DThomasC
Senior Member
While we're on the topic of 4-wire pickups, an interesting option is to wire one coil from each of two pickups in series.
What?!?!
OK, consider that a humbucking pickup has two coils wired in series. If you have two HB pickups (each with 4-wires) then you can use one coil from each pickup. When connected in series you get what is essentially a HB pickup with the coils spread really far apart. If you choose the right coils the combination will still be humbucking.
I did this on a Tele with TV Jones Filtertron style pickups and a 5-way Super Switch, but it should be possible to achieve with mini toggles and/or push-pull pots.
Anyway, I like the middle position on two-pickup guitars, but it usually come with some amount of mud compared to either pickup alone. Using one coil from each pickup, wired in series, seems to retain the clarity of a single pickup.
Unfortunately, the LB-1's on the NS SFV are not 4-wire, so the OP won't be able to do this. I have modified 2-wire humbuckers to be 3- or 4-wire, but it's not a procedure for the faint of heart.
What?!?!
OK, consider that a humbucking pickup has two coils wired in series. If you have two HB pickups (each with 4-wires) then you can use one coil from each pickup. When connected in series you get what is essentially a HB pickup with the coils spread really far apart. If you choose the right coils the combination will still be humbucking.
I did this on a Tele with TV Jones Filtertron style pickups and a 5-way Super Switch, but it should be possible to achieve with mini toggles and/or push-pull pots.
Anyway, I like the middle position on two-pickup guitars, but it usually come with some amount of mud compared to either pickup alone. Using one coil from each pickup, wired in series, seems to retain the clarity of a single pickup.
Unfortunately, the LB-1's on the NS SFV are not 4-wire, so the OP won't be able to do this. I have modified 2-wire humbuckers to be 3- or 4-wire, but it's not a procedure for the faint of heart.