Why Parallel Wire Neck Bucker Instead of Putting in a Single Coil or P90?
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BriGuy1968
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Re: Why Parallel Wire Neck Bucker Instead of Putting in a Single Coil or P90?
I’m not sure if you’re saying that you answered your own question or not, but I’ll throw my opinion at you anyway.
The biggest reason I can think of for parallel wiring a humbucker in the neck instead of using a single coil would be that you want the hum-canceling properties of a humbucker but also want the thinner, less bassy sound of a single coil (to me a humbucker in parallel is more comparable to a standard single coil than to a P-90). I could also see it if you’re having trouble dialing in the neck tone of your HB equipped guitar and want to pull it back in intensity without actually needing to swap out the pickup itself.
Short of those two reasons I can’t really think of anything. Single coils and P-90s have a different character to their sound than humbuckers, so if I wanted the sound of one of them in the neck of my guitar I’d just use one of them. Parallel humbucker is only a vaguely similar sound to that of a single coil, but it DOES offer him-canceling. Personally I’m more of a fan of splitting the coils in order to accomplish something closer to a single coil sound with my humbuckers... and to hell with the hum! [emoji12]
I’m not sure if you’re saying that you answered your own question or not, but I’ll throw my opinion at you anyway.
The biggest reason I can think of for parallel wiring a humbucker in the neck instead of using a single coil would be that you want the hum-canceling properties of a humbucker but also want the thinner, less bassy sound of a single coil (to me a humbucker in parallel is more comparable to a standard single coil than to a P-90). I could also see it if you’re having trouble dialing in the neck tone of your HB equipped guitar and want to pull it back in intensity without actually needing to swap out the pickup itself.
Short of those two reasons I can’t really think of anything. Single coils and P-90s have a different character to their sound than humbuckers, so if I wanted the sound of one of them in the neck of my guitar I’d just use one of them. Parallel humbucker is only a vaguely similar sound to that of a single coil, but it DOES offer him-canceling. Personally I’m more of a fan of splitting the coils in order to accomplish something closer to a single coil sound with my humbuckers... and to hell with the hum! [emoji12]
Chistopher
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Re: Why Parallel Wire Neck Bucker Instead of Putting in a Single Coil or P90?
Maybe you only have a humbucker on hand and don't wanna buy a new one? Or you don't wanna route for a P90 and don't like the look of a different pickup style in the neck.
Maybe you only have a humbucker on hand and don't wanna buy a new one? Or you don't wanna route for a P90 and don't like the look of a different pickup style in the neck.
Re: Why Parallel Wire Neck Bucker Instead of Putting in a Single Coil or P90?
Kudos to understanding the question...I was a little perplexed as to what was being asked. A humbucker in parallel doesn't sound much like a single coil or P90 to me, although it is hum-cancelling. If you like the humbucker sound and want a thinner, weaker sound sometimes, I would understand someone wiring a series/parallel switch.
Kudos to understanding the question...I was a little perplexed as to what was being asked. A humbucker in parallel doesn't sound much like a single coil or P90 to me, although it is hum-cancelling. If you like the humbucker sound and want a thinner, weaker sound sometimes, I would understand someone wiring a series/parallel switch.
Chistopher
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Re: Why Parallel Wire Neck Bucker Instead of Putting in a Single Coil or P90?
What's with the large font?
What's with the large font?
Chistopher
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Re: Why Parallel Wire Neck Bucker Instead of Putting in a Single Coil or P90?
I said the OP was using a larger font size than standard and I was wondering as to why.
I said the OP was using a larger font size than standard and I was wondering as to why.
texred
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Re: Why Parallel Wire Neck Bucker Instead of Putting in a Single Coil or P90?
Yeah, I think I got it. Lightbulb moment with all the "Ooooohs). DOH. Instead of replacing w/single coil, you can still have a humbucker AND a single coil, right? DOH !!!
texred
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Re: Why Parallel Wire Neck Bucker Instead of Putting in a Single Coil or P90?
Because OP is blind and needs new glasses. Feel free to take up a collection. And it wasn't THAT big !!
texred
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Re: Why Parallel Wire Neck Bucker Instead of Putting in a Single Coil or P90?
Oh quit ! I figured it out myself. When I said "Ooooh" that was to indicate a lightbulb monent, in case you can't read my mind.
texred
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Re: Why Parallel Wire Neck Bucker Instead of Putting in a Single Coil or P90?
Need new glasses desperately. Sorry If I bugged ya'll. Didn't mean to. I need a 3.5 size font to see, and apparently that choice does not come with the package. And actually, being such a noog (to forums also) I didn't think about it going giant on OP's receipt.
Sorry ya'll. I don't know if it's my 'puter, but the text size was ant-size on my computer. I will find another way, hopefully.
Need new glasses desperately. Sorry If I bugged ya'll. Didn't mean to. I need a 3.5 size font to see, and apparently that choice does not come with the package. And actually, being such a noog (to forums also) I didn't think about it going giant on OP's receipt.
Sorry ya'll. I don't know if it's my 'puter, but the text size was ant-size on my computer. I will find another way, hopefully.
texred
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Re: Why Parallel Wire Neck Bucker Instead of Putting in a Single Coil or P90?
After hours of vids and copying diagrams in my NB, the lightbulb had to happen in a post, of course. Among a bunch of deaf people !! How does this font look? I can see this. Is it too much?
texred
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Re: Why Parallel Wire Neck Bucker Instead of Putting in a Single Coil or P90?
I got it. It came to me, of course, in the middle of the post. And I am dead serious about needing new glasses after 4 years. And glaucoma. Lacking $200, but I spent it on a guitar. Kill me.
texred
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Re: Why Parallel Wire Neck Bucker Instead of Putting in a Single Coil or P90?
Oh shut up ya'll !! If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem ! Need new glasses. Lack $200. Spent it on guitar. So kill me. How does this look, Oscar?
Oh shut up ya'll !! If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem ! Need new glasses. Lack $200. Spent it on guitar. So kill me. How does this look, Oscar?
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Re: Why Parallel Wire Neck Bucker Instead of Putting in a Single Coil or P90?
OK. Please kill this thread too!! You caught it in the nick of time, saving my virginal status, because I had my fingers on the keys to respond to that troll again Usually I don't pay any attention, but don't call me names. The only time I do is when I call somebody a nickname, which is a sign of affection/uh, not affliction. Like I just called the guy in the garbage can, Oscar. Hope he has a sense of humor.
Is this font/size ok. I can see it. I couldn't even type. Just occurred to be it won't come back this way duh. Back to blindness.
Thank you, and want you to know I kept trying to get out of there asking people to pm me.
Cereal. Please kill this thread. I'm getting a headache and it's only 10:00am !! Thanks for understanding.
OK. Please kill this thread too!! You caught it in the nick of time, saving my virginal status, because I had my fingers on the keys to respond to that troll again Usually I don't pay any attention, but don't call me names. The only time I do is when I call somebody a nickname, which is a sign of affection/uh, not affliction. Like I just called the guy in the garbage can, Oscar. Hope he has a sense of humor.
Is this font/size ok. I can see it. I couldn't even type. Just occurred to be it won't come back this way duh. Back to blindness.
Thank you, and want you to know I kept trying to get out of there asking people to pm me.
Cereal. Please kill this thread. I'm getting a headache and it's only 10:00am !! Thanks for understanding.
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