custom22 Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 In a typical Les Paul, Sg or other dual humbucker guitar, are the two humbuckers wired in series or parallel with each other. Im not talking about coil splitting but each pickup in relation to the other. What would be the result if they were wired oppositely? Thanks in advance! -Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhailgtrski Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Parallel. Series would give you a hotter signal. Some guys add this option to their Telecasters, but those are singlecoils. I haven't heard humbuckers in series before, but my guess is you'd get a hot, muddy sound. I like the sound of humbuckers in parallel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom22 Posted March 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Parallel. Series would give you a hotter signal. Some guys add this option to their Telecasters, but those are singlecoils. I haven't heard humbuckers in series before, but my guess is you'd get a hot, muddy sound. I like the sound of humbuckers in parallel. Yea, i thought so. I know about those single coils and the S1 switching, but i was just making sure. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 I like both. Standard mod on all my humbucker guitars is a series/parallel/single per pickup, and a series switch to but the two in series on command. Gives you a very fat, thick, hot sound, but it can be fun. More useful (IMO) in combination with coil taps/parallel on the humbuckers themselves than, say, a phase switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebun Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 (edited) wouldn't parallel give more percieved output than series? so series would be fine for two humbuckers yeh? Edited March 17, 2006 by ebun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhailgtrski Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 wouldn't parallel give more percieved output than series? so series would be fine for two humbuckers yeh? I'm not sure about "perceived output", but when you wire pickups in series, their resistances are summed, giving you a hotter signal. In parallel the resistance is 1/4 of the sum of the two pickups = lower output. It's Ohm's Law. Like mattia said, humbuckers in series give you a hot, fat sound. If that floats your boat, go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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