Can Antiquity Humbuckers be Coil Split?
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Edgecrusher
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Re: Can Antiquity Humbuckers be Coil Split?
Normally no they come only as 2 conductor but it wouldnt be hard to convert a set to 4 conductor or you could just order a set of 4 conductor from the custom shop. That being said the low output PAF's dont always split so well they can be pretty anemic sometimes split. If it was me I would go with series and parallel.
Normally no they come only as 2 conductor but it wouldnt be hard to convert a set to 4 conductor or you could just order a set of 4 conductor from the custom shop. That being said the low output PAF's dont always split so well they can be pretty anemic sometimes split. If it was me I would go with series and parallel.
Chris of Arabia
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Re: Can Antiquity Humbuckers be Coil Split?
I wouldn't split them for use as a single coil by themselves, but it should be possible to wire them as a pair with one coil from the bridge and one from the neck, probably not with just the standard LP style toggle though. Should be a goer on a 3-way or 5-way blade switch though. What are you putting it in?
I wouldn't split them for use as a single coil by themselves, but it should be possible to wire them as a pair with one coil from the bridge and one from the neck, probably not with just the standard LP style toggle though. Should be a goer on a 3-way or 5-way blade switch though. What are you putting it in?
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Re: Can Antiquity Humbuckers be Coil Split?
On an open bobbin example, modification would be a simple matter of unwinding the tape, locating the series link solder joint, connecting a length of wire to the link joint and wrapping the tape back around the bobbins.
This would permit coil splitting without upsetting the cork sniffers over the tonal influences of the single conductor + braided shield cable versus modern four con + foil shield cable.
Personally, if I wanted the tone of Antiquity pickups, I would not be looking to mess with it very much.
On an open bobbin example, modification would be a simple matter of unwinding the tape, locating the series link solder joint, connecting a length of wire to the link joint and wrapping the tape back around the bobbins.
This would permit coil splitting without upsetting the cork sniffers over the tonal influences of the single conductor + braided shield cable versus modern four con + foil shield cable.
Personally, if I wanted the tone of Antiquity pickups, I would not be looking to mess with it very much.
LtKojak
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I've modded mine, scraping off the "relic'ing", made'em into 4-con and changed the mags to UOA5s.
That's the one hosting'em:
However, I can't say I've used'em split very often... maybe three times in four years? I can't even remember. :scratchch
Dig it..?
I've modded mine, scraping off the "relic'ing", made'em into 4-con and changed the mags to UOA5s.
That's the one hosting'em:
However, I can't say I've used'em split very often... maybe three times in four years? I can't even remember. :scratchch
Dig it..?
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Laughing Kookaburra
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^^^ I can dig that guitar!
I'm also of the opinion that with a lower output pup parallel may be more useful than split.
^^^ I can dig that guitar!
I'm also of the opinion that with a lower output pup parallel may be more useful than split.
jimijames
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Re: Can Antiquity Humbuckers be Coil Split?
I've got a custom-wound neck pickup (A2, unpotted, mismatched coils, reads 6.8k but is probably closer to 7.1 because my meter reads low) in my telecaster that sounds fantastic split. But, it's the only one I've heard that has a split tone I'd use by itself. Other than the p-rails, but they're about the furthest thing from an antiquity there is haha.
It's pretty easy to rewire a pickup with 4-conductor wire though. So you could get the antiquities, some wire, and boom you have splittable antiquities. Never used them though so I don't know how good they'd sound.
I've got a custom-wound neck pickup (A2, unpotted, mismatched coils, reads 6.8k but is probably closer to 7.1 because my meter reads low) in my telecaster that sounds fantastic split. But, it's the only one I've heard that has a split tone I'd use by itself. Other than the p-rails, but they're about the furthest thing from an antiquity there is haha.
It's pretty easy to rewire a pickup with 4-conductor wire though. So you could get the antiquities, some wire, and boom you have splittable antiquities. Never used them though so I don't know how good they'd sound.
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timj46
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Re: Can Antiquity Humbuckers be Coil Split?
Yes thanks that a pretty good point you make re splitting a low output pup
Yes thanks that a pretty good point you make re splitting a low output pup
timj46
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Re: Can Antiquity Humbuckers be Coil Split?
I may be better to just replace the stock push pulls with some decent units plus some good caps and the Antiquity's or Seth Lovers, it may look a little weird having aged pups in a shiny new guitar.
I may be better to just replace the stock push pulls with some decent units plus some good caps and the Antiquity's or Seth Lovers, it may look a little weird having aged pups in a shiny new guitar.