Coil-Split with On-OFF-On Switch ???

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i there friends

i have an old vantage guitar (made in japan) that recently i installed 2 seymour duncan pickups, but the guitar have 2x 3 position switch, on-off-on (6 pins) from the old pickups that work with the pickup´s coil-split, they split the humbucker to work in 3 ways:

1- first half of humbucker
2-all the humbucker
3- second half of humbucker

is this possible to do with the seymour duncans to?

best regards

 

[Zerberus]

Re: Coil-Split with On-OFF-On Switch ???

It´s possible, Artie or someone else will probably have a diagram handy.

But just for clarification, the switch has to be an on-on-on style, otherwise there´d be no signal in the middle position

 

[LJ King]

Re: Coil-Split with On-OFF-On Switch ???

An on/off/on would work perfect for this, and you really only need a single pole double throw for a single pickup - the off position would be the series connection which should disconnect the series link from either side.

Just connect the series link to the center terminal, the hot lead to one outside terminal and the ground lead to the other outside terminal of the switch. The output is taken from the two outside switch terminals, not the center terminal.

 

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Re: Coil-Split with On-OFF-On Switch ???

humm..... do you know were i can find this diagram? i don´t understand very wheel what you said my english is not very good

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: Coil-Split with On-OFF-On Switch ???

With that kind of switch I usually do series/off/parallel.

 

[frankfalbo]

Re: Coil-Split with On-OFF-On Switch ???

On/Off/On is my favorite coil cut switch, and no, it shouldn't be on/on/on. On/Off/On doesn't leave you with "no signal" in the middle. You run hot to hot, and the middle "off" position is when the coil junction wires aren't touching anything, so it's full humbucking.

I use it on all the guitars I can. I love being able to choose the neck or bridge side coil. The sound variance is definitely noticable, and you can choose whether hum cancelling with other pups is a priority or not. I like it a lot on Dimarzio dual resonance buckers, because each coil has a different resistance. It would be equally as usable with Duncan hybrids. But really all pickups, including Duncans offer great sounds when selecting one or the other coil.

 

[Zerberus]

Re: Coil-Split with On-OFF-On Switch ???

Ah, thanks Frank, now it makes sense... I was somehow thinking of a setup like on one of my CHarvels where it´s On Series /Off completely / On parallel. But of course with splitting you´re not redirecting paths but shorting them out.

 

[tone4days]

Re: Coil-Split with On-OFF-On Switch ???

for the duncan humbuckers and an on-off-on switch, put the combination of red/white in the middle, green to one side and black to the other ... then wire the black to switch and the green to ground ... with the switch in the middle position, it is a full humbucker .. with the switch 'up' you'll get slug coil and with the switch 'down' you get screw coil

good luck
t4d

 

[frankfalbo]

Re: Coil-Split with On-OFF-On Switch ???

Oh yeah, that's another reason it's my favorite. The byproduct is, you get to wire all 4 wires right to the switch. (5 if you tie shield to green there) So you have barely any exposed, unshielded wire, except the hot running from the switch to wherever. I love having all four wires go right there on the same switch.

 

[tone4days]

Re: Coil-Split with On-OFF-On Switch ???

for the ultimate in 'way cool' on-off-on DPDT fun, you flip the mag on one of the pups and wire it backwards (green = hot, black = ground) and get it set up so that when you toggle 'up' you get the 'outer coils' selected and 'down' you get the 'inner' coils selected, all humcancelling when combined

t4d