As I recall, the question of adding coil-tap and series/parallel switching to a mudbucker has been raised before... but has anyone here actually attempted it yet? I guess what I'm curious about is if the new sound options would justify the effort. Speculation is welcome here. I'm leaning towards the opinion that it probably would yield some useful/different/interesting sounds, especially for recording.
I have a mongrel '69 EB-0 with a filled (partial?!) pbass pickup route, body refin, and non-original wiring. I'm considering doing the deed on this bass. If I did this, I would probably use two push/pull pots - vol w/coil-tap switch, and tone w/series-parallel switch. That would preserve the stock appearence and controls, and add the switching capability.
I won't say that splitting the mudbucker coils that are currently hardwired in series is trivial, but it does look feasible (I pulled the pickup and took a look last night). There is just enough slack on the coil wires that would enable me to make the cuts, solder on the additional leads, and cover/insulate the unions with a small piece of heat shrink tubing. It could be reverted back, albeit with evidence of tampering - but I'm not worried about that.
Any thoughts, experiences, or opinions are welcome!