Thomann's Guitars & Basses | 3 years ago

Even though splitting the coils of a humbucker makes it more versatile, there are some issues with it.
Most humbuckers will sound very thin and quiet if you disable one of the coils for a single-coil sound.
Let me show you PRS's awesome trick to avoid all of that.
Enjoy Guitar Tech Tips!

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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Introduction
0:22 Issues with coil splitting
0:47 How coil-split works?
1:18 What's the PRS mod?
2:09 Time for a test ride | Comparison
3:11 Outtakes

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