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I think Stratocaster single-coils and Gibson humbuckers cover almost all of the sounds you can get out of an electric guitar. The bridge pickup on a Telecaster
by jolux 6y ago
I think Stratocaster single-coils and Gibson humbuckers cover almost all of the sounds you can get out of an electric guitar. The bridge pickup on a Telecaster is overwound and a bit louder than the bridge on a Strat, but the difference is pretty subtle if the Strat is setup correctly. The only other really distinct sound is the P-90, but it's not nearly as common as the other two, and it's also a variation on single-coil tone.
- TylerE 6y agoYou're really selling it short. Even amongst fairly traditional humbuckers, there is a huge range...compare an Alnico 2 humbucker wound to say 5kohm with a 20k ceramic...
- jolux 6y agoThat's true, overall resistance makes a huge difference.
- dehrmann 6y agoHow do P-90's compare to a humbucker with a coil tap?
- wk_end 6y agoYou usually split a humbucker rather than tap it. Either way, that’ll give you a lot less grunt than a P-90, which are just as hot or hotter than the average PAF-style humbucker with both coils going.