minihums
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so you mean real mini humbuckers, not single coil sized humbuckers.
im a big fan of firebirds and mini hums in general. i really like the seymourized versions. they have a little more output than the vintage and more mids. if you really want to push the amp, the customs bark way harder, especially in the bridge
im a big fan of firebirds and mini hums in general. i really like the seymourized versions. they have a little more output than the vintage and more mids. if you really want to push the amp, the customs bark way harder, especially in the bridge
rhmcfarland
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mini's
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I've used minihumbuckers a lot. They have a clean, bell-like tone. More fullness than a single coil, and less bloopy than a neck humbucker. The Antiquity Firebirds I have are really nice. They actually have a pretty strong bass response, and a certain type of high end bite that I like... not icepicky, but still a definite and unique bite. Keep in mind that Seymour offers the 21-day exchange, so you can check into something like a vintage SF1 in the neck, and an SM2 in the bridge, just to see if that works. Switch around if you need to....
mini's
I've used minihumbuckers a lot. They have a clean, bell-like tone. More fullness than a single coil, and less bloopy than a neck humbucker. The Antiquity Firebirds I have are really nice. They actually have a pretty strong bass response, and a certain type of high end bite that I like... not icepicky, but still a definite and unique bite. Keep in mind that Seymour offers the 21-day exchange, so you can check into something like a vintage SF1 in the neck, and an SM2 in the bridge, just to see if that works. Switch around if you need to....
I thought about picking up another Strat to load with a pair of SD mini-HBs, but I was concerned about the polepiece spacing of the bridge pickup -- I don't think they have trembucker versions.
I put a Seymourized mini-HB in the neck position of a Tele, and it sounds wonderful. It is full sounding with some real bite and growl. The Fender CS Nocaster bridge pickup has just enough juice to keep up, and the combination of the two is very tasty.
I put a Seymourized mini-HB in the neck position of a Tele, and it sounds wonderful. It is full sounding with some real bite and growl. The Fender CS Nocaster bridge pickup has just enough juice to keep up, and the combination of the two is very tasty.
kmcguitars
GuitarArtologist
yes-fan said:
You don't wanna take the cover off. It's the cover that holds the two coils together, And they look nothing like a full size under there. kinda Butt ugly.
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rhmcfarland
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yep
yep
mini's sound great and look like hell... plastic and copper, not real pretty at all
yep
mini's sound great and look like hell... plastic and copper, not real pretty at all
kmcguitars
GuitarArtologist
Re: minihums
Here's what a Mini looks like under the cover. Sounds great!!
Like I said ....Butt ugly. :argh:
Here's what a Mini looks like under the cover. Sounds great!!
Like I said ....Butt ugly. :argh:
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Falstaff
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Re: minihums
Great idea, YesFan...Chandler had a guitar called the 555 that was kind of a Strat/Rickenbacker hybrid that had mini-hums (I think they were of the Firebird variety). They were nice guitars (as were most Chandlers).
Great idea, YesFan...Chandler had a guitar called the 555 that was kind of a Strat/Rickenbacker hybrid that had mini-hums (I think they were of the Firebird variety). They were nice guitars (as were most Chandlers).
Re: minihums
Firebird minis have little magnets in the coils, kind of like 2 SC's together. LP Deluxe minis have magnets in the bottom, essentially miniaturized HB's.
Evan told me that the SM-1 N & B have the magnets in the coils, as does the SM-2 N. The SM-2 B and both SM-3's have a bar magnet on the bottom.
Joe
Firebird minis have little magnets in the coils, kind of like 2 SC's together. LP Deluxe minis have magnets in the bottom, essentially miniaturized HB's.
Evan told me that the SM-1 N & B have the magnets in the coils, as does the SM-2 N. The SM-2 B and both SM-3's have a bar magnet on the bottom.
Joe
rhmcfarland
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Re: minihums
So, does the Firebird use blades, and the Deluxe mini uses poles?
So, does the Firebird use blades, and the Deluxe mini uses poles?
