question about humbucker parallel wiring

[appar111]

I just re-wired my Super Distortion T in my esquire from series to parallel. I'm REALLY liking the change-- sounds much cleaner, a little less powerful, but still hum cancelling.

I'm really liking this improvement. I'm thinking of adding a neck pickup to this guitar (a single coil sized humbucker), wiring it in parallel as well, and wondered-- if I keep the bridge pickup wired in parallel, what's it going to sound like when I select the bridge & neck pickups, as compared to how it'd sound if they were each wired in series?

Am I going to get a super thin sound in the middle position? I'm hoping that I don't.

 

[DrNewcenstein]

Re: question about humbucker parallel wiring

You shouldn't. If so, simply reverse the wires. I'm not sure if you can simply reverse the 2 main wires (what is it, red and black for Dimarzio?) or if you'll have to redo the whole parallel wiring for the one.

 

[appar111]

Re: question about humbucker parallel wiring

I figured I probably wouldn't get that funky thin sound unless one pickup was out of phase w/ the other. if they're both Dimarzios, even if they're wired in parallel individually, I shouldn't have a problem. Thought I'd check w/ the experts here!

 

[Phostenix]

Re: question about humbucker parallel wiring

I just did this (temporary wiring) on a Peavey guitar this weekend. I have no idea what the pup manufacturer is, but they were surprisingly crisp & punchy in parallel (unlike my P-Rails). With both neck & bridge paralleled and then in parallel with each other, it was still good, but lost some of the attack. Still bright & chimy, just a little compressed. Try it.

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: question about humbucker parallel wiring

Parallel + Parallel cuts the output and a good deal of the sonic spectrum gets canceled out too. It's not unusable, but it's pretty bright and sounds like an acoustic. When used with a clean amp it really accentuates pick attack and fingerpicking.