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Alright Walter, settle down. :joyous:
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Well...I don't like them myself, and my favorite guitar sounds are almost invariably single coil. Humbuckers certainly have their place, they're just not for me.
That's not really what I was saying above though. What I was referring to is more technical : there's a phase cancellation between the two coils of a humbucking pickup, and certain frequencies dissappear. While that's not necessarily a bad thing at all, it does mean that it really is impossible for a humbucker to sound exactly like a single coil pickup - EQ can be used to emphasize certain frequencies, or to cut them. But if they're not there in the first place, EQ cannot make them appear out of nowhere.
The most versatile guitar of all times (IMO before y'all throw the grenades) is the Stratocaster, and it uses single coils.
With that said "some" humbies are irreplaceable.
True, Strats are very versatile, but you just can't get that heavy sound with the single coils, which is why EVH carved out his Strat back in the day and dropped a humbucker in it.
congratulations, that's a beautiful guitar!
Ha! I said it's beautiful, and I think it is - I didn't say I'd play or buy it!Stop lying Walter. We know you hate it. :laughing:
Ha! I said it's beautiful, and I think it is - I didn't say I'd play or buy it!
a splitted HB-1 in the neck position sounds great though.