Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

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Anyone ever try this for the feck of it? Just curious on how a Twangbanger in the bridge will sound in an all mahogony ESP LTD w/rosewood fingerboard. I have two of these guitars and want to try something different.
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

Never tried it, but the Phat Cat might be worth looking at if your in the market for P90 tones....
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

Someone posted a pic of a moutning ring that's cut for a slanted s/c. Check All Parts, if they have 'em, you're in business!! Nothing better than a Slanted Tele birdge pup to make a mohogany guitar sound good!!
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

+1 for the Phat Cat in a mahogany LP style guitar.
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

A Phat Cat might blend with the bridge 'bucker a bit better, but I've used both - Phat Cats and real Tele pups and they all sound great. I'll never go back to neck humbuckers. Single coils get a lot more information from the neck position.
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

Excellent, thanks guys. I already have a phat cat set in there, but have been getting into The Police and classic B-52's with guitarist Ricky Wilson. I use a 70's strat re-issue/maple fingerboard (MIM) with Fat 50's for that. I'm just partial to the TOM bridge and the archtop bodies.....just want that twang!!!!
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

I would LOVE to try a quarter pounder or classic stack in the BRIDGE of my Les Paul. I liked the Classic stack in my Tele.
I already have those plastic mounting plates to put a SC into an HB spot....
I have the tone disconnected and a 500k volume pot right now.
Anyone done this ??? I just want to know if it was a disaster and why..
thanks
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

Someone here put two QP in his les paul about two years ago.
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

Yep lots of times.
In fact from time to time I get sick of necks buckers and stick a single coil in there.
It's nice has some snap but not as bright and glassy as a strat.
In fact I don't know if I should get an Alnico II pro or a Phat Cat for my Dot.
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

idsnowdog said:
Someone here put two QP in his les paul about two years ago.
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Did he live to tell the tale ?? !!
I know I have to try it myself but before I do, I was curious (before I blow $70+)
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

I have searched for the post but I can't find it?
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

idsnowdog said:
I have searched for the post but I can't find it?
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oh thats oK.. I'm just going to have to try it myself.
Maybe I'll try it first with this Texas special I have laying around. (if the wires reach)
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

If you want QP sound in a humbucker try the GFS Bigmouth. I have a couple and they are great.
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

Blue_Fingers_Jay said:
In fact from time to time I get sick of necks buckers and stick a single coil in there. In fact I don't know if I should get an Alnico II pro or a Phat Cat for my Dot.
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I've been putting Phat Cat's in the neck position of 335's & SG's, with a HB on the bridge. To me, at least in Gibson-style guitars, in the neck a Phat Cat is a bit on the dark side with it's twin A2 magnets, so I replace one with an A5 and that treble boost really gives it that open single coil sound.

I highly recommend a HB/Phat Cat combo, with an A2/A5 magnet pair the PC. One of the best PU's pairings you can own.
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

I put a DMZ single in the neck of my paul...real nice sounding...as described above....nice warm tone not as glassy as a strat....currently I have an EMG H in the neck(single in a humbucker housing...NOT a P-90) and still get essentially the same nice Strat neck tone with more low end:)

~Mitch~
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

Man, i STILL have not tried it, not enough time on my hands.
 
Re: Anyone ever replaced a humbucker with a single coil in a Les Paul style guitar?

Not replaced;I was modding my LP neck pup with pole magnets.This involved widening the pole piece holes very slightly.I got one slightly out of line and cut the coil.One effed coil.Solution;take out the coil and run the pup single coil.It works fine[with pole magnets].
 
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