Best Practice: HB w/ single coil option

[toejam]

The higher output a humbucker is, the closer it will sound to a single coil when split.

[SweetPete]

You may want to consider a Seymour Duncan Triple Shot. I've installed it on 2 of my guitars and love the 4 options (series, parallel, north coil, south coil).

[jeff9beck]

You may want to consider a Seymour Duncan Triple Shot. I've installed it on 2 of my guitars and love the 4 options (series, parallel, north coil, south coil).

Can you describe the parallel sound (vs normal series humbucker?) I've heard that it's thin/weak and not that "usable"..

thanks

[SweetPete]

The parallel sound is cleaner than series, and overall output is just a bit less. You can think of it as a loud single coil pickup. From what I've read over the years, it also kind of depends on the pickup itself. For whatever (electrical?) reason, some humbuckers sound great in parallel, others not so much. Great thing about the Triple Shot is that you get all 4 wiring options - you don't have to use them all! Plus, since it's just a pickup ring to which the pickup is soldered, the entire thing can be easily undone and returned to stock. Hope that helps!