Andyjr1515 Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Hi Calling @curtisa or any other electrics-savvy folks! If I have a single coil and a humbucker and a 3 way switch, would I expect: Single - Quiet Both - Quiet but different Humbucker - Loud If the two are wired 'properly' in parallel, I surely would never get Single - Quiet Both - very loud Humbucker - louder than the single but much quieter than 'both' If I get the above, are there any other reasons other than the circuit is putting them in series rather than parallel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 6 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: If I get the above, are there any other reasons other than the circuit is putting them in series rather than parallel? You're still summing the output signals of both pickups despite them being in parallel, so I'd still expect some jump in volume with both combined. Parallel vs series is still a summation of two pickup signals but it's not a perfect 1+1=2 summation in either case. Series connection for the most part 'stacks' the two pickup signals on top of each other giving a big jump in volume. Parallel connection is more like going from one chorister to two choristers standing up side by side singing the same part. It may get louder, but not by as much. The phase relationship between the two pickups, the relative outputs of each, their distance apart from each other and the proximity to the strings will also have an impact on how perfectly they summate, which can lead to the discrepancy between what you expected and what you're getting from your setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 17 minutes ago, curtisa said: You're still summing the output signals of both pickups despite them being in parallel, so I'd still expect some jump in volume with both combined. Parallel vs series is still a summation of two pickup signals but it's not a perfect 1+1=2 summation in either case. Series connection for the most part 'stacks' the two pickup signals on top of each other giving a big jump in volume. Parallel connection is more like going from one chorister to two choristers standing up side by side singing the same part. It may get louder, but not by as much. The phase relationship between the two pickups, the relative outputs of each, their distance apart from each other and the proximity to the strings will also have an impact on how perfectly they summate, which can lead to the discrepancy between what you expected and what you're getting from your setup. That is hugely helpful, @curtisa. Thanks Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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