Peavey humbucker model Guitar User Manual


 
Pickups & Pickup Selector Switch
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Single-coil pickups and dual-coil pickups
(humbuckers) convert your guitar’s string
vibrations into an electronic signal that is processed
by your amplier.
Selector switches are used to quickly change
between pickups or combinations of pickups.
Typically switches are -way slotted, -way
slotted or -way toggled. Series selections,
typically found on humbucker models, combine
two coils of full output. Parallel selections combine
two coils to simulate a single coil while acting as a
hum-canceling humbucker. Some guitars feature a
push-pull volume control in place of a switch that
allows for single pickup selections.