SINGLE COIL vs COIL SPLITTING || Which is right for YOU? 

Many thanks! Appreciate the support.

This is a great point Daniel! Totally agree with you.

Agree for the most part but there are limitations. Musicians are interactive with their instrument and you can give the same musician many different guitars and they'll still sound very much like themselves. However, there are certain options that will be more natural and free flowing, which impacts the performance. Yeah, you can still play funk on a Les Paul, but it will leave you trying a lot harder and not focusing as much on naturally vibing like you might if you had a strat or tele. Or playing metal on a tele is possible, but I bet you would be more into the performance if you had a more properly equipped humbucker guitar. And the fit of the amp can be a big factor between genres. But beyond these bigger picture, different tools for different jobs, you really do get to the law of diminishing returns and it reaply comes down to the performance, from the listeners perspective.

I agree, if the player needs tonal diversity live a split coil is a great way to get it without bringing another instrument. Adding a boost pedal and shaping the tone a little can help make a convincing single coil sound live… but then again, who’s going to even notice?

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La forma de tocar influye , pero en concepto de banda estás muy confundido , lo más importante es el sonido , que tu equipo , guitarra, efectos, amplificadores suenen y digas wow… da igual que lo que toques sea fácil o difícil lo importante es la canción , y que todos los miembros suenen compactos y con buen sonido . Y hacerlo bien , pero no necesariamente tocar maravillosamente bien para un tema que no requiere eso . Amigo . Después de mil conciertos lo que se suele decir es que bien suena ,,. Por supuesto que hay que tocar bien , pero ya te digo yo que la obsesión de cualquier músico es conseguir su sonido

You're very welcome!! Thanks for checking out the channel.

I definitely agree that every pickup and combination has its place. Thanks for watching!!

Nothing like a true single-coil neck pickup = hypnotizing tone's.

It really is

This is great information! Thanks for sharing with all of us.

Doing this on a custom build. But with a 1K and 2K resistor, as the pickups are a bit hotter. We'll see how it goes

@@CloudfeatherRusticWorkswhat were the results?

Thank you so much!!

It sounds really great in single coil mode especially live.

The Core SingleCut 594 uses the standard PRS coil split wiring, which is what is usually referred to as partial coil split. It is close to the standard humbucker coil split, except when you activate the coil split, one of the coils is not shorted out (sent to ground) completely as it would be with regular coil split, but instead there is a resistor so that part of the signal from that coil is still "mixed in". This makes the coil split sound a bit "fuller" compared to a traditional coil split (which can often sound a bit thin compared even to real single coil), and also (to an extent) solves the issue of the volume drop in split coil mode, while also preserving some of the humbucking capability of the pickup. PRS use a 1.1k resistor for the neck pickup, while the bridge pickup uses a 2.2k one. (The resistor values in partial split can be experimented with for different results and a capacitor might be included to further tweak the sound, but this is what PRS use.) And as for "coil split" vs "coil tap", it's almost always meant as "coil split". Actual coil taps are very rare (due to the fact the pickup has to be designed specifically with a coil tap in mind, and almost none of the pickups are).

Many thanks for your kind words.

You're very welcome! Glad to have helped.

Every company handles splits and taps differently for sure!!

Hard to beat a telecaster!!

Never thought about this!

It's a great guitar. Very versatile. Just be aware the 2019-today models are Nitro finished and not poly.

@@ZackSeifMusic im eyeing one up on thomann, it has the same switching as yours, which i need, but i may buy a ce instead which is a hell of a lot cheaper and still has the coil splits, is there much of a difference in sound, cant be too much since they have the same pickups, the nitro finish i can deal with

That's a great idea!

Great guitar for sure!!

Definitely agree!!

Many thanks for watching!

I have a full separate review for each guitar in this video on my channel for you to hear those differences!

Agreed!!

My Musicman Valentine gets SUPER close as well! Definitely a case of: if you want a tele, buy a tele, but if you only need it sometimes, you can get by with other stuff. Or buy 2 guitars 😁

@@ZackSeifMusic Those are sweet. I found a used one in Seattle for a crazy deal and I regret not getting it. Chasing the sound is so addictive, but oh so satisfying when you hit a chord and it rings out with beautiful goodness :)

@@LottimusMaximus it’s currently the loudest guitar I own in terms of acoustic volume. It’s very light and resonant. Great guitars for sure!

That’s right !

Unfortunately these guitars aren't all made with the same scale, woods, pickups etc. but this is a Real World demo where all factors can be considered.

It really depends on what sound you're going for. A 335 is a great guitar. I don't know much about the Muse model so I can't comment on that.

@@ZackSeifMusic thanks

EQ is a very underrated tool for sure.

It's a killer guitar!

Just for curiosity, why do you hate humbuckers?

@@Joshua-by4dc Lack of clarity and pick response compared to single or split. Even when I play Van Halen songs I will use single coil.

Interesting. How do you deal with the "hum" of the single coils when you play metal?

@@precobaixoaz3119 It's funny how opinions can change in such a short amount of time, I learnt to like humbuckers after messing around with my tone (Kemper). When playing gigs the feeback is a lot, even with humbuckers I have to control it by using my hands and good muting technique, as noise gates set too strong kill the sound of a good lead guitar imo.

​@Nickel Creed You might want to check out the Fishman Fluence Greg Koch P90s. They are noiseless yet still have all of the attack and clarity that makes single coils so great. Also, the hotter voice 2 goes toe to toe with the girth and push of humbuckers (talking medium output though). And then the other voices, vintage output P90 and true single coil, are awesome for the added versatility. The Reverend Jetstream and Charger are some worthy options for loading these into and so is the older PRS soapbar options.

Thank you so much!!!

I’ve had a Majesty in my arsenal since 2017 and will always have one with me!

Thanks Sam! Those are GruvGear fret wraps. I used to use them for killing extraneous noise past the nut that is audible while recording.

Many thanks!!

Thanks!!

Adding a compressor helps for sure! I don't notice a difference as I always split for cleans so my clean tone is louder to compensate.

Yes there are a few. It comes down to the pickup manufacturer making a 4 wire pickup vs 2 so that the coils can be properly split. Musicman and LsL do this on most guitars, just have to look into the guitar you want and make sure it says Coil Split and not Coil Tap. They are different!

Try to search for humbucker in series and parelle, thats the connection that prs use

A good Tele is all ya need unless it's downtuned metal. Super versatile and sound amazing.

But he protects the tone😬