pickup sounds
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Seymur D . D'Marzio, EMG etc etc have website that u can listen to a pickup sound sample.
distinguishing the sound is not easy as they could sound similar
let alone series .parallel or out of phase sounds
It not easy to tell how a pickup sound like until its installed
good luck in your selection.
Thats true series (fuller sounding )against parallel (thinner sounding) is easier to tell than between different pickups
PatheinRaindropMoe
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for parallel sound, thats the easiest, almost all the in between position(combo of 2 pickups) among most of the more common geetars sold in public are all in parallel. From les paul to strat to tele and more.
As long the pickup selector switch is switched to combo of 2 pickup, we are hearing parallel sound.
For series, again it involved 2 pickups(or just one, if its humbucker). The sound is fatter, thicker than 2 pickups in parallel and louder.
For out of phase, it will still involve 2 pickups(one pickup cannot be out of phase with itself. 1 humbucker can be out of phase with it self if wired to be, coz its 2 single coil in 1, but no point wiring a humbucker out of phase with itself, coz the signal strength will be greatly reduced due to phase cancellation), wired in opposite direction. so the maijk(easy way of putting it) will be a drop in volume and bass. The sound will be thin and nasal
heh, just imagine fat, medium build and skinny for series, parallel and out of phase sound
As long the pickup selector switch is switched to combo of 2 pickup, we are hearing parallel sound.
For series, again it involved 2 pickups(or just one, if its humbucker). The sound is fatter, thicker than 2 pickups in parallel and louder.
For out of phase, it will still involve 2 pickups(one pickup cannot be out of phase with itself. 1 humbucker can be out of phase with it self if wired to be, coz its 2 single coil in 1, but no point wiring a humbucker out of phase with itself, coz the signal strength will be greatly reduced due to phase cancellation), wired in opposite direction. so the maijk(easy way of putting it) will be a drop in volume and bass. The sound will be thin and nasal
heh, just imagine fat, medium build and skinny for series, parallel and out of phase sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRbrO_VyEqs&feature=related - LP out of phase.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUsCnOWYGFQ - Parallel Neck and Middle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_pFbnpMZNI - Jackson tru a overdriven 5150. Out of Phase.
avenged4u
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thanks for the reply guys.i still need a little clarification.on this link, when he did coil tapping what are the modes on the guitar?is it series or phase.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rV692sSkDE&feature=quicklist
is series like making a humbucker split to single coils?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rV692sSkDE&feature=quicklist
is series like making a humbucker split to single coils?
PatheinRaindropMoe
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coil tap has nothing to do with series/parallel/in phase/out of phase.
its another thing on its own which is not any of the above
Coil tap or coil split(as some called it) is the same thing. It involved 1 pickup and usually a humbucker. So instead of the 2 single coil(within the humbucker) picking up the vibration form the strings, coil tap/split will see only 1 of the 2 single coil picking up the strings vibration. Resulting in thinner and weaker sounding output.
its another thing on its own which is not any of the above
Coil tap or coil split(as some called it) is the same thing. It involved 1 pickup and usually a humbucker. So instead of the 2 single coil(within the humbucker) picking up the vibration form the strings, coil tap/split will see only 1 of the 2 single coil picking up the strings vibration. Resulting in thinner and weaker sounding output.
ok...misundertood his objective...
hmm...the sound from out of phase wiring is quite interesting...
not sure how to describe it...it's somewhere between warm n thin (???) n slight buzzy feel...hahaha...especially for les paul case...
for parallel, nothing special...
but i don't have tonefreakish ears to differentiate them in detailed.
