Bare Knuckle humbuckers : Series VS Parallel

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In this video we take a look at parallel mode for humbuckers, and run through how it changes the sound, compared to the more 'standard' series mode.
We used the Silo humbucker set, loaded into an Ibanez RG to demonstrate the range of tones available.
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Running your humbucker set in parallel mode is a great way to add some extra tonal flavours to your guitar, while retaining the pickups' hum-cancelling effect. You can achieve this through a variety of different switching options (such as toggle switches, push-pulls or premium pickup selectors), allowing you to switch between both series and parallel modes.

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16 сен 2024

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@r-i-ch Год назад

Thank you for clear/concise demo!

@paul35ism 3 года назад

I love my les paul with coil split and parallel with push pulls. Now is the most versatile guitar I own and pretty much the only thing I plah

@generalawareness101 3 года назад

I can't really hear a difference on YT.

@AudioBoi1 Год назад

Great demo. neck parallel on clean is so straty-sounding

@Caynug 4 года назад

Sweet guys! I currently use the brute force single coils on a bass vi guitar for my solo stuff - it SLAYS

@Blueshirt38 3 года назад

Damn I have wanted a Bass VI since I first saw them. Such a cool instrument. I am thinking about doing a custom build of a spin on one some day, but finding parts for that 30" 6 string scale is hard. You use that Bass VI damn well in your music- cool stuff man.

@Caynug 3 года назад

@@Blueshirt38 ♡ sometimes it's cheaper to just buy a harley benton bass vi 199$ bucks or used then just use the parts and build your own monster

@MrKingswebe 4 года назад

In case anyone missed it the first few times like I did, they state in the video ( @ 46 seconds in) that the model of BKP pickup used in this demo is a set of Silo humbuckers. And, loaded into an Ibanez RG.

@BKPickups 4 года назад

Added to the description!

@gregorwalton 3 года назад

They sound like great pickups, series and parallel

@ryanburr8419 Год назад

The difference is quite subtle with crunch tones imho. With the clean tone I could hear that the parallel config was a bit brighter and quackier.

@BKPickups Год назад

sure, in almost all cases, differences in pickup tones and combinations will be most obvious with a clean amp setting

@rep1979 4 года назад

Damn I wish Id known about this previously.

@ronburati257 Год назад

Duncan JB in parallel is beautiful. Especially when paired with a strong single coil. I have a series-parallel switch for the JB.

@SundayMatinee 4 года назад

Great demo, thanks!

@Grant_Ferstat 3 года назад

I don't know why more folks don't utilise parallel switching. IMO it's a nice, more open sound that doesn't sound overthin like most split humbuckers do.

@BKPickups 3 года назад

It's definitely underused!

@thos1618 Год назад

Because it's lower output and even more thin than a Coil Split.

@Grant_Ferstat Год назад

Not in my experience at all@@thos1618

@andyfenton1510 17 дней назад

Late to this thread, but totally agree, series parallel is far more usable than split coils. No hum, no big drop in output, a much more clarity

4 года назад

very good new content :)

@modeeeeee Год назад

Bridge Series 0:54 Bridge Parallel 1:13 Neck Series 1:29 Neck Parallel 1:47

@neilcharkow5598 4 года назад

Great sounds! Do you recommend 500K pots to cater for the series or 250K to cater to the parallel?

@BKPickups 4 года назад

That can certainly work in certain situations, particularly with lower outpt humbuckers. It's really down to personal taste

@jonmatthews4254 3 года назад

@@BKPickups What pots were on the guitar in the demo? 500k?

@retorgere3718 2 года назад

@@BKPickups I have a question . Do the BK the mule sound good with coil split ? The jimmy page wiring ?

@by.daekeryyy 3 года назад

Master, reverse phase and out of phase are the same?

@BKPickups 3 года назад

Yes, out-of-phase and reversed phase often refer to the same thing in a guitar, ultimately

@johnnyjaime123 3 года назад

Bridge Parallel sounds like position 4 on a Strat. Neck Parallel sounds like position 2.

@jorgepeterbarton 2 года назад

Similarly wired, just imagine a HB like the strat pickups put really close together

@maxmustardman298 2 года назад

I guess this effect could be even more apparent when using really low output pus and a very clean amp

@BKPickups 2 года назад

You're absolutely going to hear any pickup changes more clearly in that situation for sure

@Cognitoman 4 года назад

Best pickups in the world

@Anshul1614 3 года назад

Do the Misha guitars using Juggernauts or Ragnaroks have position 4,2 in series of parallel?

@BKPickups 3 года назад

I'm pretty confidentv that 2 and 4 are parallel in those guitars

@Anshul1614 3 года назад

@@BKPickups Thank you, was looking to get the Ragnaroks and wire them up myself. Now I can solder in peace...

@lagardedavid 4 года назад

Very nice. Thanks for doing that. Now I want both. Fuck haha

@cafesociety8525 Год назад

Can both pickups be wired to the same switch?

@BKPickups Год назад

That depends on exactly what kind of switch you are using: standard guitar push-pull pots and mini toggles only have enough switch contacts to operate series/parallel switching for one pickup, but you can get more complex 5 and 6 way pickup selector switches which will allow you to get a combination of series and parallel tones from two pickup. Check out Freeway switches for some toggle switch options, or also the 5 way superswitch that we sell on our site if your guitar uses an inline switch

@redkurn 3 года назад

bridge sounds basically the same, neck is a little brighter in parallel, think i'll stick with splitting the bridge and maybe try this in the neck.

@BKPickups 3 года назад

The warmer neck tone definitely brings out the differences, parallel neck clean tones are a real favourite of ours!

@redkurn 3 года назад

@@BKPickups i watched a few more comparisons and decided to go split in the neck and parallel in the bridge, sounds amazing when both are together in that config.