I have two humbucker equipped guitars which afford single coil simulation.
The first (Les Paul) does so by connecting the humbucker coils in parallel;
The other (Guthrie Govan Charvel) involves a 0.1uf capacitor along the humbucker's shunted series connection’s path to ground.
Humbucker coils in parallel
1. Better hum-cancellation (even superior to conventional humbucker series wiring)
2. A mid-scooped sound (a bit reminiscent of the in-between positions on a Strat)
3. A significant volume drop
0.1uf capacitor along the humbucker's shunted series connection’s path to ground
1. Not quite so impeccable hum-cancellation
2. A superior single coil sound (with preserved mids)
3. No perceptible volume drop
On balance, I much prefer the 0.1uf capacitor (by a long shot), but would very much appreciate other people's experiences / perspectives...
Comments
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Actually a P-Rails probably won't sound like that, since the two coils are so different that there won't be as much harmonic cancellation.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
0.1uf capacitor + 3.3kΩ resistor along the humbucker's shunted series connection’s path to ground
When you split a humbucker in the manner of PRS
...and you use a resistor (rather than a capacitor) along the humbucker's shunted series connection’s path to ground...
do you then get a proper single coil with hum, as opposed to still getting some hum-cancellation with the capacitor?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein