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I have recently purchased a Godin SD like the one in the picture below:
I am, of course, putting other pickups in it. I have pretty much decided on two SSL-3 Hot for Strat pickups and a Pearly Gates humbucker in the bridge. As you can see, the Godin has only one volume and one tone knob, which suits me fine. A couple of questions though:

- would it be possible to coil-tap the Pearly Gates pickup with a push-pull pot on either the volume or tone knob (doesn't matter which)
- if the middle pickup were reverse-wound, reverse-polarity, would this give a more 'interesting' sound than the standard Strat sound? Would a RWRP pickup give good tone together with the humbucker in regular or coil-tapped mode?

1. The four-conductor wiring in most HBs will allow you to split the Humbucker, leaving ony one of the coils active. I don't think you can coil-tap a PG.

as for the second question - RW/RP does not change the tone at all. It only eliminates the SC-hum in the in-between positions. Depending on which HB-coil is left active, either the middle or the neck SC should be RW/RP.


Originally Posted by Arkitkt1. The four-conductor wiring in most HBs will allow you to split the Humbucker, leaving ony one of the coils active. I don't think you can coil-tap a PG.

Coil-tapping is the technique where you deactivate a coil of the humbucker right? So that it sounds more like (basically is) a single coil?

Why isn't that possible with a Pearly Gates? (I'm no pickup expert)


Originally Posted by tomswaelenCoil-tapping is the technique where you deactivate a coil of the humbucker right? So that it sounds more like (basically is) a single coil?

Why isn't that possible with a Pearly Gates? (I'm no pickup expert)What you describe is coil-splitting. Coil tapping is basically tapping the windings on the PU at any point, so that only a part of the windings on the coil are actively contributing to the tone.


Originally Posted by ArkitktWhat you describe is coil-splitting. Coil tapping is basically tapping the windings on the PU at any point, so that only a part of the windings on the coil are actively contributing to the tone.
My apologies. So coil-splitting is possible in the above configuration, using a push-pull pot?


Originally Posted by tomswaelenMy apologies. So coil-splitting is possible in the above configuration, using a push-pull pot?Absolutely. You'll find a wiring schematic either on the wiring-site or do a search here in the forum. We've discussed the same thing last week. Or search through ArtieToo's posts. He's the resident wiring guru.

btw - That is one gorgeous axe.


Originally Posted by ArtieToobtw - That is one gorgeous axe. 1BTW, unless you want to use the HB together with one of the SCs, you could go with this schematic. You wouldn't even need the push-pull switch.:


Originally Posted by Arkitkt 1BTW, unless you want to use the HB together with one of the SCs, you could go with this schematic. You wouldn't even need the push-pull switch.:
I do plan on using the HB and the middle pickup together... I would like to have as many tonal possibilities as possible, you see...