How will it sound? capacitor to 'White and 'Hot' in series wiring...
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Re: How will it sound? capacitor to 'White and 'Hot' in series wiring...
Theoretically, bass frequencies will act like a full Humbucker and treble frequencies past the roll-off frequency will act like a split Humbucker.
Have you done this? It seems kind of interesting.
Theoretically, bass frequencies will act like a full Humbucker and treble frequencies past the roll-off frequency will act like a split Humbucker.
Have you done this? It seems kind of interesting.
Low_fidelity2100
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Re: How will it sound? capacitor to 'White and 'Hot' in series wiring...
That does sound interesting... Keep us posted if you do this. (Otherwise I might just have to try it myself)
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That does sound interesting... Keep us posted if you do this. (Otherwise I might just have to try it myself)
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freefrog
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Re: How will it sound? capacitor to 'White and 'Hot' in series wiring...
When the cap is connected to ground, that's what Gibson calls "Fat tap".
Below is what it does to the "resonant frequency" of a humbucker if a 0.022µ cap is used.
As it keeps the bass of a coil and acts like a split with the other coil, it seems to scoop the mids, reminding a bit the positions 2 or 4 of a Strat. Now, the overall tone obtained obviously depends on the pickup and cap used (the lower the cap value, the higher in the audio spectrum is the "dip" created in the mid frequencies).
... AND when the split goes to a cap going itself to the hot point, it's the same BUT the coil affected by the capacitor is the second one. Pic below with another HB and a Fat Tap wiring, going alternatively to "hot" and to "ground" (same 22n cap than above).
When the cap is connected to ground, that's what Gibson calls "Fat tap".
Below is what it does to the "resonant frequency" of a humbucker if a 0.022µ cap is used.
As it keeps the bass of a coil and acts like a split with the other coil, it seems to scoop the mids, reminding a bit the positions 2 or 4 of a Strat. Now, the overall tone obtained obviously depends on the pickup and cap used (the lower the cap value, the higher in the audio spectrum is the "dip" created in the mid frequencies).
... AND when the split goes to a cap going itself to the hot point, it's the same BUT the coil affected by the capacitor is the second one. Pic below with another HB and a Fat Tap wiring, going alternatively to "hot" and to "ground" (same 22n cap than above).
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