I would like to put 2 singles coil instead of JB JR

[olivier]

Hello,

I have a guitar (Charvel ST Custom) with 4 single coils (one neck, one middle, 2 bridge), and I would like to change the pickups.

I would like to put a little 59 (neck), a Duckbuckers (middle) and JB JR (bridge) but with 2 single coils in the bridge, I can not.

I would like to put 2 singles coil instead of JB JR.

What can you advise me to replace a JB JR humbucker (or Hot Rails) with 2 singles coils (Classic Stack Plus STK-S4, Custom Flat SSL-6, Custom Staggered SSL-5, Vintage Hot Stack Plus STK-S7, Custom Stack Plus STK-S6, Hot Stack Plus STK-S9b, Hot for Strat SSL-3, Quarter Pound Flat™ SSL-4, Quarter Pound Staggered SSL-7,...). Two differents or two identical and which ones?

And my last question: Is there possible to split duckbuckers in the real single coil because there are 6 pole pieces and not 12 pole pices (like little 59 of other...)?

Thank you very much.

 

[AlexR]

Re: I would like to put 2 singles coil instead of JB JR

Am I understanding that you have a guitar with a humbucker in the bridge (the two singlecoils) plus two regular singlecoil pickups.

In that case I would just put a regular JB humbucker in there, with the Duckbucker and lil 59.

The duckbucker is a design which runs the two coils I believe in parallel, with some special ingredients to make it sound like a normal singlecoil without the hum. You could probably run only 1 coil, but it would most probably sound horrible and thin.

 

[Chris of Arabia]

Re: I would like to put 2 singles coil instead of JB JR

Do you have a photo we can see - one with a good view of the bridge pickup(s)?

 

[metalmachine]

Re: I would like to put 2 singles coil instead of JB JR

The charvel St custom has 2 stacked charvel single coils in the bridge.

 

[olivier]

Re: I would like to put 2 singles coil instead of JB JR

Hello,

yes exactly my charvel St Custom has 2 single coils in bridge ;-)

See the pictures...

Thanks a lot ;-)

 

[olivier]

Re: I would like to put 2 singles coil instead of JB JR

But what can you advise me to replace a JB JR humbucker (or Hot Rails) with 2 singles coils (Classic Stack Plus STK-S4, Custom Flat SSL-6, Custom Staggered SSL-5, Vintage Hot Stack Plus STK-S7, Custom Stack Plus STK-S6, Hot Stack Plus STK-S9b, Hot for Strat SSL-3, Quarter Pound Flat™ SSL-4, Quarter Pound Staggered SSL-7,...). Two differents or two identical and which ones?

Thanks ;-)

 

[MojoMonster]

Re: I would like to put 2 singles coil instead of JB JR

I would like to put a little 59 (neck), a Duckbuckers (middle) and JB JR (bridge) but with 2 single coils in the bridge, I can not.

Sure you can.
It may require altering the pickguard and/or routing the guitar, but there's nothing stopping you.

You'd effectively be running a 4 humbucker guitar.
If it were me, I'd run some combination of Cool Rails/Hot Rails, but definitely Hot Rails in the south Bridge position.

I would like to put 2 singles coil instead of JB JR.

If you decide on 2 singles in the bridge position, I'd find the hottest/tastiest I could and get one RWRP and wire them together so they'd be hum-canceling when engaged. (I'm pretty sure this is possible.)

Two differents or two identical and which ones?

I'd get different ones to create a more complex sound.

And my last question: Is there possible to split duckbuckers in the real single coil because there are 6 pole pieces and not 12 pole pices (like little 59 of other...)?

The Duckbucker is 4-conductor so it can certainly be split. The number of pole pieces doesn't have any bearing on the ability to for a pickup to be splittable.
Having 2 coils and/or being wound with a "tap" would determine whether it is splittable or not.

To your question about which single coils to select, I can't really help you as I'm not terribly familiar with the tonal characteristics of them all, especially given that you haven't told us what kind of music you're playing with this guitar, but my inclination is toward the higher-gain SSL's (3, 4, 7) for the bridge.

 

[olivier]

Re: I would like to put 2 singles coil instead of JB JR

Thanks for your answer.

I play Blues Rock, Rock, Hard Rock (70-80-90). What kind of single coil do you advise me?

 

[Richard Irons]

Re: I would like to put 2 singles coil instead of JB JR

While the Duckbucker 4-conductor wiring does in theory allow it to be split, it's inadvisable. Each coil only picks up three strings.

Instead of splitting it, you could switch it between series and parallel wiring for a change in tone without losing half the strings.

 

[zenmindbeginner]

Re: I would like to put 2 singles coil instead of JB JR

Get a new pickguard. Done.

 

[olivier]

Re: I would like to put 2 singles coil instead of JB JR

But I would like to keep the pickguard... ;-)

 

[saladin]

Re: I would like to put 2 singles coil instead of JB JR

2 SSL-6's would be way cool!