1.0Seymour Duncanhttps://www.seymourduncan.comSarvesh Tiwarihttps://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/author/seymourduncanI have a humbucking pickup that works when I split it, but when I use both coils it becomes inoperative. What can I do? - Seymour Duncanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pfUeJJvApx"><a href="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd/i-have-a-humbucking-pickup-that-works-when-i-split-it-but-when-i-use-both-coils-it-becomes-inoperative-what-can-i-do">I have a humbucking pickup that works when I split it, but when I use both coils it becomes inoperative. What can I do?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd/i-have-a-humbucking-pickup-that-works-when-i-split-it-but-when-i-use-both-coils-it-becomes-inoperative-what-can-i-do/embed#?secret=pfUeJJvApx" width="600" height="338" title="“I have a humbucking pickup that works when I split it, but when I use both coils it becomes inoperative. What can I do?” — Seymour Duncan" data-secret="pfUeJJvApx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Either one of the two coils in the humbucking pickup doesn’t work properly or the switch is bad. When you split the pickup, you activate one good coil and cutting out the bad one. The two coils normally work in series when not splitting. To see if the coil or switch are bad, you’ll need...