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MM pups. What type are they ?
- Thread starter MAGUS®
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It really depends on how you wire it and what "type" of MM-style pickup you're talking about. For instance, a triple coil MM-style pickup (commonly used in the EBMM Sterling) can be wired for series, parallel, and/or singlecoil operation. If you're just talking about a standard "dual coil" design, most people will have that style of pickup wired in either series or parallel, depending on what type of tone they're going for. Needless to say, you do have quite a bit of flexability when it comes to the various wiring schemes you can do with a MM-style pickup, but it really depends on the type of pickup you're talking about....how many coils and lead wires you have to work with. If you do a search, you might even be able to find different wiring schematics, and good MM-style pickups should come with wiring options as well. 
JPJ said:
Just found this JPJ ... Bart make a triple MM !
MMC - bright, smooth humbucker - strong lows and low mids
MMK - brighter humbucker - treble enhanced version of the
MMX - brightest, but not harsh, humbucker - more treble and bass than the MMK
MME - bright, smooth triple coil design
MMEX - brightest, treble enhanced version of the MME
my favorite mm pu's are the delano quad coils, which are of course also splitable without noise (though iirc you cant wire them in a p config 
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I have a dual coil Nordstrand MM clone that I really dig (and recommend). I've got a four string Bartolini MMC that is good too, but the Bart MM is a different animal. The pickups in the Music man have two individual pole pieces per sting while the Barts have two blades that go across the pickup.
What a great shot, msquared! 
