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Post by Adji on May 8, 2005 4:07:53 GMT -6
OK, so what is actually the difference?
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Post by Aku on May 8, 2005 4:42:20 GMT -6
Everything  The tone is very different.. If you play clean, single coil is superior. If you have a very dirty sound with lots of distortion, humbucker is better. Single coil will produce unwanted sounds when used with a hi-gain amplifier.. However, sometimes a guitar player wants that single-coil sound to his solo or some lick. That is why special humbuckers that emulate the sound of a single coil have been developed. Hope this helps Aku |
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Post by themaidenmaniac on May 8, 2005 6:55:56 GMT -6
The term 'Single Coil' refers to a pickup with a single winding of fine copper wire. These were the first types of electric guitar pickups used and made popular by their cutting tone and distinctive 'twang'. The unique vintage single coil sound that changed the course of musical history forever, can be heard on most early 50's and 60's rock and roll recordings. The first single coil pickups were raw sounding and suffered electrical interference from lighting and other power sources making them noisy and susceptible to hum.
The Humbucker, developed after the single coil, looks like two single coil pickups side by side. This configuration allowed the use of two copper windings and magnets in such a way as to cancel out any hum - hence the term 'Humbucker'. The tonal character is also different lending itself to thicker tones and the noiseless high volume playing which evolved as rock and roll developed and punk and heavy metal speared music off in different directions.
Today, pickup technology has moved on and many developments have been made in respect of pickup design, output and tonal characteristics. DiMarzio have been at the forefront of this revolution with many innovative new pickup improvements always breaking new ground in tonal range and versatility.
The early days of pickup development saw DiMarzio introduce the vertical or stacked Humbucker, which looked and sounded like a vintage single coil but did not suffer the same hum problems. Then followed the Parallel Blade style with significantly higher output and more recently, the widely acclaimed Virtual Vintage Series, back to true vintage single coil sound but virtually noiseless pickups.
During this time, DiMarzio were also developing exciting new Humbucker pickups, widening the musical bounds with new tonal and output combinations many of which were, and are still, being developed in association with the top rock musicians of the day.
The latest in Humbucker innovations combines Virtual Vintage and Airbucker technology to capture all the best sonic qualities of vintage Humbuckers but without the technical problems. Airbucker technology permits the use of more reliable, full strength Alnico5 magnets and still reduce string pull for increased sustain and sensitivity.
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Post by Philip on May 8, 2005 8:28:36 GMT -6
Very interesting  |
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Post by Adji on May 8, 2005 12:10:13 GMT -6
Cheers guys, ill stick with my hums |
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Post by Blondie on May 17, 2005 16:27:59 GMT -6
That's why I love HSH config with this wiring of the 5 way switch: pos.1 Bridge Humbucker pos.2 Inner coil of bridge HB + single (in between "strat" sound bright pos.3 Middle Singlcoil pos.4 Inner coil of neck HB + single (in between "strat" sound dark pos.5 Neck HB Two "Gibson" sounds and 3 "Strat" sounds  |
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