The Closest "SingleCoil Tone" Humbucker

Re: The Closest "SingleCoil Tone" Humbucker

I think the PAF Joe sounds awesome. I prefer brighter tones in the neck and the PAF Joe delivers very well. I don't use it split it sounds like I want it in series. However with my Les Paul I do have a push/pull I would use sometimes to split it and I have no complaints. It has a good single coil tonality to it IMO but that's with my rig and guitar though.
 
Re: The Closest "SingleCoil Tone" Humbucker

The Jazz Bridge Model in the neck, split, is pretty darn convincing. It sounds great in humbucking mode too.

I have a LP Goldtop with a Custom/Jazz Bridge combo, and I've got pullup tone pots. It's the most versatile LP set I've ever used, from single coil to humbucking.
 
Re: The Closest "SingleCoil Tone" Humbucker

Maton humbuckers are amazing when split or in series - i guess they are somewhat like a stag mag. Only thing is that they are a slightly different shape to standard (gibson) style pups.
 
Re: The Closest "SingleCoil Tone" Humbucker

Lew says he chooses a PU for the humbucker sound and just takes whatever split sound there is. But DrJackson wants just the opposite. He is looking for a hum with the best single coil split sound, hasn't said what he wants the hum to sound like.

Therefore the only answer to his question would be the StagMag. I have this in the bridge of a LP Classic and split/single it sounds as close as you can get to being a Strat single coil sound. My LP has a '57 Classic in the neck and when I split the StagMag and play it with the '57 in parallel (normal both PU setting) it sounds like a Strat in position 2 or 4, depending on amp eq settings of course.

The StagMag is only an average sounding humbucker, but it is a great sounding single.
 
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