What is Coil Isolation, series/parallel & reverse phase?
1. Series-In Phase (hum canceling): A standard humbucker wiring configuration resulting in the highest power output and best overall bass. 2. Single Coil Isolation (not hum canceling): North and south in traditional side-by-side coil design, and top and bottom on stacked coils. The North orientation is used in Ballurio balanced sets for the bridge PU and South for the neck PU. Single coil tone has a sharper attack. Configurations between the PU coils provide many options, both hum and non-hum canceling. 3. Parallel-In Phase (hum canceling): Single coil tone with no hum. Best option for clean, bright tone without the noise of a single coil. Lower power output with strong treble attack. 4. Series-Out of Phase (not hum canceling): Thin sound with good power. 5. Parallel-Out of Phase (not hum canceling): Thinner sound with low power.
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