What is the resulting tone when you combine...

[SteveSpoons]

What is the resulting tone when you combine 2 Custom Staggered Strat pickups in the bridge position (one north polarity and one south polarity) and wire them in series? Would the resulting tone be equivalent to any of the off the shelf humbuckers like maybe the JB, Duncan Distortion, etc, etc.?

Why do I ask; I'm looking for a humbucker that when split is literally the "equivalent" to a overwound Custom Staggered Strat pickup and I'm trying to figure out if I need to have one custom wound.

Thanks
Spoons

 

[Artie]

Re: What is the resulting tone when you combine...

Welcome to the forum. That's exactly how I have my son's, (now my grandson's), Strat wired. Using a DPDT switch it goes from full parallel operation, to full series operation. This is using normal Strat singles. When in series mode, they sound like a Stag Mag. So, on one hand, a Stag Mag would do what you want. On the other, there's many humbuckers that split/parallel well for single coil tone. Two of my favorites are the Distortion split, or the Invader parallel.

Hope this helps. Others will chime in.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: What is the resulting tone when you combine...

I agree with Artie. The Invader has a surprisingly nice tone in parallel. I don't know that I would say it sounds like a Strat single, but it is definitely light and airy. The split Distortion is also a great tone.

The StagMag is most certainly what you want. When split, it IS a true single coil pup. When in series it has a very good humbucker tone.

 

[Jackylope]

Re: What is the resulting tone when you combine...

The StagMag is most certainly what you want. When split, it IS a true single coil pup. When in series it has a very good humbucker tone.

silly question, but do you still get the noiseless of the hum when split? If so, that's a winning combo.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: What is the resulting tone when you combine...

I've never noticed a noise problem with my StagMag split.

 

[Artie]

Re: What is the resulting tone when you combine...

silly question, but do you still get the noiseless of the hum when split? If so, that's a winning combo.

Technically, no. It's a true single when split.

Btw, I lived for about 27 years in Columbus. Spent a lot of time at O'Reilly's Pub at the corner of N.High and Olentangy.

 

[SteveSpoons]

Re: What is the resulting tone when you combine...

StagMag sounds really interesting option!

I wonder if they could make a custom matched H-S-H set for a 7 String??

 

[SteveSpoons]

Re: What is the resulting tone when you combine...

...the Invader parallel.

Now there's a really interesting idea! Are there any sample recording anywhere of this method?

 

[SteveSpoons]

Re: What is the resulting tone when you combine...

I agree with Artie. The Invader has a surprisingly nice tone in parallel. I don't know that I would say it sounds like a Strat single, but it is definitely light and airy.

I wonder what that would sound like paired with a custom staggered strat pickup in the middle position? Quack'ish?

Interesting options...

 

[SteveSpoons]

Re: What is the resulting tone when you combine...

Speaking of the Invader; I love the look of the Invader and the heavy tone when I need it but I'd like it a lot more if I could get Gold poll pieces.

 

[SteveSpoons]

Re: What is the resulting tone when you combine...

Have any of you heard if the Seymour Duncan custom shop will do REAL coil taps on custom windings?

I want to do some special things with this new guitar.
http://www.srwspoon.com/files/HSH 7-String.jpg

I do lots of custom designed stuff.
http://www.srwspoon.com/files/rig.jpg

 

[uOpt]

Re: What is the resulting tone when you combine...

What is the resulting tone when you combine 2 Custom Staggered Strat pickups in the bridge position (one north polarity and one south polarity) and wire them in series? Would the resulting tone be equivalent to any of the off the shelf humbuckers like maybe the JB, Duncan Distortion, etc, etc.?

Why do I ask; I'm looking for a humbucker that when split is literally the "equivalent" to a overwound Custom Staggered Strat pickup and I'm trying to figure out if I need to have one custom wound.

Thanks
Spoons

This doesn't work that literally because the magnetic fields of the two opposing rows of rod magnets influence each other. Whether it works well enough is a different question.

The sound of 2 full coils in series is also very heavy. Might be better to put the coils in parallel and use a load capacitor to get the resonance frequency back down.