HB1 humbucker wiring options

keb · Post by **keb** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 4:51 am

Do the HB1 pickups have multiple contacts allowing for different wiring options? (series, parallel, split) If so, has anyone here done any experimenting?

keb · Post by **keb** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 5:04 am

Hah, nevermind the first part of my post. (http://www.rickenbacker.com/pdf/19521-HB1%20Wiring.pdf)

keb · Post by **keb** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 6:58 am

Something else I'm wondering... would the humbucker screw into the original bridge pickup base plate without much modification? A crazy idea that I've been turning around in my head (though I may not necessarily end up actually doing it) is installing an HB1 and wiring it up with a series/parallel/split switch. According to the schematic above it looks like these are wired series by default and I'm really curious as to how these pickups sound in other modes.

EDIT: my first search didn't reveal anything on this, but after I posted this message I tried different keywords and found the info I needed, heh.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 10:51 am

The holes to mount these have been in the base plate for many years now- easy as pie to secure these with two machine screws and nuts. I did this on Paul McCartney's black 5-stringer.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 9:14 pm

are you saying Sir Paul has a 4003s5 with a Ric hb1 pickup in it ... this is interesting ... and yes a series parallel single switch would be cool ...