Seymour Duncan Triple Shot Switched Humbucker Rings

[Bruciep07]

Anyone ever used there or seen them first hand? I have been "messing" with phase, series/parallel, and single coil switching on an Ibanez with 2 humbuckers and 3 pots. I'd like to add more switches without drilling holes and this seemed like a good option. It's a PITA rewiring everything over and over again to experiment with different combinations, although I think I'm happy with 2 coil splitters and series/parallel on the bridge, I'd still like to try all combinations...

[rsi]

I have one on my Les Paul Custom's bridge pickup. Seems to work fine, though i have only had it for a few months and have not been playing that guitar all that much.

[Bruciep07]

Does it seem like it's made solid? The switches look like they may not last and I read a review on musicians friend where the user stated the ring was flimsy. Also, how good is the fit to the contour of your les paul?

[selloutrr]

you can always use push pull pots

[Bruciep07]

you can always use push pull pots

That's what I'm using now, one push/pull per pickup for coil tap, and another for the bridge pickup for series/parallel. I'd also like to try inverting phase on a pickup, and have the ability to put each pickup in series as well as both pickups together in series... I know it seems silly to have all these options but I'd like to hear them for myself..

[Structo]

My main humbucker guitar has two humbuckers with a 5 way.
In #2 positon they are split with the coils closest to the bridge in parallel.
More quiet and mildly quacky.

Middle or #3 the neck side split in series, a full sound, sort of strat like middle.

#4 is the neck side split singles in parallel, a little fuller mild quack.

Of course #1 is bridge humbucker and #5 is neck humbucker.

This is my favorite humbucker configuration.

[selloutrr]

you could replace one pot with a detent rotary switch. and turn one of the other pots to a dual pot.

[Bruciep07]

My main humbucker guitar has two humbuckers with a 5 way.
In #2 positon they are split with the coils closest to the bridge in parallel.
More quiet and mildly quacky.

Middle or #3 the neck side split in series, a full sound, sort of strat like middle.

#4 is the neck side split singles in parallel, a little fuller mild quack.

Of course #1 is bridge humbucker and #5 is neck humbucker.

This is my favorite humbucker configuration.

So there is a noticable difference between position 2 and position 4?

you could replace one pot with a detent rotary switch. and turn one of the other pots to a dual pot.

I hadn't even though about that, makes so much sense... With a couple of dpdt push pulls and a rotary switch, I should be able to come up with something good... Thanks guys!

[rsi]

Does it seem like it's made solid? The switches look like they may not last and I read a review on musicians friend where the user stated the ring was flimsy. Also, how good is the fit to the contour of your les paul?

The poster was correct. The ring is made of plastic, and looks noticably different than the stock pickup rings, though from a few feet away you'd have to have rabbit eyes to tell. The rings also do not perfectly fit the carve of the LP top. I suspect this is due to the fact that these are not made specifically for Les Paul carves.

There is no way the rings would satisfy somebody who would buy one of those $250 '59 LP replica rings, though i doubt someone like that would put one of these on their guitar.

The small switches are platic but seem adequate. I doubt SD had many choices in sourcing a switch for these things.

Hope this helps.