Humbucker vs. Single-coil (blues, title, classic, quote, guitar)

SATCHMO · 07-18-2005, 07:04 PM

I like both. Actually a pickup cunfiguration that is getting seen more and more lately is a humbucker in the bridge and neck position and a single-coil in the middle. I think that's a very versatile set up because the positive thing about ingle coils is they really articulate subtle nuances of picking and string dynamics, but in the neck position they they tend to sound really "hollow". By moving the single-coil closer to the bridlge position it tends to get rid of a lot of that overly rounded sound

yellowTruck · 08-31-2005, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

I like both. Actually a pickup cunfiguration that is getting seen more and more lately is a humbucker in the bridge and neck position and a single-coil in the middle. I think that's a very versatile set up because the positive thing about ingle coils is they really articulate subtle nuances of picking and string dynamics, but in the neck position they they tend to sound really "hollow". By moving the single-coil closer to the bridlge position it tends to get rid of a lot of that overly rounded sound

Yeah i'd agree pretty much.

In my guitar i have a H S H set up and play my metal stuff using the Bridge humbucker and my dire straights with the single coil. Its a good compromise and gives me the range i need with out two guitars.

But at the end of the day i'd go for humbuckers as the nosie cancelation and the fatter distortion sound they give wins me over.

Considering a second guitar with a full set of hotrails in it abit like dave murrays guitar from iron maiden like he used on the Rock in Rio gig.

Live To Die · 09-04-2005, 11:35 PM

I don't like single coils that much. I have an HSH set up and i never use the sing coil. I like humbuckers alot more. Although i do use the single coil to play some dire straits. Oh its great to see anothe dire straits fan ^ ^

07-18-2005, 07:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,847	I like both. Actually a pickup cunfiguration that is getting seen more and more lately is a humbucker in the bridge and neck position and a single-coil in the middle. I think that's a very versatile set up because the positive thing about ingle coils is they really articulate subtle nuances of picking and string dynamics, but in the neck position they they tend to sound really "hollow". By moving the single-coil closer to the bridlge position it tends to get rid of a lot of that overly rounded sound

09-04-2005, 11:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Live To Die Groupie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7	I don't like single coils that much. I have an HSH set up and i never use the sing coil. I like humbuckers alot more. Although i do use the single coil to play some dire straits. Oh its great to see anothe dire straits fan ^ ^