Possibly retarded question..

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:37 pm

Is there any way of changing which coil a coilsplit switches too? My Tele switches to the outer coil (closest to the bridge), and it's just too thin.

I'm pretty sure this is the current wiring, although the coilsplit switch is just a microswitch and not a pushpull pot.

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:40 pm

you can do it if you reverse ground and hot on both pickups, and wire up the coil split the same as before - that'll change which coil becomes active when split.

I think, I can't see why that wouldn't work.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:40 pm

Yeah, you should have a North and South coil split from your bucker if you open it up.

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:41 pm

Mike wrote:Yeah, you should have a North and South coil split from your bucker if you open it up.

basically, yes, do what mike says if it's a 4 wire bucker, do what i say if it's a 3 wire bucker.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:42 pm

North and south being the white and red wires in the schematic iin my hastily edited post? I just need to switch them?

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:42 pm

Doog wrote:North and south being the white and red wires in the schematic iin my hastily edited post?

yeah motherfucker.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:44 pm

They seem to go to the same point though?

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:45 pm

That'll be for the full humbucker connection, you wire them together for that.

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:45 pm

Doog wrote:North and south being the white and red wires in the schematic iin my hastily edited post?

yes.
well they're the end and beginning of the coils for the north and south coils respectively - when they're attached it's 2 coils in series: a bucker. when you split one, whichever coil is then attached to ground is the split coil - by changing the ground you change the coil that is active when split.

but if you change the ground on one pickup, you need to change the other, or they'll be out of phase when you use both together.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:45 pm

Donk has this on lock.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:48 pm

Thank you kindly, sirs.

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:48 pm

Mike wrote:Donk has this on lock.

what does that mean, is it good or bad?

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:49 pm

It's good - it means you've got this shit all locked up. Because you're the coilsplit master it would appear

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:50 pm

Mike wrote:It's good - it means you've got this shit all locked up. Because you're the coilsplit master it would appear

it's true, i did it myself twice!

basically swap the green and the black wires on both pickups and you're set

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:50 pm

One more question.. there's loads of slack on the bucker cable.. if I psychically just turned the pickup around, would it create any problems?

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:52 pm

Why would you do that?

Some pickups are made specifically so that the bass and treble sides are different innit. Don't be lazy, do it the proper way or your normal bucker sound might suffer.

handen · Post by **handen** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:53 pm

Mike wrote:Why would you do that?

Some pickups are made specifically so that the bass and treble sides are different innit. Don't be lazy, do it the proper way or your normal bucker sound might suffer.

There's nothing wrong with experimentation.

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:53 pm

Doog wrote:One more question.. there's loads of slack on the bucker cable.. if I psychically just turned the pickup around, would it create any problems?

psychically turn the pup around?

turning the pickup will change which coil is split, but the polepieces are set at different heights for a reason - to balance the string/fretboard radius so that it's balanced all the way across - look at a set of staggered strat pickups to see this.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:54 pm

I think he means physically unless he's got skillz we don't know about.

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:56 pm

Mike wrote:I think he means physically unless he's got skillz we don't know about.

i still dream about being able to turn off lights at will from a distance, without using a broomstick or a snooker cue or anything like that.