whats better coil tapping or parrallel wiring the coils of a humbucker??

[tomg666]

i mean coil taps seem to be used so much but id of thought parralel wiring would give you the same tone no humming and it wouldnt give a measurable drop in output really why isnt it used more any one know? im gunna end up doin one or the other on my new project so any insights usefull cheers :chug:

[Son of Magni]

i mean coil taps seem to be used so much but id of thought parralel wiring would give you the same tone no humming and it wouldnt give a measurable drop in output really why isnt it used more any one know? im gunna end up doin one or the other on my new project so any insights usefull cheers :chug:
I probably have the usage wrong, but to me coil tapping just means that electrically you bring the junction of the two coils out to your switches. Which gives you the ability to switch between series, parallel, single coil, and do phase switching.

So what do you mean by coil tapping?

[tomg666]

Well i ment as in breaking it so only one coils was in use. Im asking why break it so only one coil is in use, instead of making it so that the two coils work in parallel (instead of the usual series) which should give a sound like a single coil, lose the hum that singlecoils are assosciated with, and have the same percieved output as the normal humbucking position? Why isnt that more common then simply using one of the coils? It just seems more logical to me as it would just sound better. Is it to do with the fact more solder joints are needed so they dont do it in industry so it isnt as common for people to mod it themselves, or is there a reason why it isnt so popular i.e. some major flaw? in my mind all it requires doing is wiring in a DPDT switch.

[Son of Magni]

Well i ment as in breaking it so only one coils was in use. Im asking why break it so only one coil is in use, instead of making it so that the two coils work in parallel (instead of the usual series) which should give a sound like a single coil, lose the hum that singlecoils are assosciated with, and have the same percieved output as the normal humbucking position? Why isnt that more common then simply using one of the coils? It just seems more logical to me as it would just sound better. Is it to do with the fact more solder joints are needed so they dont do it in industry so it isnt as common for people to mod it themselves, or is there a reason why it isnt so popular i.e. some major flaw? in my mind all it requires doing is wiring in a DPDT switch.
The configuration you are asking about is called parallel. Basically there's 4 configurations:

- Serial
- Parallel
- Single Coil A
- Single Coil B

They all sound different.

In addition in either the serial or parallel mode, you can reverse the phase of one pickup.

[Whatever]

I prefer Parallel as it gives a fuller sound and it's still hum-cancelling.