can you answer me a question? i have a fender standard series that has sss and when i put the lead tone on my amp it makes a lot of noise but when i tried a guitar that has humbuckers the noise was canceled why is that?
@MatKiller1197 Probably because that noise is the hum that the humbuckers are bucking. That's why people wanted to use humbuckers, but they sound so different that both styles are still popular.
You would probably be able to play your Fender with less noise if you shielded it. Read about that on a site called GuitarNuts.
@MatKiller1197 that is because the coils of a humbucker are wired in series but have reverse polarity. It causes the stray signal to appear twice but due to the fact that the coils are wired in countephase the stray signals cancel each other out almost completely.
Please will someone help me, I'm not sure on what kind of of humbucker bridge pickup for my Fender Sytle guitar, I want the kind punk rock, rock style (Like Green Day, Blink 182, and Sum 41) can somone suggest an appropiate pickup please Thanks ;)
@mousey26133 a really good pickup for pop punk is the duncan invader which is $79 tom delonge used that in his signature strat when he played fender...if you cant afford that a cheaper version is the duncan detanator i have one of them an it sounds alright (i play blink 182 and fall out boy style)
You know what would be awesome ? A strat with H-S-H-S-H or S-H-S-H-S, or even with coils taps or humbucking single coils or etc. I just might have to figure out how to do that, after I go and buy a new strat so I don't have to modify my current one.
@TheEternalLeader or you could by a gibson or epiphone nighthawk custom, it has a H S Mini HB setup and the coils of the humbuckers can be split. It goes from an SG type of sound to a Tele or Strat in the fraction of the second it takes you to pull the tone knob.
i'm quite noob when it comes to pickups.. i have a question, i have a kramer pacer classic which was around 400 dollars and my first guitar which was like 100 bucks they sound exactly the same
i was thinking about buying a guitar which has Dimarzio tone zone and evolution pick ups in it. will it even sound any more differently? small or big difference?
@store1992 depends on your amp. If you have a modelling amp like the line 6 spider or POD etc .. you won't hear much of a difference between guitars and or pickups. The problem with some modelling gear is that the amp emulation often does not respond dynamically enough.
@develia Yeah, They're Extremely Versatile!!! I'd Like To Get A Fender Stratocaster H-S-H, But Have Coil Taps For The Humbuckers!!! I Could Make That Strat S-S-S, H-S-S, S-S-H Or H-S-H!!! That Would Be The Ultimate Strat!!!
@DylanBStringer91 heheh yeah! btw do u think there's any way of putting humbuckers into a fender strat having only 3 single coils? i've heard about those hot rails that combine a humbucker into the size of a single coil.. btw its a squier so do u think its worth putting them on a low end guitar?
@develia I Would Get A Single Coil Size Humbucker For The Neck, But If You Want A Full Sized Humbucker, You'll Have To Take It To A Music Store To Have It Installed!!! If You Like The Way The Squire Plays And Feels, Then Yes!!!
if you want that then you should get a guitar with three humbuckers and coil tap them. that way you can get a humbucker and single coil sound within one guitar :)
What is the best way to get a single coil sound from a humbucker? I've heard of coil tapping and coil splitting but what is the physical change that happens and really: what sounds most like a single coil?
@veryhighsamurai The Best Way To Get A Single Coil Sound Is To Get A Single Coil!!! I Love Coil Taps, But They Don't Have The True Single Coil Tone!!! If You Absolutely Have To Have A Humbucker In The Neck Or Bridge, Then I Suggest You Get Coil Taps, But If You Can Live With The 60 Cycle Hum, Then Get Single Coils!!!
hey im making a guitar in my shop call in 10th grade and i have the body with one place for one humbucker on the entire guitar and i was wondering if that is all i need for this guitar. i play several types of music like country,rock.metal, and alot of blues and i want to know what kind of humbucker will i need and i have a small price range it up to like $80 i made the hole for a standard size humbucker also.?
Thanks for the info. I've been trying to get the right tone out of my guitar. I just picked up an epiphone galaxy 25 amp.Now I have to work on getting the pedal loops right to clean up the signal...needless to say it's a great learning process.
@taurus1269 Most of the companies offer their own variation of stacked humbuckers; they are also called hot rails. For example; Di marzio's (fast tracks), Seymour Duncan's(shr1), Carvin's (TBH60-6) just to name a few of them. Personally i have two TBH60-6 on my guitar (bridge, neck); the sound is amazing and extremely versatile, it picks all the harmonies through the neck and it doesnt give you to much feedback and/ or buzz when youre amp is cranked to 11.
@taurus1269 Most of the companies offer their own variation of stacked humbuckers; they are also called hot rails. For example; Di marzio's (fast tracks), Seymour Duncan's(shr1), Carvin's (TBH60-6) just to name a few of them. Personally i have two TBH60-6 on my guitar (bridge, neck); the sound is amazing and extremely versatile, it picks all the harmonies through the neck and it doesnt give you to much feedback and/ or buzz when youre amp is cranked to 11.
@punkiassjunki Well, all pickups sound a little different. And it depends on what sound you are after. Like for metal it's nice to have EMG's, DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan. They are known to have very high-output pickups. But there are of course different models of the pickups as well. Most people change their stock pickups or buys a guitar with the pickups they want already installed. It all comes down to what sound you want.
I'm a single coil guy, I'm an all around strat guy, others are nice, but a strat guy nontheless. likewise humbuckers are nice, but I like the single-coil strat tone, humbuckers I like once in a while. but humbuckers on a Stratocaster? BLASPHEMY I SAY! If I want humbuckers, I'll buy some other brand like Gibson/Epiphone or Gretsch. Just my opinion.
- P.S. I checked out a new Fender American Standard strat, with Alnico staggered pole pickups, has that real strat tone, but it's so much quieter!
I own a Squier by Fender deluxe strat and I was wondering, would it be possible to switch my bridge single coil pickup for a humbucker bridge pickup? I'd prefer a humbucker bridge pickup over the single coil and I wanted to know if this was possible. I wasn't completely certain if he clarified that at 5:40 of the video, so can someone please elaborate for me?
hey thanks for this explanation, if you could do another video on this topic, and play some riffs on very different tones with a variety of pickups (p90, emg, active passive, etc), i would LUV it!!!.... this is important because, i think, like me, many people are buying completely online now a days, and who are beginners, and wanting to find their perfect tone, u know....plz.
you really seem to know a lot man, help me out if you can plz, i have a epiphone black beauty less paul 3 pickups ... i wanna replace them with a gibson classic 57 and a seymour duncan SH-5 on neck to get a nice sound (as ive been told) what the hell do i do with the middle pickup?...i like rock similar to AC/DC, Slash, Airbourne, Zakk Wylde, BB King(when clean) so do i just leave it there or does it REALLY MATTER?, and is the combo i gave you going to give me a good sound to play all those?
@lifestraight because some people prefer the clearer, brighter, more thin sound that single coils give. Humbuckers are generally better for heavier music, they sound thicker, with a bit less clarity.
@lifestraight somehow it just is, and the 60 cycle hum only really manifests at high gain levels, its not there all the time ( that said, the quality of the pickup can have a drastic effect as well)
i have a FERNANDEZ red strat like that... and i always wondered why the guitar had "two picks" in that place... and the bridge is different from that... i will up a photo when i can... U_U
I would love to see commentary on where to toggle for various genres of music or roles -- for example -- when to use just the neck single coil, or both single coils, or the center single coil alone, or all, based on whether soloing or playing rythm, finger picking, etc. --- some insight onto best practices would be great -- do any of your vids address this? John
For very introductory beginning players can u tell us what the function of a pickup is? What are differences between neck, bridge, and humbucker pickups?
if your asking about the bridge pickup it effects the tone and in my opinion looks cool on the stratocaster. but the telecaster bridge pickup has higher output .
I have owned both humbucker guitars and single coil configured guitars the tone is very different between the two singles are a thinner not as distorted sounding humbuckers are thicker sounding warmer and hive a smooth sound.
Choosing between the two i would go for humbuckers but it is close single coils are amazing i would have both.
What music do you listen to? do they use singles or humbuckers which sound do you like best?
I like Washburn's VCC tone control system were on their WI64 dual humbucker guitar you can get the sound of a single coil out of a humbucker without the buzz and the hum. You should check it out.
i personally have been turned off from ibanez because the bass i bought was pretty sucky. I think most low end ibanez would have poor quality control like my 300 dollar bass. do ur research, and go to used instrument stores and you might find a beat up looking guitar, but it plays really well for really cheap because of the cosmetic flaws. that's probably how you want to start
Personally, I like Ibanez, but I've never bought a jumpstart/beginner pack from any brand because to me, it's pretty obvious the whole set is gonna be in bad quality. I got my first electric guitar back in May, but I had actually won it. A Mahar Stratocaster. It's not really a known brand, but it's okay for beginners. I do suggest if you buy an Ibanez guitar, get a $300+ one. Also, for amps, get one that lasts, LONG. I got a Vox Valvetronix VT30 for $270.
You could, but it would really depend on the guitar you're working on. Generally speaking, the cheapest guitars out there aren't really worth modifying, and you get a much better sound getting a guitar with the gear you want built in with it. That said there are some 'good' cheap guitars out there, and I guess it comes down to how much ur willing to spend on it, and how much it would cost to get a new guitar.
I fractured my thumb playing basketball - have to wear the splint for 4-6 weeks. Bummer, but I am getting through it - will take more than a broken bone to stop the rock here at nlg
@rockongoodpeople dave your great and you have great lessons. I wannt to buld up my superstrat replacing pickups and whammy bar with humbuckers and floyd rose, could you do a tech video how to replace those things. There are some on youtube but i trust only pros and u and ur team are super pros so pls do the lesson.
Maybe you could also do a video about how different humbucking and single coil bridge pickups sound in a strat having some and lots of overdrive/distortion? I would also be nice to gather more knowledge about which pickup position suits which kinds of things! :d
Yeah take off the plastic cover. It's not going to ruin the guitar but it might interfere with your tone because there is a layer between the pole pieces (the little metal circles in your pickup) and the strings and you want the best signal possible. So yes, take 'em off.
Saw you at the Johny Winters show at Bb Kings in NYC , great show lots of fun,
Also Andy Aledort was very impressive!
Any way trying to figure out what pickups to put in a guitar we are building, thanks for the tips in this video.
srvzepp 3 days ago
skip to 2:50
BigT3xan 5 days ago
very helpful, thanks man!
mricecreammman 4 weeks ago
At 3:01 you said that single coil and humbucker pickups are the most popular... Are there other kinds of pickups?
MTLguitarist98 1 month ago
@MTLguitarist98 yes, the motherbuckers, minihumbuckers, EMG, lace sensor.
lui505 3 days ago
Is that a fender am std strat? what do you prefer? the hss or sss?
pranavguitarist 2 months ago
Is that a fender am std strat?
pranavguitarist 2 months ago
can you answer me a question? i have a fender standard series that has sss and when i put the lead tone on my amp it makes a lot of noise but when i tried a guitar that has humbuckers the noise was canceled why is that?
MatKiller1197 2 months ago
@MatKiller1197 Probably because that noise is the hum that the humbuckers are bucking. That's why people wanted to use humbuckers, but they sound so different that both styles are still popular.
You would probably be able to play your Fender with less noise if you shielded it. Read about that on a site called GuitarNuts.
BlackAngusYoung 2 months ago
@MatKiller1197 hum buckers are two single coils woundtogether out of phase the opssosite phase bucks the m\ hum
prsplayer210 2 months ago
@MatKiller1197 that is because the coils of a humbucker are wired in series but have reverse polarity. It causes the stray signal to appear twice but due to the fact that the coils are wired in countephase the stray signals cancel each other out almost completely.
dudewhosaysarrh 1 month ago
his thumb's broken
dingleberrycherry 2 months ago
If any one here is into metal, forget the Humbucker. 2 words: EMG Pickups
Scassizzle1231 3 months ago
@Scassizzle1231 ...EMGs are humbuckers... and they also have single-coils... *facepalm
Bludhoundz8 2 months ago
@Scassizzle1231 bullshit this guy knows nothing
prsplayer210 2 months ago
Please will someone help me, I'm not sure on what kind of of humbucker bridge pickup for my Fender Sytle guitar, I want the kind punk rock, rock style (Like Green Day, Blink 182, and Sum 41) can somone suggest an appropiate pickup please Thanks ;)
mousey26133 3 months ago
@mousey26133 a really good pickup for pop punk is the duncan invader which is $79 tom delonge used that in his signature strat when he played fender...if you cant afford that a cheaper version is the duncan detanator i have one of them an it sounds alright (i play blink 182 and fall out boy style)
kottonmouthkings5 3 months ago
@kottonmouthkings5 Thanks i think i'll get an Invader, the only downside is fitting it into a single coil slot
mousey26133 3 months ago
Nicholas Cage, is that you?
WeLovePizza2012 4 months ago 15
You know what would be awesome ? A strat with H-S-H-S-H or S-H-S-H-S, or even with coils taps or humbucking single coils or etc. I just might have to figure out how to do that, after I go and buy a new strat so I don't have to modify my current one.
TheEternalLeader 5 months ago
@TheEternalLeader or you could by a gibson or epiphone nighthawk custom, it has a H S Mini HB setup and the coils of the humbuckers can be split. It goes from an SG type of sound to a Tele or Strat in the fraction of the second it takes you to pull the tone knob.
dudewhosaysarrh 1 month ago
I have a Squier Affinity Stratocaster Left Handed. Is it possible to install a humbucker if i buy a fender humbucker and a suitable pickguard?
Erikih 5 months ago
IT'S CAPTAIN OBVIOUS!!!!!!!
omfg51 5 months ago
wewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
alcore666 6 months ago
He's so big he should a drummer ..
jurgencelica 6 months ago
i'm quite noob when it comes to pickups.. i have a question, i have a kramer pacer classic which was around 400 dollars and my first guitar which was like 100 bucks they sound exactly the same
i was thinking about buying a guitar which has Dimarzio tone zone and evolution pick ups in it. will it even sound any more differently? small or big difference?
store1992 7 months ago
@store1992 Depends a lot on the amp.
forevertheuni 6 months ago
@store1992 depends on your amp. If you have a modelling amp like the line 6 spider or POD etc .. you won't hear much of a difference between guitars and or pickups. The problem with some modelling gear is that the amp emulation often does not respond dynamically enough.
dudewhosaysarrh 1 month ago
@tangypasta haha
hansolo989 7 months ago
I want that Wayne Kramer SHS
MrWiiPS360 7 months ago
I think that long, hard guitar neck is substituting for something
tangypasta 8 months ago
2 minutes and 30 seconds of bullshit at the beginning... tsk tsk tsk...
AsianSpaghetti 8 months ago
about the interference with the single coils, does anyones make a kind of beeping sound if your phone goes off near it ??
EP1CSR00MAGE 9 months ago
sweet thats awsome thanks for the video but, what kind of pickups i should get i like classic rock but i like to play metal once in a while
under633458 10 months ago
Everybody Needs To Quit Feuding Between Humbuckers And Single Coils, And Just Use Both!!! Get An H-S-S Strat And Shut Up!!! XD
DylanBStringer91 10 months ago
@DylanBStringer91 i have an H-S-H Ibanez RG series and love the tone versatality. :P
develia 10 months ago
@develia Yeah, They're Extremely Versatile!!! I'd Like To Get A Fender Stratocaster H-S-H, But Have Coil Taps For The Humbuckers!!! I Could Make That Strat S-S-S, H-S-S, S-S-H Or H-S-H!!! That Would Be The Ultimate Strat!!!
DylanBStringer91 10 months ago
@DylanBStringer91 heheh yeah! btw do u think there's any way of putting humbuckers into a fender strat having only 3 single coils? i've heard about those hot rails that combine a humbucker into the size of a single coil.. btw its a squier so do u think its worth putting them on a low end guitar?
develia 10 months ago
@develia I Would Get A Single Coil Size Humbucker For The Neck, But If You Want A Full Sized Humbucker, You'll Have To Take It To A Music Store To Have It Installed!!! If You Like The Way The Squire Plays And Feels, Then Yes!!!
DylanBStringer91 10 months ago
@develia
if you want that then you should get a guitar with three humbuckers and coil tap them. that way you can get a humbucker and single coil sound within one guitar :)
YngwieAteMe 8 months ago
What is the best way to get a single coil sound from a humbucker? I've heard of coil tapping and coil splitting but what is the physical change that happens and really: what sounds most like a single coil?
veryhighsamurai 10 months ago
@veryhighsamurai The Best Way To Get A Single Coil Sound Is To Get A Single Coil!!! I Love Coil Taps, But They Don't Have The True Single Coil Tone!!! If You Absolutely Have To Have A Humbucker In The Neck Or Bridge, Then I Suggest You Get Coil Taps, But If You Can Live With The 60 Cycle Hum, Then Get Single Coils!!!
DylanBStringer91 10 months ago
@veryhighsamurai same thing a humbucker is two singlecoils wound together coil split or tapping just takes a coil out and you have a single coil
prsplayer210 2 months ago
@veryhighsamurai coil splitting and coil tapping are the same thing; what happens is that one coil of the humbucker is taken out of the circuit.
dudewhosaysarrh 1 month ago
hey im making a guitar in my shop call in 10th grade and i have the body with one place for one humbucker on the entire guitar and i was wondering if that is all i need for this guitar. i play several types of music like country,rock.metal, and alot of blues and i want to know what kind of humbucker will i need and i have a small price range it up to like $80 i made the hole for a standard size humbucker also.?
Dashingpapa 10 months ago
Thanks for the info. I've been trying to get the right tone out of my guitar. I just picked up an epiphone galaxy 25 amp.Now I have to work on getting the pedal loops right to clean up the signal...needless to say it's a great learning process.
taurus1269 10 months ago
I want to put a humbucker on my strat. You talked about a "stacked" humbucker. Is there a specific brand or do all the pickup companies make them?
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Tavo3654 10 months ago
@taurus1269 Most of the companies offer their own variation of stacked humbuckers; they are also called hot rails. For example; Di marzio's (fast tracks), Seymour Duncan's(shr1), Carvin's (TBH60-6) just to name a few of them. Personally i have two TBH60-6 on my guitar (bridge, neck); the sound is amazing and extremely versatile, it picks all the harmonies through the neck and it doesnt give you to much feedback and/ or buzz when youre amp is cranked to 11.
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@taurus1269 Most of the companies offer their own variation of stacked humbuckers; they are also called hot rails. For example; Di marzio's (fast tracks), Seymour Duncan's(shr1), Carvin's (TBH60-6) just to name a few of them. Personally i have two TBH60-6 on my guitar (bridge, neck); the sound is amazing and extremely versatile, it picks all the harmonies through the neck and it doesnt give you to much feedback and/ or buzz when youre amp is cranked to 11.
Tavo3654 10 months ago
@taurus1269 you could try Seymour Duncan. They make a variety of SC sized Humbuckers like the little '59 or Hot Rails.
dudewhosaysarrh 1 month ago
can you turn a single coil pickup to a humbucker?
thrashsuxballs 11 months ago
@thrashsuxballs no
austin7956 10 months ago
@austin7956 y not? theres absolutly no way :( danm it
thrashsuxballs 10 months ago
expierence calptop suck my ass
ApparitionOfficial 11 months ago
@sickstring11 Thanks dude
sicknessguitar87 11 months ago
can i get a stacked humbucker for a strat deluxe??
SmallFish616 11 months ago
0:21
Dave attell?
MikeTheGuy00 1 year ago
the title should be longer
ghost3yame 1 year ago
go to 1:59 , the show is very entertaining bit.
LOL he's gritting his teeth like he was payed to say it XD
MrWoodoop 1 year ago 33
@MrWoodoop WOW rofl hilarious xD Nice catch.
brossej07 11 months ago
@MrWoodoop haha at 6:35 he does it again xD
brossej07 11 months ago
broken finger
mgodin10 1 year ago
@sickstring11
thank you!
Waiting7up 1 year ago
@sickstring11 Thank you sooooooo much!!!
arroligavideos 1 year ago
can someone explain and tell me more about stock pickups and other brands of pickups?
ive heard of others like seymour duncans etc.. what the difference?
punkiassjunki 1 year ago
@punkiassjunki Well, all pickups sound a little different. And it depends on what sound you are after. Like for metal it's nice to have EMG's, DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan. They are known to have very high-output pickups. But there are of course different models of the pickups as well. Most people change their stock pickups or buys a guitar with the pickups they want already installed. It all comes down to what sound you want.
MetallAndy 1 year ago
singles are for strats and humbuckers are for les pauls
DImaxguitar 1 year ago
I'm a single coil guy, I'm an all around strat guy, others are nice, but a strat guy nontheless. likewise humbuckers are nice, but I like the single-coil strat tone, humbuckers I like once in a while. but humbuckers on a Stratocaster? BLASPHEMY I SAY! If I want humbuckers, I'll buy some other brand like Gibson/Epiphone or Gretsch. Just my opinion.
- P.S. I checked out a new Fender American Standard strat, with Alnico staggered pole pickups, has that real strat tone, but it's so much quieter!
cumulo25 1 year ago
como habla ese wey
ThePasticio 1 year ago
what fender was that?
Cyrsis13145 1 year ago
and all this time i thought your name was David Taubear
bulldog1202017 1 year ago
he looks like jordan rudess without goatie beard!
leviathan141 1 year ago
I own a Squier by Fender deluxe strat and I was wondering, would it be possible to switch my bridge single coil pickup for a humbucker bridge pickup? I'd prefer a humbucker bridge pickup over the single coil and I wanted to know if this was possible. I wasn't completely certain if he clarified that at 5:40 of the video, so can someone please elaborate for me?
des9206 1 year ago
@des9206 Yes, you can. You will need to buy a new pickguard with the hole already cut for the humbucker, or cut the one you have already.
Zubirrex 1 year ago
@Zubirrex Thanks for the response, I had my guitar examined at guitarcenter and they verified that I can have a humbucker implanted.
des9206 1 year ago
which is the best pick up seymore dunkan or emg81 85
joeldification 1 year ago
@joeldification Seymour Duncan!!! Emg Is B.S.!!!
DylanBStringer91 1 year ago
Did you use that thumb-splint for slide?
eekleefeld 1 year ago
hey thanks for this explanation, if you could do another video on this topic, and play some riffs on very different tones with a variety of pickups (p90, emg, active passive, etc), i would LUV it!!!.... this is important because, i think, like me, many people are buying completely online now a days, and who are beginners, and wanting to find their perfect tone, u know....plz.
ItachiUchiha004 1 year ago
you really seem to know a lot man, help me out if you can plz, i have a epiphone black beauty less paul 3 pickups ... i wanna replace them with a gibson classic 57 and a seymour duncan SH-5 on neck to get a nice sound (as ive been told) what the hell do i do with the middle pickup?...i like rock similar to AC/DC, Slash, Airbourne, Zakk Wylde, BB King(when clean) so do i just leave it there or does it REALLY MATTER?, and is the combo i gave you going to give me a good sound to play all those?
AlochEX 1 year ago
talk much ?
aazizmehoo 1 year ago
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markway16 1 year ago
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daku18 1 year ago
how much more do the mexican made ones go for than the ones with all single coils
themanchild27 1 year ago
will some1 post a vid on how to put emg alx hz pickups in?
theSICKESTPANDA 1 year ago
Awesome lesson
Rock on brother !!!
doublem127 1 year ago
Standard Stratocaster® HSS
zatelnet 1 year ago
is this a guitar video or a publicity video cause that was all i sa
3lv1n12 1 year ago
so my cheap ass fender gives ALOT of feedbvack when on high gain... i have zeroed the problem to my cheap pickups and need new ones. any suggestions?
doggiedog142 1 year ago
That is the most beautiful strat I've ever seen! I'd swap my Rickenbacker 330 for one of them!
paul3point14 1 year ago
Long enough title there?
Glockenator 1 year ago 117
@Glockenator
really
Swapneeiil 1 year ago
@lifestraight because some people prefer the clearer, brighter, more thin sound that single coils give. Humbuckers are generally better for heavier music, they sound thicker, with a bit less clarity.
Atotalfailure 1 year ago
@Atotalfailure But if they give off too much humming, or feedbak, wouldn't that mean the sound is not clearer, and brighter?
lifestraight 1 year ago
@lifestraight somehow it just is, and the 60 cycle hum only really manifests at high gain levels, its not there all the time ( that said, the quality of the pickup can have a drastic effect as well)
Atotalfailure 1 year ago
If single coil pickups give off feedback or too much humming, why do people use them at all?
lifestraight 1 year ago
i have a FERNANDEZ red strat like that... and i always wondered why the guitar had "two picks" in that place... and the bridge is different from that... i will up a photo when i can... U_U
kaiserfender 1 year ago
I would love to see commentary on where to toggle for various genres of music or roles -- for example -- when to use just the neck single coil, or both single coils, or the center single coil alone, or all, based on whether soloing or playing rythm, finger picking, etc. --- some insight onto best practices would be great -- do any of your vids address this? John
clorox779 1 year ago
@clorox779 Great request.
lifestraight 1 year ago
For very introductory beginning players can u tell us what the function of a pickup is? What are differences between neck, bridge, and humbucker pickups?
lifestraight 1 year ago
If your single coil is huming, boss makes a pedal called a noise suppresser, and that will help with the hum.
lfbales 1 year ago
thats a sick strat what is it where could i buy one
BDGOLD31 1 year ago
What would be good emg humbuckers and single coils that can go together and be good for metal.
MaxtheMetalhead 1 year ago
I have that exact Strat! First time I've seen anyone else with it!
TheFitzaFrenicRock 1 year ago
humbuckers win for me
Ruiso1 1 year ago
@Ruiso1 same here
hehe45451 1 year ago
Does anyone else think that this guy looks like Dio? Any feedback welcome :)
P2GearsOfWar 1 year ago
@P2GearsOfWar as in ronnie james dio? no way
metallover54 1 year ago
@metallover54 he has the same long round face
P2GearsOfWar 1 year ago
i know what you mean by interference i got interference from the radio and was listing to baseball announcers on my amp it was kinda funny
DemonLlama25 1 year ago
I was in a different window when he started talking and it sounded like James Hetfield haha.
Great video, thanks!
dragnmastr521 1 year ago
Dude your voice is so soothing... lol dunny why.. but great video!
yumusak 1 year ago
not bad after starting with a 2 and 1/2 minute promotional
TonySanAntonio 1 year ago
looking at a floyd rose discvoery theres one with 3 single coils im looking at that one
but what sound does single coils give i play metal
Metallicaforever95 1 year ago
maybe EMG HZ duel 1 in neck 1 in bridge
DragiBubi 1 year ago
own the hz set and i dont like it, have a flat sound in my opinion ive taken a liking to GFS pickups though especially the crunchy pat
ghostschiphon 1 year ago
what would be good pickups for a metal style of playing
beautifuldecay18 1 year ago 2
@beautifuldecay18... Humbuckers.
relentlessreign23 1 year ago
HH 2x Humbucker... most favorite are EMG Humbucker. These are active Humbuckers
Xthoes 1 year ago
this has been probably one the most informatist vids ever thanks
dansnuphith 1 year ago
can anyone tell me what that wierd slanted pickup is on a telecaster... is it a just a single coil or is it some wierd one thats only on telecasters?
gibsondanny 2 years ago
Just a single coil which is slanted.
Cheers.
superfuzzymomma 2 years ago
oh right... cool
gibsondanny 2 years ago
@gibsondanny
if your asking about the bridge pickup it effects the tone and in my opinion looks cool on the stratocaster. but the telecaster bridge pickup has higher output .
1954JagXK140 2 years ago
It's just a single coil, it's slanted to make the higher stings sound brighter becuase that's the end of the pickup that's slanted towards to bridge.
danecook321 1 year ago
@gibsondanny just a normal single coil
ericprsse 1 year ago
Yeah, just a single-coil.
The coil is a little fatter than on a Strat, though; that's why it looks slightly different.
j9o9h9n9n9y9 1 year ago
@gibsondanny It's a single coil.
SteveYooRock 1 year ago
what happened to his finger?
dieandgoaway 2 years ago
what is the difference in tone
middlerunningbackers 2 years ago
I have owned both humbucker guitars and single coil configured guitars the tone is very different between the two singles are a thinner not as distorted sounding humbuckers are thicker sounding warmer and hive a smooth sound.
Choosing between the two i would go for humbuckers but it is close single coils are amazing i would have both.
What music do you listen to? do they use singles or humbuckers which sound do you like best?
trevskiw2008 2 years ago
i like humbucker pickup alot mre because im more into playing with distortion. im that kinda player
torterra165 2 years ago
whats a very good but fairly cheap humbucker brand for metal??
fenderstrat2121 2 years ago
ibanez, esp, jackson
bharatkalia 2 years ago 3
thanks
fenderstrat2121 2 years ago
about how much do they cost?
dieandgoaway 2 years ago
@fenderstrat2121 Seymour Duncan is great. I use Dimebucker (SH-13) and it's fucking amazing. And relatively not expensive.
king666nothing 2 years ago
I chose a matched set of Seymour Duncan Stacked Mini-Humbuckers,
Cool rails for neck, vintage rails for middle, hot rails for bridge.
These babies slot straight into the standard single-coil slots on your strat.
These were about £68 each.
You can get them with white or black covers. They sound great with plenty of tonal variety.
chymist66 2 years ago
i like the sound of the single coil they sound nice but the humbuckers are still cool just too muddy
guadelupetelupe234 2 years ago
This guy is amazing.
I've learned so much from this video.
stallingscody 2 years ago
I like Washburn's VCC tone control system were on their WI64 dual humbucker guitar you can get the sound of a single coil out of a humbucker without the buzz and the hum. You should check it out.
ShockWave7500 2 years ago
so basically a humbucker is just 2 passive pick ups next to each other
crowquill777 2 years ago
basically, 2 lower-output single coils next to each other coiled in a way that cancels 60-cycle hum (thus, "hum bucker")
bladerunner12 2 years ago
A chap on A Complete Custom Electric Guitar can help you
kenedy626 2 years ago
is a $200 ibanez jumpstart pack worth the money??? : /
559wacko 2 years ago 2
no. buy yamaha eg112 and some laney practice amp (10 W) if you want to save money or buy mex strat and marshal amp
CroElite1911 2 years ago
i personally have been turned off from ibanez because the bass i bought was pretty sucky. I think most low end ibanez would have poor quality control like my 300 dollar bass. do ur research, and go to used instrument stores and you might find a beat up looking guitar, but it plays really well for really cheap because of the cosmetic flaws. that's probably how you want to start
chadortom 2 years ago
Personally, I like Ibanez, but I've never bought a jumpstart/beginner pack from any brand because to me, it's pretty obvious the whole set is gonna be in bad quality. I got my first electric guitar back in May, but I had actually won it. A Mahar Stratocaster. It's not really a known brand, but it's okay for beginners. I do suggest if you buy an Ibanez guitar, get a $300+ one. Also, for amps, get one that lasts, LONG. I got a Vox Valvetronix VT30 for $270.
ifckmepudding 2 years ago 2
no,
better off saving money, you dont want that cheap amp, and the guitar goes out of tune, look at the ibanez RG and get a nice fender reverb used
Rob8036 2 years ago
I'd rather get an Epiphone starter pack. Ibanez is still good, though. Just personal preference. :P
Neiliorox 2 years ago
naw,, i think you should go with a fender, mexican made, or a squier pack
SamuelllSabotage 2 years ago 2
could i make a entrylevel guitar sound really amazing by replacing pickups, tuners and bridge?
VincentValentineXIII 2 years ago
You could, but it would really depend on the guitar you're working on. Generally speaking, the cheapest guitars out there aren't really worth modifying, and you get a much better sound getting a guitar with the gear you want built in with it. That said there are some 'good' cheap guitars out there, and I guess it comes down to how much ur willing to spend on it, and how much it would cost to get a new guitar.
CritikalMind2008 2 years ago
my pickups used to pick up tfm radio during gigs. funny!
jwalsh8 2 years ago
Another useful video. Good work bro.
SidVicious10101 2 years ago
weird, i was told an equally logical but entierly diff explination on the workings of the humbucker
harleyrdr864 2 years ago
I love your guitar !! =)
kiero2303 2 years ago 4
David what happened to that thumb. Great lesson, Great guitar. Rock on !!
larrydaniels1 2 years ago 9
I fractured my thumb playing basketball - have to wear the splint for 4-6 weeks. Bummer, but I am getting through it - will take more than a broken bone to stop the rock here at nlg
rockon!
DT
rockongoodpeople 2 years ago 21
@rockongoodpeople
dachachamonk 1 year ago
@rockongoodpeople dave your great and you have great lessons. I wannt to buld up my superstrat replacing pickups and whammy bar with humbuckers and floyd rose, could you do a tech video how to replace those things. There are some on youtube but i trust only pros and u and ur team are super pros so pls do the lesson.
MrAppolo777 1 year ago
@rockongoodpeople cant use it as a slide the sound sucks
wizzer570 1 year ago
@rockongoodpeople thts inspiring
emilio124567 1 year ago
tht strat looks kickass
aids696969 2 years ago 4
cause it is
popomczowzow 2 years ago
i feel like i owe you money for everything you've taught me
reconchrist 2 years ago 26
that strat is sooooo cool :D
Daniel513555 2 years ago 4
5000 views in 6 days
andr3co4 2 years ago
i hav the same strat, just tobacco sunburst. nice guitar. ur lessons rule, keep it up
EndyChaves 2 years ago
Maybe you could also do a video about how different humbucking and single coil bridge pickups sound in a strat having some and lots of overdrive/distortion? I would also be nice to gather more knowledge about which pickup position suits which kinds of things! :d
Sick1982 2 years ago
Damn! i rated it one star by accident :( Well thanks for the link. Really appreciated it.
mordy91 2 years ago
what do you wear on uR thumb? :D
iBVD93 2 years ago
I think he broke his thumb mate lol
kristreyes 2 years ago
thanks Dude, keep up the great videos
woodleyboy 2 years ago
Yeah take off the plastic cover. It's not going to ruin the guitar but it might interfere with your tone because there is a layer between the pole pieces (the little metal circles in your pickup) and the strings and you want the best signal possible. So yes, take 'em off.
Arktik83 2 years ago
what model of Strat is that please?
woodleyboy 2 years ago
Hi - the strat I use in this video is a 2003USA standard fender stratocaster with swamp ash body sienna sunburst finish and HSS pickup config
rockon!
DT
rockongoodpeople 2 years ago
Hey lad im Matt i've been playing guitar for about a year now and i was wondering whats your personal favorite? gibson or fender?
tiddlestoot 2 years ago