Single conductor humbuckers..

[McLaughysSN]

i have developed a new found hatred for these pickups.. i just spend a hell of long time installing a single conductor '59 in a friend strat.. i guess its because i began wiring with 4-conductor but i cant stand single as of the moment..

just a rant :smack:

 

[Kent S.]

Re: Single conductor humbuckers..

i have developed a new found hatred for these pickups.. i just spend a hell of long time installing a single conductor '59 in a friend strat.. i guess its because i began wiring with 4-conductor but i cant stand single as of the moment..

just a rant :smack:

only real problem is phase, if it's out with another pup, you got a choice, fip it's magnet, or reverse the other pup(s) ... sometimes that's not an option.
FWIW I love the tonal flexibility of four conductor, and glad that most stuff comes standard that way these days, even the stcked humbucking singles.

 

[McLaughysSN]

Re: Single conductor humbuckers..

yeah, this was my first single conductor, ive bought many of pickups in the past and installed them with ease but the single gave me a lot of trouble

one thing that has always given me trouble (this is off topic to my own thread) is the stock duncan screws. the springs are a little too long and i dont like that they are flat head. i think it would be a lot more convenient (spelling) if the stock screws were philips.. just a suggestion

 

[rspst14]

Re: Single conductor humbuckers..

Are you aware that you can easily turn a single conductor pickup into a 4 conductor pickup? I just discovered this last week while extending the leads on some old pickups. If you look at where the single conductor wiring is soldered on near the coils, you'll see a wire that connects both coils together. The only difference between single and 4 conductor is that the wire is cut in half, and red and white wires are solderd to it to allow you to control each coil individually.

Ryan

 

[Kent S.]

Re: Single conductor humbuckers..

yeah, this was my first single conductor, ive bought many of pickups in the past and installed them with ease but the single gave me a lot of trouble

one thing that has always given me trouble (this is off topic to my own thread) is the stock duncan screws. the springs are a little too long and i dont like that they are flat head. i think it would be a lot more convenient (spelling) if the stock screws were philips.. just a suggestion

Well, it would give you a better grip with less chance of slipping ... oops! ... well the pickguard was going to get scratched anyway ... :smack:

 

[Artie]

Re: Single conductor humbuckers..

one thing that has always given me trouble (this is off topic to my own thread) is the stock duncan screws. the springs are a little too long and i dont like that they are flat head. i think it would be a lot more convenient (spelling) if the stock screws were philips.. just a suggestion

I agree . . . so on my second set of Duncan's, I took one of the screws with me to the local hardware store, and picked out a selection of different lengths with phillips heads. I think I spent about $2.

Also, a quick trip to my local guitar store for one of those packs of "genuine" Fender surgical hose pieces. Another $2.

 

[Ken]

Re: Single conductor humbuckers..

I think Gibson '57 pups are the worst. In the craze to make them "authentic" they stuck with the cloth shielding and the exterior braded ground.

A. The exterior ground is a b*tch to strip.
B. The cloth shielding is a b*tch to strip cleanly.
C. The exterior ground acts like a giant heat sink when you try to ground it.
D. You have a big wire soldered to the top of your pot when you finally manage to ground the darned thing.


Thanks Gibson, for making my day at work miserable.

 

[Kent S.]

Re: Single conductor humbuckers..

I think Gibson '57 pups are the worst. In the craze to make them "authentic" they stuck with the cloth shielding and the exterior braded ground.

A. The exterior ground is a b*tch to strip.
B. The cloth shielding is a b*tch to strip cleanly.
C. The exterior ground acts like a giant heat sink when you try to ground it.
D. You have a big wire soldered to the top of your pot when you finally manage to ground the darned thing.


Thanks Gibson, for making my day at work miserable.

The few times I had to install them I always wrapped pre-tinned wire around the braid, soldered that to the braid and then ran the wire to a ground connection, and taped or strip tied that braid out of the way where it wouldn't touch anything ... if you have a good set of *sharp* presettable strippers it makes it much easier, but that insulation is still a bit stubborn at times.

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: Single conductor humbuckers..

I feel exactly the opposite. I don't care 4c wiring anymore, am using PAF clones and split they don't give a good single coil tone (4K DUH!!!). Of course I am splitting a CC but not a PG.

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[Kent S.]

Re: Single conductor humbuckers..

I feel exactly the opposite. I don't care 4c wiring anymore, am using PAF clones and split they don't give a good single coil tone (4K DUH!!!). Of course I am splitting a CC but not a PG.

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True enough Doc, but I find the parallel options as well as combined coils with other pups to be wonderful ... you know, I've often wondered why someone doen't make humcancelling singles side by side, and then have their bottom coil drop out when it series (closer to humbucker normal), then you could have it back in for individual and parallel modes. HHmmm, of couse I've also wanted a triple coil pup, but in the space of a normal humbucker, made of stacked singles, but sized length wise for F-spaced HB's ... don't want much do I? :laugh2:

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Single conductor humbuckers..

i have developed a new found hatred for these pickups.. i just spend a hell of long time installing a single conductor '59 in a friend strat.. i guess its because i began wiring with 4-conductor but i cant stand single as of the moment..

just a rant :smack:

I used to hate 'em when I was 16 years old too...but then I learned how to solder! :smack: :laugh2: Lew

 

[Guitarist]

Re: Single conductor humbuckers..

I used to hate 'em when I was 16 years old too...but then I learned how to solder! :smack: :laugh2: Lew

:laugh2: :newangel:

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: Single conductor humbuckers..

True enough Doc, but I find the parallel options as well as combined coils with other pups to be wonderful ... you know, I've often wondered why someone doen't make humcancelling singles side by side, and then have their bottom coil drop out when it series (closer to humbucker normal), then you could have it back in for individual and parallel modes. HHmmm, of couse I've also wanted a triple coil pup, but in the space of a normal humbucker, made of stacked singles, but sized length wise for F-spaced HB's ... don't want much do I? :laugh2:

Fair enough!

Actually I do have a japanese ibanez s470 on which I have done some crazy stuff. It has CC in the bridge, PGb in the neck and a s/c from a 90us strat. I can activate any pickup (either full hb or the slug coil) with miniswitches. AND I have 2 500K dual concentric pots thus have separate volumes for all the pickups (split or full) and a master tone control.

I drilled 3 holes into the body! Inside the wiring definitely looks that of a bomb! LOL :laugh2:

Sure I get tons of tones out of it, yet still prefer my 50s wired LP over it any time of the day! And playing with the controls is too complicated! :smack:

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