Splitting coils (SD '59 and JB)

[ScarredDollFace]

Does anybody here have a guitar which you can split the coils on (particular one with a '59 (neck) and JB (bridge))?
I was wondering what those pickup sound like split. I have played guitars with the '59 and JB set up and I have played guitars with single coils (Strats and Teles), so I think I know what to expect, but what do you guys think?


Thanks,
Nick

[eaeolian]

Re: Splitting coils (SD \'59 and JB)

I have one whith a distortion and and '59 wired with splits. I think the '59 sounds pretty good that way, although not as good as a "real" single coil.

I can't say I care for the distortion split, but I'm not much of a fan of bridge position singles, anyway.

Mike

[ScarredDollFace]

Re: Splitting coils (SD \'59 and JB)

Thanks Michael!

Does anybody else have any experience with splitting coils?

Should I be expecting Strat and Tele tones? or what?


Thank,

Nick

[slo100]

Re: Splitting coils (SD \'59 and JB)

I have my main guitar set up with a Duncan Jazz (neck) and Duncan Custom (bridge). There is a three way Les Paul style toggle switch and I use a DPDT switch to split both pickups with one throw. This configuration yields a lot of great tones and gives me a very versatile guitar. I especially like the split tone of the outside coils activated at once for clean pieces.

[JohnnyMac]

Re: Splitting coils (SD \'59 and JB)

I have a guitar with a 59 and a JB with a coil split. I like the added tones I can achieve from it.I'd say it leans more towards a strat sound!

[jackson1]

Re: Splitting coils (SD \'59 and JB)

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Should I be expecting Strat and Tele tones? or what?


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No. Just my humble opinion. I have a Fender Strat which have had Fender single coils and now has DiMarzio SC's and none of my humbucker equipped Jacksons (split or not) sounds like that Strat. I AM getting good tones from the Jackson's when split, but blindfolded and even severely drunk or sedated, i can pick out the Strat any day in an A/B test [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[toejam]

Re: Splitting coils (SD \'59 and JB)

I've got a Fender Double Fat Strat with Pearly Gates Plus and '59, and it's got a super five-way switch. Position two is the inner coils of both pups (think John Petrucci clean sound), and position four is the top coil of the neck, which sounds pretty close to single coil and good enough to get by.

Also, make sure you get pickups that are four-conductor so you can split them. My Hamer had a JB/59 combo that were only two-conductor and could not be split.

[ScarredDollFace]

Re: Splitting coils (SD \'59 and JB)

Thanks so much guys! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/band.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]


Nick