Humbucker for splitting to Tele sound

[freefrog]

Whoa, ok, so I read the older Dimebucker coil splitting thread here and it seems pretty tempting! https://forum.seymourduncan.com/for...ucker-opinions-do-they-sound-good-coil-tapped

Maybe too hot as a humbucker. Probably going off the deep end here but what about a Custom/Dimebucker hybrid in the bridge with a Custom/59 in the neck?

Also, I assume y'all split to the inner coil of the bridge pickup for your Tele tones or is there a case for splitting to the outer bridge coil instead?

My own experience with the Dimebucker is explained in the topic that you evoke above: it delivers a nice convincing Fendery sound when wired in parallel - but rather Stratty than Tely.
Pretty logical: it has a high inductance in series, giving it the right Strat single coil alike inductance in parallel. It has also a high Q factor, just like Strat single coils, thx to its specific design - but this high Q factor and the absence of Foucault currents with this model wouldn't necessarily be the best way to Tele tones once the PU split.

Custom/59 in the neck? Should sound too woofy in most cases IMHO (unless mounted in a 24 frets guitar with not much resonant wood). My friend winder did put several years of researches in a high inductance model able to sound right in series or split in a "standard" neck position (like in 22 frets guitars) and it's not easy to achieve at all. That's why the usual advice for that is to use a lower inductance HB (SH2 Jazz, etc.) .

Regarding hybrids: unless you go Custom shop, it's not possible to do that with a Dimebucker... it's built like Bill Lawrence L500 models , whose coils are glued/epoxied in a plastic housing, without baseplate.

On inner or outer coils for split: depends on the pickups and guitar IME and IMHO... if I had no lab gear at disposal to test pickups, I'd just try, listen and decide on this basis.

Do what you want and be happy.
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[Artie]

I have a split Dimebucker and while it is awesome I would not describe it as a Tele on steroids as they did, and it is not stratty. It is its own very cool thing. It is very thick and tight with that articulation a single provides, but in no way would you hear it and think it was any type of single coil pickup.

That's almost exactly how I'd describe a Distortion split. Great sound, but not like anything else.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Are you being sarcastic or....
i respect your opinion, but sometimes i cant tell if you are messing with me or not

Yeah, a little sarcastic. Messin' with ya. Like Beau said, I was pointing out that the OP wanted to know one pup that sounded like a Tele when split...not a combination of pups.
But it's all good and that was also some fine info you provided.
Just so you know, I generally value your opinions and contributions.

 

[sumitagarwal]

With the recommendations of blade-based humbuckers (SD Dime, Bill Lawrence), I was wondering if there were any opinions on the DiMarzio models that have one blade and one pole piece bobbin (Crunch Lab, D Sonic, Megadrive). I'm thinking I could split to the blade bobbin for the Tele type sound while in series it might sound slightly more traditional than a dual blade.

Also I'm currently planning out an HSS and I'm also thinking about putting a DiMarzio Area in the neck or middle (or both) and wiring one of the noise cancelling bottom coils to provide noise cancelling when running the bridge pickup split.

 

[Artie]

Not split, but a Custom Custom in parallel sounds like a Tele bridge.

Apologies to the OP for veering off topic, but that's great info. I'm trying to finalize what I want in the bridge of my Nashville, (Brent Mason), Tele, and I have a CC laying around here somewhere. I think you made up my mind for me.