Straight6DOHC
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I've Duncan Designed H102 B and N pickups in my Squier Jaguar. If I want to split those humbuckers to single coils, do I have a choice which side of the humbucker is utilised?
Which coil is used when coil splitting humbuckers?
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tascbandit
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Re: Which coil is used when coil splitting humbuckers?
On a Duncan, the coil closest to the bridge will remain active (bridge p/u) where the screws are. The DiMarzio is the opposit which was on my floyd rose strat.
On a Duncan, the coil closest to the bridge will remain active (bridge p/u) where the screws are. The DiMarzio is the opposit which was on my floyd rose strat.
Zhangliqun
Questionologist
Re: Which coil is used when coil splitting humbuckers?
It can be either way. If you don't like the coil you get with white and red as the split lead, make green and black the split lead, then red = hot and white = ground. Assuming the same Duncan color code is used.
It can be either way. If you don't like the coil you get with white and red as the split lead, make green and black the split lead, then red = hot and white = ground. Assuming the same Duncan color code is used.
marcello252
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Re: Which coil is used when coil splitting humbuckers?
It depends on how you connect the wires to the switch, you can short either coil
It depends on how you connect the wires to the switch, you can short either coil
marcello252
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Re: Which coil is used when coil splitting humbuckers?
you can also connect red and white together on the central lug of a two way SPDT switch, on another lug you can connect a wire coming from the pickup selector in or the ground, depending on what coil you want to short.
you can also connect red and white together on the central lug of a two way SPDT switch, on another lug you can connect a wire coming from the pickup selector in or the ground, depending on what coil you want to short.
Mad Raxz
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Re: Which coil is used when coil splitting humbuckers?
You can wire it once and hear the difference. The coil closest to the bridge is brighter, this annoys some people who prefer the one farthest from the bridge which is throatier. Just wire it up, hear, and then loosen the ring screws and flip the coil, listen and decide which position you like.
Once you have decided make sure the bucker screws are closest to the bridge, you may have to rewire.
Just leave enough cable on the bucker so that you have enough space to flip it and hear the difference.
You can wire it once and hear the difference. The coil closest to the bridge is brighter, this annoys some people who prefer the one farthest from the bridge which is throatier. Just wire it up, hear, and then loosen the ring screws and flip the coil, listen and decide which position you like.
Once you have decided make sure the bucker screws are closest to the bridge, you may have to rewire.
Just leave enough cable on the bucker so that you have enough space to flip it and hear the difference.
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: Which coil is used when coil splitting humbuckers?
Both bridge coils are pretty bright, the screw is really bright and thin, so some of us always use the slug coil when splitting the bridge. On the neck, it doesn't make as much difference (since the relative distance to the bridge is almost the same), but by using the neck screw coil, and bridge slug coil, you create a 'virtual' humbucker with both coils when the toggle is in the middle position (and both PU's are in coil cut mode).
Also, if you have coil cut and phase on the same PU, when it's in coil cut mode, lifting the push-pull for phase will change which coil is active, as on the Jimmy Page system.
Both bridge coils are pretty bright, the screw is really bright and thin, so some of us always use the slug coil when splitting the bridge. On the neck, it doesn't make as much difference (since the relative distance to the bridge is almost the same), but by using the neck screw coil, and bridge slug coil, you create a 'virtual' humbucker with both coils when the toggle is in the middle position (and both PU's are in coil cut mode).
Also, if you have coil cut and phase on the same PU, when it's in coil cut mode, lifting the push-pull for phase will change which coil is active, as on the Jimmy Page system.
Straight6DOHC
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Re: Which coil is used when coil splitting humbuckers?
Thanks guys. This is an education and I'm on a sharp learning curve, but, I'm sure it is do-able I just need to keep gleening information from these forums. Cheers.
Thanks guys. This is an education and I'm on a sharp learning curve, but, I'm sure it is do-able I just need to keep gleening information from these forums. Cheers.
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: Which coil is used when coil splitting humbuckers?
All of us learn things here. Great place for that.
All of us learn things here. Great place for that.
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