hi13ts Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Have any of you tried a coil-tapped Les Paul or SG? When the humbucker is reduced to a single coil by pulling up on the knob. With the prices of the SG Standard now and the new Gary Moore BFG, I'd like to try one out . I would like the option of having a single coil sound that is remotely comparable with a Stratocaster-type guitar. I had a Nighthawk and the coil-tap wasn't too bad. I actually could've used that rather than a Strat in a lot of situations. Any information or experience will be appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep59 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 My R9 is coil-tapped. I installed 4-conductor Seymour Duncan '59s just so I could have all the wonderful Page-style push/pull options. It tries to sound like a strat (or whatever single-coil), but doesn't quite pull it off. If you add some effects (chorus, delay) it is not too bad. My PRS also has coil-tap. While this option is great for versatility, the volume, and more importantly, the tone seems to lack once you pull that knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi13ts Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 While this option is great for versatility' date=' the volume, and more importantly, the tone seems to lack once you pull that knob. [/quote'] But it doesn't rob the tone when in full humbucker mode, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Whats coil-tapped mean. >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csblack33 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Whats coil-tapped mean. >.> its when a humbucker only uses one of its coils so that it makes it a single coil when u pull the knob of flick the switch. I have a les paul traditional pro with a coil tap and i love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 My 78 Les Paul is wired to cut (tap) the coils on each pup. I also have the tone controls set up with push/pull pots. One is for in/out of phase and the other is both pups in series/parallel. Great versitility with the sounds. Not as spanky as a strat but for the small investment it's a good mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 its when a humbucker only uses one of its coils so that it makes it a single coil when u pull the knob of flick the switch. I have a les paul traditional pro with a coil tap and i love it he knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIANTRobOT420 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 My 78 Les Paul is wired to cut (tap) the coils on each pup. I also have the tone controls set up with push/pull pots. One is for in/out of phase and the other is both pups in series/parallel. Great versitility with the sounds. Not as spanky as a strat but for the small investment it's a good mod. What is series/parallal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 In series circuits If one thing breaks all of the other devices break. so if a battery is powering three lightbulbs in series and ones fuse breaks all of them lose power. In a paralell circuit if one blows the others stay lit because they both connect to the power sources on either side (negative and positive). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_and_parallel_circuits http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_7/1.html http://www.ndt-ed.org/EducationResources/HighSchool/Electricity/seriesparallelcircuits.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep59 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 But it doesn't rob the tone when in full humbucker mode' date=' right?[/quote'] Nope. Sounds amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoUse121 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 My Studio Silverburst came with coil taps and I can say I love them. I do not find myself using the bridge in tapped mode a lot but the neck pickup tapped is divine. Its a 490R and I can get some smooth clean bluesy jazzy tones from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 In series circuits If one thing breaks all of the other devices break. so if a battery is powering three lightbulbs in series and ones fuse breaks all of them lose power. In a paralell circuit if one blows the others stay lit because they both connect to the power sources on either side (negative and positive). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_and_parallel_circuits http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_7/1.html http://www.ndt-ed.org/EducationResources/HighSchool/Electricity/seriesparallelcircuits.htm Now to apply that to the guitar in series the pups are playing together (in the middle switch position) and gives an increase in power. While in series the current is divided between 2 circuits (sort of but not really) and the output (power) is lower er... actually normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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