JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

[tenniso]

i am thinking about putting my Jazz/Ceramic in the bridge and putting my JB/A2 in the neck of my epiphone les paul.

before doing this, i am wondering a few things: 1. should i put the a5 mag. back in the JB first, or keep the a2

2. should i tap the JB or wire it parallel. i am not so much worried about hum cancelling, just good tone.

this is really an experiment more than anything.

 

[hamerfan]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

1. i dont like A2 in the neck. A3 are way better. Most of my neck pickups carry an A5 or an A4 (AntNA4, SethNA5, DiMarzio PAF A3, Gibson Shaw A4)

2. I love the stock JB in the bridge with parallel wiring - stratty and qwacky. In the neck slot it should be great too. In split position it was nothing to write home about.
BTW i made the parallel wiring via a push pull pot

 

[tenniso]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

so put the a5 mag back in and wire it parallel?

 

[misterwhizzy]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

At least put the A5 back in. I don't have any suggestions on how to wire it.

 

[metlking]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

I have a Duncan Custom in the neck of my Les Paul. It's wired in parallel. It sounds great! Very clean and bright, kinda strat-like. When played on a clean channel it's almost piano like......However, You do lose the hollowed out Slashy solo tones. I would guess a JB would give you similar results. I would add a push/pull for series/parallel options.......

 

[Markk]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

2. should i tap the JB or wire it parallel. i am not so much worried about hum cancelling, just good tone.

this is really an experiment more than anything.

So do you want to tap or split it? Two different things.

 

[tenniso]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

split it into a single coil. what is tapping?

 

[Markk]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

split it into a single coil. what is tapping?

Say a pup has 100 turns of wire in it. Tapping means cutting into those 100 at (for example) the 70th turn and leaving the remaining 30 out. Tapping requires a little more surgery to the pup.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

Considering that it is a JB being used in the neck, I would first try it with the A2 that's already in it. If it's not bright enough you can always try putting an A4 or A5 back in.

As far as splitting or parallel wiring, I've found that splitting gives you a much cleaner and brighter sound. If you are going to only do either split or parallel, I'd opt for split. However, it's not too difficult to add both options. That way you can use whichever tone you want any time. Use Triple Shots and have all the options without having to put in push-pulls or mini-switches.

 

[tenniso]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

how do i wire it parallel?

 

[Markk]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

Personally I would go with splitting (that's how I have it set up, along with a Jazz). I'm using push-pulls. Sounds pretty good.

 

[tenniso]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

which wires do i switch around to wire it parallel?

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

Like I said, I personally think that splitting sounds better than parallel wiring. But it's good to try for yourself and see what you like.

The normal (series) wiring has you connect the red and white wires together and insulate, green to ground, and black is hot. To wire in parallel, connect the red and black wires (hot) and connect the green and white wires (ground).

 

[WhoFan]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

man i can't imagine how boomy a JB in the neck of a Les Paul style guitar would be...

 

[tenniso]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

wired in parallel, it should have lower output right?

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

Yep.

 

[tenniso]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

Like I said, I personally think that splitting sounds better than parallel wiring. But it's good to try for yourself and see what you like.

The normal (series) wiring has you connect the red and white wires together and insulate, green to ground, and black is hot. To wire in parallel, connect the red and black wires (hot) and connect the green and white wires (ground).

series is

black to volume
red and white together
green and bare to ground

parallel is

red and white to volume
black and green and bare to ground

SO WHICH WAY IS RIGHT?

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: JB in Les Paul Neck. Split or Parallel?

Probably doesn't make a difference. Anyone know for sure?