Wiring a pickup for parallel/split (no series)

[gitarene]

Hi.
Just wondering if its possible to wire a pickup for parallel/split on a push-pull. No series.
Split for flat Pot and parallel for pulled Pot.

Greatful for any help.

 

[gitarene]

Re: Wiring a pickup for parallel/split (no series)

....and wondering : Can a humbucker that has coil tapping, and not splitting, be wired in parallel?

 

[AlexR]

Re: Wiring a pickup for parallel/split (no series)

The only way I could imagine it is that you wire one pickup coil to the pot so that it is always on. The engagement of the pushpull makes the second coil hot wire attach to the pot lug too.

And tap has only the option of full or reduced output for that coil. I'm not sure how a humbucker with such an option might be sorted out with hookup wires as you typically have 3 wires for a singlecoil to access full, tapped and then the ground wire.
If indeed you have 2 coils with one tapped (you would need a 4 conductor setup plus tap wire), then those two coils could be in parallel with the option of one coil being higher or lower output.

 

[gitarene]

Re: Wiring a pickup for parallel/split (no series)

It is tapped, Both coils are on but its a weaker output.
I dont have a measuring thing, so I cant find out how much power is actually gone.
...unless the color codes I got are wrong, and it is in parallel.

 

[AlexR]

Re: Wiring a pickup for parallel/split (no series)

Actual tapped humbucker pickups are incredibly rare.......such that I only know of one winder who does them.
Typically you would have wires for full output and tapped output if you had such a pickup.

 

[gitarene]

Re: Wiring a pickup for parallel/split (no series)

From searching a bit it seemed like tapped pickups usually are single coils.
I guess the pre-soldered two wires were joined in parallel then.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Wiring a pickup for parallel/split (no series)

If your pup actually WAS a tapped pup, you just wouldn't use the tap wire.

For an SD pup for example you would wire the black wire directly to the pup selector switch (or vol pot/jack/etc). The green and white wires would be soldered to ground. Red wire soldered to the middle lug of the p/p. Upper lug connected to the black wire. Bottom lug wired to ground.