Parallel wiring of stacked humbuckers/noiseless single coils?

[Inflames626]

Can noiseless single coils/stacked humbuckers be wired in parallel?

I feel like the answer should be no since the coils aren't side by side but I thought I'd ask.

 

[Inflames626]

Or at least I thought a stack in parallel might not make much of a sound difference since the single coil shape limits the surface area the string passes over.

Basically I'm trying to decide if I want to wire a Parallel Axis single coil to split or be parallel.

 

[Supernautilus]

If the second coil isn’t near the strings then I doubt parallel wiring would do anything except drastically reduce output.

 

[Inflames626]

This is what I was thinking Supernautilus . Since the coils aren't side by side it won't sound the same as putting a traditional humbucker in parallel.

Considering parallel reduces output even more than split I think it might be a bad idea to do the stack in parallel with a Parallel Axis Distortion in the bridge right next to it.

 

[jeremy]

i never put stacks in parallel, always sounds weak when i tried it. i do like the split sounds though. sometimes there isnt much difference, such as with the cs+ pups, but on older style stacks, the split wiring can have more output as well as a brighter tone

 

[Inflames626]

Thanks jeremy . You've probably tipped me toward split then since this will be going into a Sustainiac guitar and wiring a single parallel into a DPDT that is also a tone knob is a lot more of a headache than just splitting it.

Does it matter if the upper or lower coil sends the signal?

 

[jeremy]

absolutely. you want the top coil active. if the bottom coil is active itll sound like crap

 

[Inflames626]

jeremy, for split top coil active is it red and white to DPDT switch and green and bare to ground?

Much thanks.