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Post by jeje on Jun 11, 2004 13:41:15 GMT -5
What is a coil tap(like Jimmy Page had in his #1), and what does it do exactly?
edit: and what are 'push-pull' pots?
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Post by CAFeathers on Jun 11, 2004 14:03:50 GMT -5
What is a coil tap(like Jimmy Page had in his #1), and what does it do exactly? edit: and what are 'push-pull' pots? OK, let me see if I can explain this so it is understood. Coil Tap, or Coil Splitting is wiring a humbucker pickup so that one of the two coils is cut out of the circuit in essence turning it into a single coil pickup. Pots are the volume/tone controls of a guitar, a push/pull pot is a control pot that has 2 sets of connectors (one set for the up position and one set for down position), and the control knob is pulled up or pushed down. Example: With the control knob in the down position and wired for normal humbucker, you get the full humbucker. Then by simply using a different wiring combination from the pickup pulling up on the control know splits or coil taps the humbucker. |
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Post by jeje on Jun 11, 2004 14:07:28 GMT -5
Okay, so coil splitting and push/pull pots are parts of the same 'thing'?
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Post by CAFeathers on Jun 11, 2004 14:16:34 GMT -5
Okay, so coil splitting and push/pull pots are parts of the same 'thing'? Basically most wiring diagrams that coil split use a push/pull pot. It is possible to use an on/on toggle switch, but that usually requires drilling a hole for the switch. |
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Post by CAFeathers on Jun 11, 2004 14:18:53 GMT -5
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Post by jeje on Jun 11, 2004 14:20:20 GMT -5
allright, thanks  |
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Post by CAFeathers on Jun 11, 2004 14:21:38 GMT -5
There are several different Jimmy Page wiring diagrams there.
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Post by gearhead41 on Jun 12, 2004 22:10:38 GMT -5
My Fender Custom HH Telecaster has Coiltapping and it's great!
It (in my opinion) adds some tonal range to a traditional humbucking guitar. The differnce in tone, in the case of my Tele, is very pronounced.
-James
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