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Title: Coil tap switch (electric guitar)
Post by: eded on March 09, 2015, 06:02:02 PM
Hoping this is the right place for this.  If not, mods please feel free to move it.  Thanks.

Ok, 2 humbuckers.  I think there is only room for one switch.  Would you put the coil tap switch on the bridge or neck pickup?  And, why?

I think I know what I'd do (or what I'll do), but I'm interested in the thoughts of others.

Ed
Title: Re: Coil tap switch (electric guitar)
Post by: unclrob on March 09, 2015, 08:06:19 PM
If they are 4 wire pu's and your soldering skills are good why don't you use a push/pull pot on each pu this way you get to work both at the same time.
Title: Re: Coil tap switch (electric guitar)
Post by: eded on March 09, 2015, 08:21:27 PM
it is a 1 vol 1 tone setup.  I could replace both with push-pulls and do that.  Great idea.

Ed
Title: Re: Coil tap switch (electric guitar)
Post by: unclrob on March 09, 2015, 11:18:17 PM
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Title: Re: Coil tap switch (electric guitar)
Post by: rockstar_not on March 10, 2015, 12:17:28 AM
My epi nighthawk has bridge and tail hb, with a sc middle pup and a one tone one vol knob setup with a 5 position blade switch. The to e pot is a push pull which taps both hb simultaneously.  To s of to al variety with this setup from very stray like tone to Tele to SG.
Title: Re: Coil tap switch (electric guitar)
Post by: SMan on March 10, 2015, 02:02:16 PM
On my first electric build I went with 2 Humbuckers and V T T controls with the volume being a push/pull to split the coils.  Works great.
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