GreatGreen
Power User
You basically have these options:
Coil Split - remove one of the humbucker's coils entirely from the circuit for a true single coil sound. Along with this, I'd also suggest switching in a 250K resistor to the circuit when you coil split to convert your humbucker-compatible 500K volume pot into a 250K volume pot so the single coil doesn't ice pick you to death.
Coil Tap - different from coil split. Coil splitting as mentioned above removes one of a humbucker's coils entirely from the circuit. Coil tapping actually "taps into" the humbucker's copper windings somewhere in the middle of the winds to give you a brighter but quieter sound. So basically it gives you your humbucker but with less windings.
Parallel - Humbuckers work by routing the circuit directly into one coil, then straight into the other coil, then out the other end. Parallel wiring splits the circuit, routes it through both coils individually, then the circuit rejoins after that, basically giving you two single coils placed right next to each other.
Partial Split - Like Joker III mentioned in the thread earlier. Probably the option I'd go with, personally. Instead of entirely removing one coil from your humbucker to create a single coil, only remove that extra coil mostly from the signal chain. This will give you the brightness of a single coil but with some extra bassy fullness to stop things from getting too thin. Solder the humbucker like you would to make a coil split mod, but instead of sending the extra coil entirely to ground, wire a resistor between it and ground with a value of around 15K or 20K (not a typo).
Spin-a-Split mod - Attach a pot to the coil to be split so you can roll the extra coil in and out of the signal however you like and smoothly blend between single coil and humbucker modes. I did this to one of my guitars and it's really fun, but if you have a carved top guitar it's really tough to source the 50K long shaft pot you'll need. They're almost impossible to find. If you're attaching the pot to a pickguard then you won't need a long shaft you'll have a much easier time getting the parts you need.
Coil Split - remove one of the humbucker's coils entirely from the circuit for a true single coil sound. Along with this, I'd also suggest switching in a 250K resistor to the circuit when you coil split to convert your humbucker-compatible 500K volume pot into a 250K volume pot so the single coil doesn't ice pick you to death.
Coil Tap - different from coil split. Coil splitting as mentioned above removes one of a humbucker's coils entirely from the circuit. Coil tapping actually "taps into" the humbucker's copper windings somewhere in the middle of the winds to give you a brighter but quieter sound. So basically it gives you your humbucker but with less windings.
Parallel - Humbuckers work by routing the circuit directly into one coil, then straight into the other coil, then out the other end. Parallel wiring splits the circuit, routes it through both coils individually, then the circuit rejoins after that, basically giving you two single coils placed right next to each other.
Partial Split - Like Joker III mentioned in the thread earlier. Probably the option I'd go with, personally. Instead of entirely removing one coil from your humbucker to create a single coil, only remove that extra coil mostly from the signal chain. This will give you the brightness of a single coil but with some extra bassy fullness to stop things from getting too thin. Solder the humbucker like you would to make a coil split mod, but instead of sending the extra coil entirely to ground, wire a resistor between it and ground with a value of around 15K or 20K (not a typo).
Spin-a-Split mod - Attach a pot to the coil to be split so you can roll the extra coil in and out of the signal however you like and smoothly blend between single coil and humbucker modes. I did this to one of my guitars and it's really fun, but if you have a carved top guitar it's really tough to source the 50K long shaft pot you'll need. They're almost impossible to find. If you're attaching the pot to a pickguard then you won't need a long shaft you'll have a much easier time getting the parts you need.
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