scott wrote:In all honesty, I don't really get why guitars with coil splitting switches and phase switches are uncommon. I can't imagine wanting to limit the instruments range so much. But it seems like the majority of instruments are either all-single-coil, or all-humbucker, and that's that. And no phasing. I don't recall ever accidentally flipping a coil or phase switch, cause they're generally much more out-of-the-way than volume knobs or pickup selector switches. I don't get why these options are so unpopular.
With a guitar like a Strat, it's very difficult to get the classic sounds many players are after if you have a humbucker in the bridge. In my experience (and to my ears), guitars like SGs and LPs sound like ass with a split bridge.
Personally, I just don't like the sound of most humbuckers split. Getting a good sound (with splits) is really dependent on the woods and pickups you are using.
