Les Paul wiring options

[jaberwock]

I Have two 500K volume pots, and two DPDT push/pull pots, and a wiring diagram for two independent coil taps, I was wondering is it possible to have one DPDT do coil splitting for both pickups, and the other as a phase reverser ? Has anyone done either of these ? and any opinions on which of these is the more

useful.

Regards Jaberwock

[triodecr]

You can definately use one DPDT to tap both humbuckers at the same time. If I recall correctly you need one DPDT to implement phase flip for one humbucker.

[triodecr]

Nice diagrams at the Duncan site.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/

Phase example:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=2h_2v_2t_3w_phase

Coil tap:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=1hum_1vol_1tone_split

If you don't use one of your tone controls you can try the spin a split. It's a coil blend pot basically. All the way up for humbucker, all the way down for single coil. Install a dual-ganged pot to control both pickups and free up your other DPDT for phase or series/parallel.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=1h_1v_1sas

[jaberwock]

Thanks, I hadn't thought of trying out the Seymour Duncan site; I'm going to try bleeding in some of the other coil, with that "resistor to earth trick" to get a fatter split coil sound.

Jaberwock

[Hfan]

Thanks, I hadn't thought of trying out the Seymour Duncan site; I'm going to try bleeding in some of the other coil, with that "resistor to earth trick" to get a fatter split coil sound.

Jaberwock

I just posted in that other thread..used a mini pot and actually dialed in what sounded best. i may put in a fixed resistor one day. I had "accidental phase reversal..my new pickup was out of phase with my existing one..reversed the hot and ground leads on the new one..didn't much like the out of phase tone FWIW.

Rothstein Guitars has some good diagrams too.