Each humbucker's coils are wired in series. The two-pickup circuit is parallel.
Thanks Dave. I'm going to assume a TBird is the same.
Here's my story. Back in '03 I bought my LPB-2 which was loaded with Barts and a Bart pre. I was okay with it for a while but found myself wanting to go passive. At that time HB shapes for bass were pretty limited. I didn't want EMG's and there was very little review info on the Rio Grande Pitbull i.e. (Apparently they've come a long way).
Right around that time Gibson announced they would begin selling chrome TB+ pickups outboard. Great! I had an '02 TBird at this point and really liked its tone palette, meaning it could be a TBird wide open, and tamed down some for more traditional bass sounds.
I get a set and have my tech do the install. I'm pretty sure I used what the TBird had - Gibson 300k pots, 047 caps, wired VT-VT.
I just couldn't get it to sound like the TBIrd, meaning, it was a lot of grindy midrange without much latitude. Not really my cuppa.
Now, this all happened some years ago so exact details are furry. My gear at the time could've been a factor as well. Still, overall I wasn't happy, and that sucked because I really like this bass a lot. It plays so very evenly across the entire neck, and looks pretty good as well with the premium top.
Next option was to try and find the DiMarzio's that Kramers were using at the time (DP121 Model G). These still showed up periodically on ebay and I managed to snag a DiMarzio and a Schaller (basically identical). That's what I have in it now and there's not much difference from what I remember about the TB+. They are very hot and mid heavy, not "toneful" at all.
Now I'm ready to tackle the LP one more time. I made a buddy over at the Gibson forum who put some Alumitones in his LP. He has made several "Strat" Gibsons and wound up with an extra set. He likes them a lot - they are broad spectrum guitar pickups so they don't make a separate neck and bridge model. I will say they look cool as all getout.
This was why I asked about the TB+ - I might want to give them another go. I did see some LP models that went with chrome TB+ with a Bart preamp. Is this the same Bart pre that was used with the Bart pickups or another model?
Sorry for all the questions. This is clearly the only place I can finally get some answers, or at the very least, some good direction.
I've been waiting to ask these for, literally, years. I very much want to get the LP back on the road with regularity.
Much obliged in advance.
Any suggestions for maxing out their versatility?