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

Emo Ophey · 06-07-2005, 06:51 PM

Hey, just as the title says, which do you think is better; Humbucker pickups or Single-coil pickups? Why?

SATCHMO · 06-07-2005, 06:55 PM

They both have there intended uses. Humbuckers have more "beef" single-coils have better articulation

PhishFood · 06-07-2005, 08:30 PM

Yeah the single coil is alot more clean and snappy, but on both my electrics I have at least one of each

anticipation · 06-27-2005, 02:11 PM

single coils because they have a cleaner sound, but if i was you and you like heavier sounds then i would like the humbuckers if i was you. word.

Golers · 08-16-2005, 05:02 PM

huh? cleaner sound? with distortion on and with all the buzzing?

i use humbuckers all the time except when i'm playing blues or some latin stuff.

SATCHMO · 08-17-2005, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Golers

huh? cleaner sound? with distortion on and with all the buzzing?

i use humbuckers all the time except when i'm playing blues or some latin stuff.

Most Single-coils worth their salt are built to employ some sort of noise cancellation. The Fender samarian cobalts sound awesome.

Death666 · 08-27-2005, 02:02 AM

I like them both, they have different uses. I like having a single coil in the middle and a bridge humbucker both playing when i solo.

PerFeCTioNThrUSileNCe · 06-27-2005, 02:38 PM

id take soapbars. the best of both worlds.

actually, the guitar i have right now has stock humbuckers. the guitar im going to get once i have sufficient funds, has two emg hz's i believe theyre called. they give a much more crisp sound while at the same time still having that beefy low end.

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.

06-07-2005, 06:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Emo Ophey Groupie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Japan Posts: 7	Humbucker vs. Single-coil Hey, just as the title says, which do you think is better; Humbucker pickups or Single-coil pickups? Why?

06-07-2005, 08:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
PhishFood Bottom-Feeder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The American Dreamscape Posts: 316	Yeah the single coil is alot more clean and snappy, but on both my electrics I have at least one of each __________________ Winos don't march

06-07-2005, 06:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,847	They both have there intended uses. Humbuckers have more "beef" single-coils have better articulation

06-27-2005, 02:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,561	single coils because they have a cleaner sound, but if i was you and you like heavier sounds then i would like the humbuckers if i was you. word.

08-16-2005, 05:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Golers Groupie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4	huh? cleaner sound? with distortion on and with all the buzzing? i use humbuckers all the time except when i'm playing blues or some latin stuff.

08-27-2005, 02:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
Death666 Groupie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7	I like them both, they have different uses. I like having a single coil in the middle and a bridge humbucker both playing when i solo.

07-18-2005, 07:04 PM	#9 (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