Mumbles87 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I'm planning on wiring a olp musicman pickup into a standard tone volume setup, but the pickup has two sets of black and white wires, would i be right in assuming that to wire it in series i just wire one of the grounds to the other sets live and then proceed as normal? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Yes, that sounds about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert43 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 You can go parraell as we or put a push pull pot in go go series / paralell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcrow Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 normal mm is parallel good to have both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles87 Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 I think i read somewhere that series gives a higher output? Or does it just change the sound? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 my corvette has a series/parallel switch, i forget which is which but one of them does sound a lot growlier and does have a higher output. I think it's series as i recall someone telling me that it's not the way MM pickups are wired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcrow Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) series is a bit darker and bassier because you are pusing around 15 ohms of wire parallel resolves to 3.75 ohms but gives a clearer sound imho thats why they are usually wired parallel if you want volume there are some knobs to do that...dont spoil the tone and clean harmonics unless neede thats why a little switch is the answer on/on/on switch Edited August 18, 2009 by mrcrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles87 Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 Fair enough, how do you i go about wiring in parallel then, im guessing its not as easy as soldering white to white and black to black of the two outputs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert43 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 You have got it in 1 2 whites go to gether & 2 balck together very easy. My Casino Stingray knock off with 2 SD 1/4 pounders (A) they are wire up parrellel . It came with 1 pickup & 2v &1t .I installed a SD MM preamp I have a mid bass & treble with 2 on off switchs to turn on each pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcrow Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 [quote name='robert43' post='572666' date='Aug 18 2009, 10:15 AM']You have got it in 1 2 whites go to gether & 2 balck together very easy. My Casino Stingray knock off with 2 SD 1/4 pounders (A) they are wire up parrellel . It came with 1 pickup & 2v &1t .I installed a SD MM preamp I have a mid bass & treble with 2 on off switchs to turn on each pickup.[/quote] white is hot...but does it matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert43 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Hi yes if you make black postive it will be thin sounding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcrow Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 [quote name='robert43' post='573963' date='Aug 19 2009, 12:07 PM']Hi yes if you make black postive it will be thin sounding[/quote] why? its just a circuit... the wires dont know what colour insulation they have on them?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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