TheOrangeChannel
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So I'm going 3 way in a JP and I'm thinking of either a single coil tap, or two series parallel push pulls. What say you?
To coil tap or series/ parallel...that is the question. Pegasus/ Sentient...
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TheOrangeChannel
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Re: To coil tap or series/ parallel...that is the question. Pegasus/ Sentient...
Agh...I posted this from my iPad, and I must've wiped out half that first sentence. Should've read, I'm going with a 3 way switch in a JP ...I didn't specify the 7 strings but I figured the Pegasus and sentient would give that away. Anyway...suggestions?
Agh...I posted this from my iPad, and I must've wiped out half that first sentence. Should've read, I'm going with a 3 way switch in a JP ...I didn't specify the 7 strings but I figured the Pegasus and sentient would give that away. Anyway...suggestions?
Jack_TriPpEr
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Re: To coil tap or series/ parallel...that is the question. Pegasus/ Sentient...
You wrote coil 'tap' but i imagine you really meant coil 'split.' I myself don't like the hum from splitting a humbucker, when I could instead wire it up in -parallel with itself as you said is your other alternative. Also, if the pups in that JP are stock, then they are ceramic, and I found a split coil ceramic very shrill soundinh when I tried it (epiphone nightfall lp).
You wrote coil 'tap' but i imagine you really meant coil 'split.' I myself don't like the hum from splitting a humbucker, when I could instead wire it up in -parallel with itself as you said is your other alternative. Also, if the pups in that JP are stock, then they are ceramic, and I found a split coil ceramic very shrill soundinh when I tried it (epiphone nightfall lp).
Joe Garfield
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Re: To coil tap or series/ parallel...that is the question. Pegasus/ Sentient...
I was asking the same question last week. The little bit of research I did pointed me toward series/parallel. I asked the luthier and he said the same. Holy CRAP do I love it! I ended up with a push-pull volume pot; series is in standard pos'n and parallel is in pulled pos'n. It definitely gives you a bunch of that fender type tone, but still bigger and fuller sound. You will NOT regret it.
I was asking the same question last week. The little bit of research I did pointed me toward series/parallel. I asked the luthier and he said the same. Holy CRAP do I love it! I ended up with a push-pull volume pot; series is in standard pos'n and parallel is in pulled pos'n. It definitely gives you a bunch of that fender type tone, but still bigger and fuller sound. You will NOT regret it.
TheOrangeChannel
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Re: To coil tap or series/ parallel...that is the question. Pegasus/ Sentient...
Yeah split...lol. Looking day yesterday. No, I'm replacing the pickups with the Pegasus/ sentient combo...alnico5 based... Tired of ceramic 7 string pickups... I also have the mind to replace the dimarzios in my 8 string too... Joe...thanks man. That's what I was looking for... I'll do a pair of push pulls for series parallel operation on the volume and tone...should yield some cool combos.
Yeah split...lol. Looking day yesterday. No, I'm replacing the pickups with the Pegasus/ sentient combo...alnico5 based... Tired of ceramic 7 string pickups... I also have the mind to replace the dimarzios in my 8 string too... Joe...thanks man. That's what I was looking for... I'll do a pair of push pulls for series parallel operation on the volume and tone...should yield some cool combos.
TheOrangeChannel
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Re: To coil tap or series/ parallel...that is the question. Pegasus/ Sentient...
Joe does your push pull volume work for just the bridge pup or both? My consideration is both a push pull tone and volume to set up both the bridge and neck individually...this way with the 3 way it works out to like 9 different tones...
Joe does your push pull volume work for just the bridge pup or both? My consideration is both a push pull tone and volume to set up both the bridge and neck individually...this way with the 3 way it works out to like 9 different tones...
Schmeer
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Re: To coil tap or series/ parallel...that is the question. Pegasus/ Sentient...
That wouldn't work, as the JP does not have pickup rings
To the OP: I would just keep the standard JP wiring, as I love the sound of those split inner coils in the middle position
That wouldn't work, as the JP does not have pickup rings
To the OP: I would just keep the standard JP wiring, as I love the sound of those split inner coils in the middle position
darthphineas
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Re: To coil tap or series/ parallel...that is the question. Pegasus/ Sentient...
Try the split and try the parallel and see/listen to what works best for you.
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Try the split and try the parallel and see/listen to what works best for you.
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aleclee
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Re: To coil tap or series/ parallel...that is the question. Pegasus/ Sentient...
IMO, split gives more of a typical single coil tone while parallel gives more of an in-between quack. When I want that quack, I can get it by running both pickups split. In this case, the two coils are running parallel and their relative positions give a more genuine in-between sound.
My $0.02, IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc.
IMO, split gives more of a typical single coil tone while parallel gives more of an in-between quack. When I want that quack, I can get it by running both pickups split. In this case, the two coils are running parallel and their relative positions give a more genuine in-between sound.
My $0.02, IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc.
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