Suddenly the Humbucker does't exist.

[zionstrat]

Jeremy nailed it..no mini hums and Firebirds would hurt me.

Of course hummy gigs would be a pain.

But tonewise p90s, jazzmasters, strats and telebridges can do pretty much every style of music.

So I think I would become a fanatic for Ilitch noise reduction.. and maybe
I'm moving that way one way or the other

 

[GuitarDoc]

I find myself using single coils 90% of the time (usually vintage neck and middle, and an overwound bridge) . . and I've found that the quarter pounder for strat gets the mid-boosted sort of sound I want from a humbucker for higher gain stuff with a more appealing character.

No 'buckers is no biggie.

Yep.

 

[GuitarDoc]

With P-90s and Quarter Pounds, there is no need for buckers. I would miss some of the tone combinations of Dave's "do it all wiring" however.

 

[GuitarDoc]

I'm not a fan of singles or P-90's so I'd be pretty screwed. Singles are okay for some clean stuff but not the sound I like for hard hitting overdriven 80's rock and metal.

You can get all of that and even better with P-90s.

But I still prefer the cleans of an HB.

"Cleans" of an HB? You really need to try a vintage P-90.

 

[formula73]

All my guitars and nearly all my basses have humbuckers. I run a decent amount of dirt on both so I’ll beef hooked pretty bad.

 

[orpheo]

100% classic telecaster.

 

[Artie]

. . and I've found that the quarter pounder for strat gets the mid-boosted sort of sound I want from a humbucker for higher gain stuff with a more appealing character.

Yup. I was going to say, load a Strat with a QP set, and play the notch positions. (Which could be a fun project even with humbuckers.)

 

[Securb]

So...none of you guys would give up electric and go 100% folk guitar?

 

[solspirit]

Folk is lame. But if I didn't have this insatiable need for decibels & effects I could stick with acoustic

 

[Mincer]

So...none of you guys would give up electric and go 100% folk guitar?

I could do it.

 

[Securb]

I could do it.

 

[Aceman]

Two singles wired in series? Is that an option.


But yeah - I'd be using big loud P-90's

 

[TVFV]

Two singles wired in series? Is that an option.


But yeah - I'd be using big loud P-90's

Yes. You can wire two singles in series. I think what I would miss most are those HB's with specific voicings and outputs. I can otherwise do everything I like with a Tele.

 

[Clint 55]

Hums are my favorite, but I also like P90z and Jazzmaster pickups. That's what I'd do. Single coils are my least favorite.

 

[PFDarkside]

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[Clint 55]

^ Dude I still need to make one of those. I want to make a triple coil 59 for jazz. I would be able to put 2 double thick mags in there. The thing would be syrup city. I found a blog on how a guy made the baseplate. Just a dang time commitment.

 

[Mincer]

There's more girls in that video than most shred demos.

 

[beaubrummels]

A good Telecaster bridge does pretty much most of the humbucker tone I need. If I get noise, I'd put a Suhr/Illitch dummy coil in there.

 

[Demanic]

Well, this.
A3 neck, A5 middle, A3 bridge.

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[SFW]

As long as P90s are still around, I’d be ok.


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