 2 for the standard. yes. but not me. (har har.) kinman's supposed to be the best of all of those stacked PUs--especially for vintagey tones,

 

So wiring it to "split" would do what? Turn it off? Have no effect?

 

[GuyaGuy]

Originally posted by jcn37203 So wiring it to "split" would do what? Turn it off? Have no effect?

it would split the "slave" coil and the hum-cancelling would be cancelled.

 

you could wire it to turn it off--essentially a kill switch.

 

here's the basic SD schematic:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/schematics/tele_lead_stack.html

the red and white wires connect the 2 coils. green is ground. black is hot.

 

there's a top coil, which is the functional coil, and the slave below. the slave is reversed wound and on the bottom. essentially, the slave's signal is bled to ground.

[riffdaddy]

In case you're wondering, the purpose of the kill switch is to replenish more of the pure single coil tone. The dummy coil will take away from the sound a little bit, but the tradeoff is worth it in live performance situations. In the studio, however, it's nice to have the option to turn it off.