Important SR Question

[Datta]

Do (single PUP) Stingrays come with their coils in series or parallel???

 

[superseed]

They are in parallel. The Sterling or Stingray 5 will give you the option to go series, single coil, or parallel.

 

[Datta]

Thanks. Yeah, I know about the Sterling - That's what I have and I mainly use it in series, and once in a while in single/phantom coil mode. The series arrangemant has more punch to it. I wonder why they made the SR permanently in Parallel?

The reason I'm asking all this is that I'm in the process of adding a second pickup to my Sterling, and I really want to understand as much as I can about why things are the way they are.

 

[prickly_pete]

Thanks. Yeah, I know about the Sterling - That's what I have and I mainly use it in series, and once in a while in single/phantom coil mode. The series arrangemant has more punch to it. I wonder why they made the SR permanently in Parallel?

Because that is the classic Stingray tone, and sounds best, most would say, for slap bass.

 

[nspark]

I wonder why they made the SR permanently in Parallel?

The same could be said if it was permanently wired in series. That's why I love my SR5, I can switch between all three potential wirings. I personally prefer the series setting on my SR5, but that's because I do mostly fingerstyle and I love the fat, punchy sound I get that way. There really isn't a bad sound in that bass, though.

I do wonder if it would be possible to set up the new HH SR5's or Sterlings to have series/parallel switches for when they're running both coils of the humbuckers.

-Nick

 

[tkarter]

My switch on the SR5 lives in Parallel. go figure. They could have done that at the factory and I would love it to pieces. They give us a choice LOL.


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