Overwound single coil vs humbucker
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Edgecrusher
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Re: Overwound single coil vs humbucker
Apples and oranges. At minimum a humbucker will read more string length and you this has a large effect on the tone. But you could never equalize the differences the closest you can get would be like a stag mag or the rio grande true split series that are 2 singles tied into a humbucker. In single mode they sound very much like classic singles but in humbucker they up the output and get more mids and drive.
If you took like a rio grande muy grande humbucker then one of the singles and you unwound the humbucker until both of the coils matched that of the single it would have a huge detriment on the tone it would become very weak and anemic sounding.
Apples and oranges. At minimum a humbucker will read more string length and you this has a large effect on the tone. But you could never equalize the differences the closest you can get would be like a stag mag or the rio grande true split series that are 2 singles tied into a humbucker. In single mode they sound very much like classic singles but in humbucker they up the output and get more mids and drive.
If you took like a rio grande muy grande humbucker then one of the singles and you unwound the humbucker until both of the coils matched that of the single it would have a huge detriment on the tone it would become very weak and anemic sounding.
Edgecrusher
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Re: Overwound single coil vs humbucker
Its apples and oranges at the very minimum a humbucker will read more string length this changes its harmonic content compared to a single coil. This is why its so hard to make a strat sized single coil sound like a p-90.
Its apples and oranges at the very minimum a humbucker will read more string length this changes its harmonic content compared to a single coil. This is why its so hard to make a strat sized single coil sound like a p-90.
Marco78
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Re: Overwound single coil vs humbucker
Ok, so more bass and mids and less high for HB?
Ok, so more bass and mids and less high for HB?
Edgecrusher
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Re: Overwound single coil vs humbucker
There does seem to be some amount of cancellation in the high end when you go the humbucking route.
The rest depends on which position on the guitar your comparing and which extra portion of string length the pickup is reading. Think of it like the changes in sound you hear when you switch from the neck to the bridge pickup only on a smaller scale cause its moving only a few millimeters.
There does seem to be some amount of cancellation in the high end when you go the humbucking route.
The rest depends on which position on the guitar your comparing and which extra portion of string length the pickup is reading. Think of it like the changes in sound you hear when you switch from the neck to the bridge pickup only on a smaller scale cause its moving only a few millimeters.
Marco78
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Re: Overwound single coil vs humbucker
Thanks Edge!!
Where do you live in Italy? I'm italian...
Thanks Edge!!
Where do you live in Italy? I'm italian...
Edgecrusher
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Re: Overwound single coil vs humbucker
Vicenza... no i dont eat cats =P
Vicenza... no i dont eat cats =P
Marco78
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Edgecrusher
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Re: Overwound single coil vs humbucker
Well if your ever in Veneto or close let me know and we'll knock back a few :friday:
Well if your ever in Veneto or close let me know and we'll knock back a few :friday:
