no3chris Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 or coil splitting.. ?? ok my knowledge on this is very little. I'd like to coil tap my Motherbucker (yes i know i know, leaveeeeee it) I know the options are vast but its the only pickup in my guitar (bridge of course) and im fed up of full power quad-rail tone now. I need a new 1meg volume pot as mine has gone on a wobbler so i thought whilst i'm in there ill give it a go. Ideally i guess two push/pull pots (volume, tone) would be used to control it but like i say i have LITTLE to NO knowledge. Any help to push me in the right directly would be greatly appreciated !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijs Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Does this help? http://alexplorer.net/guitar/mods/coiltap.html http://www.guitarelectronics.com/category/wiring_resources_guitar_wiring_diagrams.1_pickup_guitar_wiring_diagrams/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3chris Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 yes that explains the push pull pot idea to me, thankyou ! Anyone have experience doing it themselves in practice? Or, even with the motherbucker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3chris Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Ive confused myself even more the past couple of nights researching. I dont know what i want it to do ?! im thinking, two push pull puts and a switch. The switch acting as 3-way pickup selector, top pair of rails, all four rails, bottom pair of rails with the two push pull pots achieving... ?? removing a rail so it turns into a single rail. does this make sense to anyone ? is that even tonally a good idea? There is little to no SPECIFIC information on tapping this pick-up, that surprises me as the options (i'd assume) would be vast ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijs Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Did you check the wiring inside? That might give you some insight to the way it's been set up. In general, I would say: try and see if you like it tone-wise. If you don't? Change it back. I don't know how your guitar is currently set up; pics/description of that might help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3chris Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 I'll update this thread with pics, diagrams tomorrow ! i have ordered some pots and switches to start messing with. Hopefully i can be steered in the right direction on here, thank you for your help ! My guitar was basically an old strat type (HSS) yamaha pacifica, which i have since sprayed white, and installed the motherbucker. It is just motherbucker>volume>tone at the mo. hence why i need more options with the one pickup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3chris Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 My guitar.. the stickers ruin it.. but so does the scracthplate with unused holes all over it ! I started "doing it up" as me and my friend decided to start making music together (i was usually a bassist). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3chris Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 right i think this... is what i want. Remembering that it is essential two hot-rails in one humbucker housing. Am i right in thinking that the first two switches, i can switch up for push pull pots which would cut each individual humbucker into a single coil? The third switch being a selector switch between both humbuckers working as, pickup 1, both, pickup 2. if that is correct... Then how do i wire back onto the pots one for volume the other for tone. I AM SUCH A NOOB. Any response will be much appreciated, abuse, laughter, flaming, a lovely person with a bodged up wiring diagram. ANYTHING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3chris Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Well while i was inside i thought it be best to do it right. Shielding paint and copper shielding film on the pickguard! This is more for the future in case i decide to have single coils fill them holes ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijs Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I hope it'll work out allright, sorry to see nobody here seems to know anything to help you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3chris Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Thankyou for your input anyway, i've decided i'm going to update this thread with my findings as i'd presume this would be the board that would want to know about tapping a Motherbucker ! (i cant believe nobody does it/documents it on the internet!!) haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Old user donbenji had a 5 way switch for the MB with loads of options. He had a thread on it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3chris Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 that sounds interesting, i stopped coming on here for a long time so i probably totally missed that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 it was probably back when you were around. james is the master of search but i'll see if i can find anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 found this: http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11501 not too useful though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 how's this I believe with this setup I will get the following combinations: Bridge pickup (1/2 MBucker) Bridge + mid (full M Bucker) Mid (1/2 M Bucker) Mid + neck (1/2 M Bucker + full neck) Neck (full neck) If I have followed the diagram correctly the push pull should give me Single coil variations on each combination. Can anyone confirm this for me please? http://users.tpg.com.au/adsly6up/wiring/guitar%20wiring.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3chris Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 thanks alot man ! i had a search myself but couldn't find anything he had said. i doubt i'll be using a 5-way but still, that diagram has gave me my base i was desperately looking for! I'll draw up a sketch in the next few days and see what you guys think of it ! thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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