I have a partscaster, with Little '59's in the bridge and neck positions, and I'm just curious whether anyone has tried wiring up a series/parallel switch for one of these pickups, and if it was worth the effort?
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I haven't tried my Lil 59 Tele in parallel yet, but I've seen posts from some who really liked it.
I imagine the Strat version would do parallel quite well too; I bet you'll hear from someone who's using it that way.
Most agree that splits are pretty wimpy on these of course.
But I think parallel is worth trying. I intend to put mine on a push-pull one of these days..
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Yes, it's worth it. Beefier tone than a true single coil or split, but still noiseless. Can help get Strattier tones in the neck, than the stock series wiring.
Got it wired like that in my ESP LTD MH-1000HS, which has a Custom 5 in the bridge. The volume pot is a push / pull than enables the series / parallel wiring on the Lil59.1 PhotoGuitars:Gibson LP Trad ('57 Classics); Ibanez SEW761FM (TB-16/STK-S7 m&n); Charvel DK24 (TB10/SSL-6/A2Pn), DK22 (HRb/SSL-6 m&n), SoCal Style1 (Distortion set) & SoCal Style2 24 2PT (Fluence OCC); ESP LTD MH-1000HS (TB-14/Lil59n); Effects: Line 6 Helix Floor, Digitech Drop & FreqOut, ME EP-1L6,Shure GLXD16, Headrush MX5;
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Originally posted by ErikH View PostThe Hot Rails is a different story. It has enough output to sound good split or in parallel.Originally posted by jeremy View Posti agree, i think its a fine option to have. i really like having series/split/parallel, but usually i like parallel better than split
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Thanks for all of the input! Since I have the Little '59's in the neck and bridge positions, using a standard 5-way blade switch, I'm looking at using a Fender S1 pot/switch to switch then both between series and parallel simultaneously, since I'm never using the 2 pickups at the same time, in current setup anyway.
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Originally posted by magillver View PostThanks for all of the input! Since I have the Little '59's in the neck and bridge positions, using a standard 5-way blade switch, I'm looking at using a Fender S1 pot/switch to switch then both between series and parallel simultaneously, since I'm never using the 2 pickups at the same time, in current setup anyway..
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Originally posted by ErikH View PostParallel is lower output than split. I've not liked any of the SD 'Lil buckers split or parallel. The Hot Rails is a different story. It has enough output to sound good split or in parallel.Originally posted by Bad City
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Originally posted by magillver View PostI'm calling this my 'Swiss Army Strat', it has an L.R. Baggs X-Bridge, with a blend pot between the piezo and the magnetics, and I've built in the guts from an older Fishman Pro-EQ box, to control the X-Bridge tone...Administrator of the SDUGF
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It was originally an MIM strat-in-a-box that a friend of mine gave me, when he got tired of it (he had tried to 'distress' it, rather unsuccessfully), so I had a blank slate that I could do anything with, so I did... It's been a fun project to see how much tonal variation I can get out of it, without getting TOO silly...
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