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Post by wolf on Jul 10, 2010 23:16:57 GMT -5
Yes, as has been stated before, some of the diagrams on my website utilize shunted coils. However, I think (as do others on this message board), that shunting a coil has just a small effect on tone. One thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is that a shunted coil could also affect sustain. A string vibrating across a shunted coil could be impeded by an electromagnetic field that would not be generated in a coil connected in a conventional fashion. (I know I didn't explain that too well, but since I don't put much stock in this belief either, anyone else is welcome to explain it better.) As far as "hanging coils from the hot" connection, a few of my circuits work that way also. However, I think there are two different conditions for that. The top coil in the above diagram, has a separate "plus" wire, "minus" wire and a shield. To me shutting off either the plus or minus wire in this case, will not be a problem. The bottom coil in that diagram has 1 wire and a shield - and that's it. I suppose you could shut off that coil by switching the shielded wire but I think that would produce serious hum and that is something I don't do.
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Post by greeneyezzz on Sept 13, 2010 13:26:19 GMT -5
Right,
I finally soldered the new pups in with the fender 3 way switch and used the scheme for serial wiring in the split position and the result is really nice!
The coil split has that typical coilsplit sound but added with some rock'n'roll grit in the sound. Sounds really nice and distinct...
I'm gonna do the same for my UV7777 now ;-)
thx for the help guys!!
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Post by Yew on Sept 13, 2010 14:55:10 GMT -5
on a slightly related note, how do two humbuckers sound in series? really phat i would imagine (and isnt this the start of the broardbucker configuration, just wthout some kind of tone control?)
sorry its a bit off topic
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Post by JFrankParnell on Sept 13, 2010 17:02:00 GMT -5
that's PHat with a capital P H, yo!
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Post by newey on Sept 13, 2010 22:21:36 GMT -5
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Post by wolf on Sept 14, 2010 0:42:29 GMT -5
Here is something else to consider: Perhaps I should have posted this earlier. Anyway, when both switches are set for coil cut, the middle 2 coils are active (in parallel) and they are hum canceling.
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Post by Yew on Sept 14, 2010 5:21:18 GMT -5
If you wire the outputs of those two switches to a dpdt on/off/onn switch , with the wires going to the outer poles, and the two inner poles Grounded, it should be possible to then run the wires through another of those series/parallel switches.
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Post by greeneyezzz on Sept 14, 2010 13:12:58 GMT -5
@ Yew : To me it sounds great. The neck PUP has got that Petrucci warm tone, the bridge pup is just so damn hot without being muddy. In the middle (double coil split) it has that typical coilsplit sound, but with some rock'n'roll grit ;D
I can record a small sound file but dont know where to post it, if interested I can PM it ;-)
@ Wolf : I was told that humcanceling only happens on coils in series, not in parallel. What is your thought on this?
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Post by wolf on Sept 14, 2010 15:28:48 GMT -5
greeneyezzHum canceling can occur with series OR parallel wiring. Think of a Fender Stratocaster that has its pickups in parallel. When position 2 or position 4 is selected, it is hum canceling. A lot of humbucking pickup explanations are pretty bad or just totally wrong. Here's what I have to say about the functioning of a humbucking pickup www.1728.com/guitar1b.htmI spent a lot of time writing that and so I hope the explanation is easy to understand.
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Post by greeneyezzz on Sept 16, 2010 10:04:01 GMT -5
thanks!
I'll take a look!
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