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MM: Zwei Humbucker

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Circuit MM1

The simplest circuit enables individual and parallel operation of the two pickups here with two tone controls.

1. Bridge humbucker

2. Bridge humbucker and neck parallel

3. Neck humbucker

 

  

Switching functions

 

 MM-1A

 

 

Electrical switching principle

 

 MM-1B

 

Bass with Megaswitch, three potentiometers

 

 MM-1C

 

Wiring diagram with Megaswitch T

 

 MM-1D

 

Bass with Megaswitch T rotary switch, three potentiometers

 

 MM-1E

 

Connection of the rotary switch before installation

 

 MM-1F

 

Wiring after installing the rotary switch

 

 

 MM-1G

 Connections:

 

position

1 bridge

2 both in parallel

3 neck

 

connections

1, 2 hot connector neck and tone control neck grinder

3 ̶

4, 8 volume regulator right connection

5, 7 hot connector bridge and tone control bridge wiper

6 ̶

 

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Circuit MM2

With this circuit, when the switch is in the middle position, both pickups are connected in series for enhanced bass and mids and less treble.

1. Bridge humbucker

2. both humbucker in series

3. Neck humbucker

 

 

Switching functions

 

 MM-2A

 

 

Electrical switching principle

 

 MM-2B

 

Bass with Megaswitch T, two potentiometers

 

 MM-2C

 

Wiring diagram with Megaswitch T

 

 MM-2D

 

 

Bass with Megaswitch T rotary switch, two potentiometers

 MM-2E

 

Connection of the rotary switch before installation

 

 MM-2F

 

 

Wiring after installing the rotary switch

 

 MM-2G

 Connections:

 

position

1 bridge

2 both in series

3 neck

 

connections

1

2 mass

3 hot connection neck, volume control right connection and tone control slider

4 hot connector bridge and cold connector neck

5, 6, 7, 8 ̶

 

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Circuit MM3

In the middle position of the switch, the two outer coils of the humbucker are connected in series. Compared to circuit MM2, this leaves more heights.

1. Bridge humbucker

2. outer coils in series

3. Neck humbucker

 

 

Switching functions

 

 MM-3A

MM-3A.png

 

Electrical switching principle

 

 MM-3B

 

Bass with Megaswitch T two potentiometers

 

MM-3C 

 

Wiring diagram with Megaswitch T

 

 MM-3D

 

Bass with Megaswitch T rotary switch, two potentiometers

 

 MM-3E

 

Connection of the rotary switch before installation

 

 MM-3F

 

 

Wiring after installing the rotary switch

 

 MM-3G

 Connections:

position

1 bridge

2 outer coils in series

3 neck

 

connections

1 -

2 mass

3 hot connector neck outer coil, volume control right connector and tone control slider

4 hot connection bridge inner coil and cold connection neck inner coil

5 hot connection bar outer coil and cold connection bar inner coil

6, 7 ̶

8 hot connection neck inner coil and cold connection neck outer coil

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Circuit MM4

In the middle position of the switch, the two outer coils of the humbucker are connected in parallel, which results in increased highs.

1. Bridge humbucker

2. outer coil parallel

3. Neck humbucker

 

 

Switching functions

 

 MM-4A

 

 

Electrical switching principle

 

 MM-4B

 

Bass with Megaswitch T, two potentiometers

 

 MM-4C

 

Wiring diagram with Megaswitch T

 

 MM-4D

 

 

Bass with Megaswitch T rotary switch, two potentiometers

 

 MM-4E

 

Connection of the rotary switch before installation

 

 MM-4F

 

Wiring after installing the rotary switch

 

 MM-4G

 Connections:

 

position

1 bridge

2 outer coils in parallel

3 neck

 

connections

1 hot connection neck outer coil and cold connection neck inner coil

2 hot connection neck inner coil

3 hot connection bar inner coil

4, 8 volume regulator right connection and tone regulator grinder

5 hot connection bar outer coil and cold connection bar inner coil

6, 7 ̶

 

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Circuit MM5

A Megaswitch M enables five different switch positions:

1. Bridge humbucker

2. Bridge outer coil

3. both humbucker in parallel

4. Neck outer coil

5. Neck humbucker

 

  

Switching functions

 

MM-5A 

 

Electrical switching principle

 

 MM-5B

 

 

Bass with Megaswitch M, two potentiometers

 

 MM-5C

 

 

Wiring diagram with Megaswitch M

MM-5D.png

 

 MM-5D

 

 

Bass with Megaswitch M rotary switch, two potentiometers

 

 MM-5E

 

Wiring after installing the rotary switch

 

MM-5G

 Connections:

 

position

1 bridge humbucker

2 bridge outer coil

3 both as humbuckers in parallel

4 neck outer coil

5 neck humbucker

 

connections

A ... L ̶

M, O hot connection neck inner coil

N hot connection neck outer coil and cold connection neck inner coil

P, Q, S, T ̶

R, X volume control right connection and tone control slider

U, W hot connection bar inner coil

V hot connection bridge outer coil and cold connection bridge inner coil

 

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Circuit MM6

This is a variant of the MM5 circuit. In position 3, the outer coils of the two humbucker are connected in parallel, which increases the treble.

1. Bridge humbucker

2. Bridge outer coil

3. Outer coils parallel

4. Neck outer coil

5. Neck humbucker

 

Switching functions

 

 MM-6A

 

 

Electrical switching principle

 

 MM-6B

 

 

Bass with Megaswitch M, two potentiometers

 

 MM-6C

 

Wiring diagram with Megaswitch M

 MM-6D

 

 

Bass with Megaswitch M rotary switch, two potentiometers

 

 MM-6E

 

Wiring after installing the rotary switch

 

 MM-6G

 Connections:

position

1 bridge humbucker

2 bridge outer coil

3 both outer coils in parallel

4 neck outer coil

5 neck humbucker

 

connections

A ... L ̶

M hot connection neck inner coil

N, O hot connection neck outer coil and cold connection neck inner coil

P, Q, S, T ̶

R, X volume control right connection and tone control slider

U, V hot connection bar outer coil and cold connection bar inner coil

W hot connection bar inner coil

 

 

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Circuit MM7 

This circuit is largely similar to the MM6 circuit, the only difference being that a Megaswitch E is used here

1. Bridge humbucker.

2. Bridge outer coil

3. Outer coils parallel

4. Neck outer coil

5. Neck humbucker

 

 

Switching functions

 

 MM-7A

 

 

Electrical switching principle

 

 

 MM-7B

 

 

Bass with Megaswitch E, two potentiometers

 

 MM-7C

 

 

Wiring diagram with Megaswitch

 

 MM-7D

 

Bass with Megaswitch E rotary switch, two potentiometers

 

 MM-7E

 

Connection of the rotary switch before installation

 

 MM-7F

 

Wiring after installing the rotary switch

 

 MM-7G

 Connections:

 

position

1 bridge humbucker

2 bridge outer coil

3 both outer coils in parallel

4 neck outer coil

5 neck humbucker

 

connections

1 -

2 hot connection neck outer coil

3 volume regulator right connection and tone regulator grinder

4 mass

5 hot connection neck inner coil and cold connection neck outer coil

6 hot connection bar outer coil and cold connection bar inner coil

7 hot connection bar inner coil

 

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Circuit MM8

Here, in positions 2 and 4, the coils of the humbucker are switched in parallel, which increases the highs.

1. Bridge humbucker coils in series

2. Bridge humbucker coils parallel

3. Both humbucker in parallel, coils in series

4. Neck humbucker, coils in parallel

5. Humbucker, coils in series

 

 

Switching functions

 

 MM-8A

 

 

Electrical switching principle

 

 MM-8B

 

 

Bass with Megaswitch M, two potentiometers

 

 MM-8C

 

 

Wiring diagram with Megaswitch M

 

 MM-8D

 

 

Bass with Megaswitch M rotary switch, two potentiometers

 

 MM-8E

 

 

Connection of the Megaswitch M, first step: contacts on the top (A to L)

 

 MM-8F

 

 

Connection of the Megaswitch M, second step after installing the switch: Contacts on the top (M to X). For the sake of clarity, the wires already connected in the first step are not shown here again.

 

 MM-8G

Connections:

 

position

1 bridge humbucker coils in series

2 bridge humbucker coils in parallel

3 both humbucker in parallel (coils in series)

4 neck humbucker coils in parallel

5 neck humbucker coils in series

 

connections

A, B ̶

C, E, V hot connection bridge outer coil

D mass

F cold connection bar inner coil

G, I, T hot connection neck inner coil

H ground

J, K ̶

L cold connection neck outer coil

M, N, O hot connection neck outer coil

P, Q, U hot connection bar inner coil

R, X volume control right connection and tone control slider

S, W ̶

 

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Circuit MM9

This circuit is based on some PRS guitars. A Megaswitch P is used.

1. Bridge humbucker

2. Outer coils parallel

3. Inner coils in series

4. Inner coils parallel

5. Neck humbucker

 

 

Switching functions

 

 MM-9A

 

 

Electrical switching principle

 

 MM-9B

 

Bass with Megaswitch P, two potentiometers

 

 MM-9C

 

Wiring diagram with Megaswitch P

 

 MM-9D

 

Bass with Megaswitch P rotary switch, two potentiometers

 

 MM-9E

 

Connection of the rotary switch from the installation

 

 MM-9F

 

Wiring the rotary switch after installation

 

 MM-9G

 Connections:

 

position

1 bridge humbucker coils in series

2 both outer coils in parallel

3 both inner coils in series

4 both inner coils in parallel

5 neck humbucker coils in series

 

connections

1 hot connection neck inner coil and cold connection neck outer coil

2 volume regulator right connection and tone regulator grinder

3 hot connection bar outer coil and cold connection bar inner coil

4 cold connection bridge outer coil

5 ground and cold connection neck inner coil

6 hot connection neck outer coil

7 hot connection bar inner coil 

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