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Aguilar Super Doubles - who knows stuff?
- Thread starter monsterthompson
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I still want to know if this pickup is in series or parallel, and if they will offer it in an EMG size shell. I might like to try them my Sadowsky...
Dave, the information I saw was that they were wired in series. No indication they'll offer them in any additional sizes at this point, and they've already indicated they won't do custom spacing so I assume that is also a sign they won't do custom sizes.
Also curious! Interesting what they said about coil splitting, my carvin lb50 has splits on both pups and all the settings sound good
I tentatively am having them installed in a custom Cliff Bordwell bass, so I have an interest as well!
makes sense, you'll note that the nordstrand versions of this idea come in both a series and a parallel version, wound differently; the parallel version will sound better when split while the series version would have a big volume drop.
it is too bad they won't do them 4-conductor; a very cool trick with dual series 'buckers on a bass is to wire them to a 3-way such that the middle setting is one coil from each pickup in series with the other.
it keeps the hum-canceling and has the same relative output as each whole pickup by itself, while creating a decent variation on a J-bass tone, maybe better than both pickups still humbucking and just paralleled to each other.
Ups has mine right now, should have them in hand tomorrow. I'll post up a few pic.
got mine sitting right here. i injured my hand so itll be a min before i install them. interesting looking. the coils look shorter than the duncan dual. each coil is around 5.4 to 5.6k
Where did you purchasing them from? I messaged Aguilar and they said that they should be In stock but bbg is saying July.
my bass' builder. i didnt purchase them thorugh a dealer and they didnt come with any retail packaging.
I ordered mine from Aguilar directly but I have a dealer/builder account with them.. I ordered back on April 22nd and was told then that they were a little behind on the Super Doubles and that it'd be back order, which is fine with me as the build they're going in is still not near complete. But most likely BBG is having the same wait for the back order, although I don't know why so much longer unless his order is large.
That means my bass builder can order me a pair. He has an account with Aguilar and the head guy's phone number.
