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Trying to get a MM parallel sound in a series wiring mode

degonzalez2000

degonzalez2000

Nov 12, 2008
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Guatemala
#1
Hi,

I own a Sterling HS but the Humbucker(position 1) is wired in series mode

I love the sound that I get with the HS configuration, but I can't get that traditional MM Slap tone.

Someone knows how I can get close to the classic stingray tone (Humbucker in parallel tone). Maybe with the 3 band preamp of this bass?
 
#6
degonzalez2000 said:
- The instrument loose his resale value.
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Who buys basses worrying about re-selling them? If you want to sell it, why did you buy it? You should have rented it. ;)

Any wiring mods can be undone. If you are worried about resale value, put the bass in the case and never play it. That;s not much fun though! :bassist:

- I will loose the voicing of the other combinations of the HS configuration.
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I'm sure you can either wire in a push/pull pot, a toggle switch, or rewire the selector switch for parallel option.

Pickups sound very different in parallel.
 
#7
degonzalez2000 said:
Hi,

I own a Sterling HS but the Humbucker(position 1) is wired in series mode

I love the sound that I get with the HS configuration, but I can't get that traditional MM Slap tone.

Someone knows how I can get close to the classic stingray tone (Humbucker in parallel tone). Maybe with the 3 band preamp of this bass?
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I had the same problem as you when i bought my SR5 HH, the bridge pup was wired in series and i wanted that classic Musicman bridge pickup in parallel sound.
I ended up replacing the bridge pickup with a Basslines smb-5 and never looked back.
As you can see i don't care about resale value :D
 
#8
Rano Bass said:
I had the same problem as you when i bought my SR5 HH, the bridge pup was wired in series and i wanted that classic Musicman bridge pickup in parallel sound.
I ended up replacing the bridge pickup with a Basslines smb-5 and never looked back.
As you can see i don't care about resale value :D
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So did you rewire the bass in Parallel too, or did that Basslines pickup sound more like parallel but wired in series? Dave
 
#14
The Sterling has a different preamp, and pickups have ceramic magnets, even in parallel it won't sound quite like a Stingray. The most you could do without modding it is boost the bass and treble, then cut mids until it sounds similar.
 
#16
Drop in the Nord alnico pickup and wire a push/pull series/parallel pot.

To me nothing sounds exactly like a Stingray. Lots of stuff gets close but if you want it to sound just like it then you need the Alnico pickup wired parallel.
 
#17
Yeah that is a good plan. The only thing is, the wiring/blade switch seems to be undecipherable. Nordstrand tech support and even the great John East were unable to tell me how to do it after having stared at a wiring diagram/photos...

Someone must know how to wire these up in Parallel!
 

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