Dummy coil: which make & model?

[Jack_TriPpEr]

First time shopping for a dummy coil. Please recommend some candidates

I'll be using it wired to a Spin-A-Split control for use with a Fralin neck Jazzmaster pup, and a Fralin soapbar bridge P90 pup.

I'd prefer tbe dummy coil to bein the footprint of a singlecoil pup, because I would like to attach it to the underside of a Strat pickguard, parallel to the 5 way switch. But I anticipate some feedback may be that the footprint should closely resemble the footprint of the coils that its being paired with, so I really should use a P90 or Jazzmaster sized dummy coil instead (?)

I also have two Squier singlecoils on-hand and could remove the magnets from one of those if you think that it would work well with the Jazzmaster and P90.

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[ehdwuld]

i think taking the magnets off the ones you have and just stashing them under the pickguard would do the thing you want to do

 

[beaubrummels]

The resistance needs to match, but the footprint doesn't matter so much, in my understanding.

Illitch will make one to match your spec'd pickups and they can apply it to a pickguard or other vibrato scratchplate/cover.

There's also options like these things:

Music Man Albert Lee and Silhouette Special dummy coil
https://blog.music-man.com/instruments/what-is-the-silent-circuit/

 

[Jack_TriPpEr]

i think taking the magnets off the ones you have and just stashing them under the pickguard would do the thing you want to do

Thanks Ed!

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[Jack_TriPpEr]

The resistance needs to match, but the footprint doesn't matter so much, in my understanding.

Illitch will make one to match your spec'd pickups and they can apply it to a pickguard or other vibrato scratchplate/cover.

There's also options like these things:

Music Man Albert Lee and Silhouette Special dummy coil
https://blog.music-man.com/instruments/what-is-the-silent-circuit/

Didnt know about the Music Man product- will look into it - thanks!

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[Mincer]

Yeah, that is the Music Man one I have used, and it was fantastic. It uses a 9v battery.

 

[Chistopher]

Before you go through all the trouble of installing a dummy coil, just consider a few things.

A passive dummy coil adds impedance and will reduce the high end for all pickups that it is used with. As you mentioned, it won't be perfect noise canceling either. If you want an active circuit it's going to be more expensive and require a battery.

A simpler solution is just to shield the guitar itself and the pickup covers. When you shield the pickup covers make sure you don't do a full closed loop, because that will bleed off high end.