Difference in tone when split?
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darthphineas
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Re: Difference in tone when split?
Could you elaborate a bit more on what you mean and what your goal is?
From the pedestrian approach, "split" is pretty much splitting a humbucker. You get one of the coils instead of two. Based on the wiring schematics available, you can chose which coil you wire up for the split. This will lose the hum bucking feature. It is. It exactly like a single coil, but very close...as in, you are only using one coil, but you will not have the physical design of a single coil.
The way you are asking your question, it does look as if you might be asking a different question.
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Could you elaborate a bit more on what you mean and what your goal is?
From the pedestrian approach, "split" is pretty much splitting a humbucker. You get one of the coils instead of two. Based on the wiring schematics available, you can chose which coil you wire up for the split. This will lose the hum bucking feature. It is. It exactly like a single coil, but very close...as in, you are only using one coil, but you will not have the physical design of a single coil.
The way you are asking your question, it does look as if you might be asking a different question.
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Re: Difference in tone when split?
Yes, I thought the question might be misunderstood...
I know the difference between a coil split and not.
I mean, if there is any tonal difference between a guitar wired for coilsplit (humbucker mode) and a guitar not wired for coilsplit at all. Same guitar, same pickup (Pearly Gates).
Yes, I thought the question might be misunderstood...
I know the difference between a coil split and not.
I mean, if there is any tonal difference between a guitar wired for coilsplit (humbucker mode) and a guitar not wired for coilsplit at all. Same guitar, same pickup (Pearly Gates).
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: Difference in tone when split?
Ah, but actually you do. 'Single coil' includes P-90's, 'Alnico' staple PU's, 'Charlie Christian' PU's, and others. There is much more to the world of single coils than Fender's versions. There were single coils in production guitars years before Leo introduced his. An HB with one coil active is also true single coil. It won't sound like a Fender single coil because it has a bar magnet under the pole pieces and the wire is wrapped around a bobbin, whereas as Fender's have magnetic pole pieces and no bobbin.
In answer to the OP's questions, being wired for coil cut doesn't alter the sound at all, until you actually shut off one of the coils (usually via push-pull).
Ah, but actually you do. 'Single coil' includes P-90's, 'Alnico' staple PU's, 'Charlie Christian' PU's, and others. There is much more to the world of single coils than Fender's versions. There were single coils in production guitars years before Leo introduced his. An HB with one coil active is also true single coil. It won't sound like a Fender single coil because it has a bar magnet under the pole pieces and the wire is wrapped around a bobbin, whereas as Fender's have magnetic pole pieces and no bobbin.
In answer to the OP's questions, being wired for coil cut doesn't alter the sound at all, until you actually shut off one of the coils (usually via push-pull).
jon the art guy
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Re: Difference in tone when split?
Possibly if the wiring job was bad or the switch/distribution section was bad.
Possibly if the wiring job was bad or the switch/distribution section was bad.
