drzing Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Whats the main difference? Is it actually split into two coils (the tapped)? Comparing their tone, is the 'tapped' worth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I asked this question of a luthier who was doing it with S/C's...not P90's as such He said the tap is about 'halfway along' the windings So it changes the tone a bit But not in the same way as a tapped H/B... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Versatile is basically correct. A pickup is effectively copper wire wrapped around a bobbin with some kind of magnetic material in the middle (either magnetic rods or ferrous rods with a magnet underneath). The copper wire is wounds several thousand times around the bobbin. The more "winds", the more output. With "tapping", a wire is attached to the coil at some point along it's length; I've seen 60%, 80%, 40% e.c.t. By shortening the number of windings being used, you effectively lower the output, potentially (depending on the extremity of the tap) changing the character of the pickup. So a "Tapped P90" is no different than a regular P90, it just has an extra wire attached about halfway through the coil, give or take. -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzing Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Thanks for the inputs, I'm not sure if I got it correctly, so it is like a 'stacked' humbucker? Couldn't it be made side by side on the same P90? That could be wicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Thanks for the inputs, I'm not sure if I got it correctly, so it is like a 'stacked' humbucker? Couldn't it be made side by side on the same P90? That could be wicked. A "tapped" P90 is not a Humbucker. It is a Single Coil pickup. Meaning it will Hum. A "tapped" P90 is a regular P90 pickup with the option to only use a part of the coil. There is only 1 coil. Not 2 as in a Humbucker. Coil Tap and Coil Split are two completely different terms. -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Note that the P100 outwardly looks like a P90, but is a stacked humbucker with two coils - a totally different animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzing Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Oh, thanks C64, now you got me to visualize what you first said. I just wonder what kind of guitarrists really use that feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvar Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Oh, thanks C64, now you got me to visualize what you first said. I just wonder what kind of guitarrists really use that feature. I wonder that too~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Oh, thanks C64, now you got me to visualize what you first said. I just wonder what kind of guitarrists really use that feature. I've had a guitar with a "tapped" P90, and I found one very good use for it. I would "tap" the P90 for my rhythm work. It lowers the output, amount of gain on a dirty channel and perceived volume. Then by "untapping" the pickup, I get a volume and gain boost for lead work. So basically, the feature is more useful in reverse. -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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