Single Humbucker Guitars Are Crap??

[mm2002]

Single hum axes can be very versatile, as long as the player is!

[Archtop]

If you want versatility, buy a second guitar.

[VitaminG]

I like your thinking, AT!!

It's ridiculous to think you can judge the quality of a guitar based on the number of pickups. You can find outstanding guitars with a single pickup, and you can find absolutely lumps o' turd with 4 pickups. There's no correlation between no. of p/u's vs quality

ps. I don't know about the popularity of single hum guitars. Quite a few folks around here like 'em, but Jackson have said they're not producing them simply because there's no call. Seems that the general public aren't really asking for single hum axes, just the tired 80s fixated old farts on the JCF

[RacerX]

Hey, that looks just like the guy in your avatar!

[Riscchip]

No magnetic pull from additional pickups is said to change the tone and feel a bit on one-hum guitars. That's one of the things Fender Esquire fans dig.

[Erez]

Well, about the question if a single hum guitar sounds different then a multi-hum guitar.. the answer is straight YES.

The single hum guitar has a more solid body without wood "missing" in the middle or neck position due to holes cut into the body for the pickups to be installed at. Therefore if you will take 2 guitars, while both are equally the same made with the same materials and pickups, the guitar which also has neck+middle pickups, would sound alot different then the guitar which only has a bridge pickup, even if you play both using the bridge pickup and with the exact same setup. This is due do different sounds the strings produce because of the difference in the body.

[levantin]

Well, about the question if a single hum guitar sounds different then a multi-hum guitar.. the answer is straight YES.

The single hum guitar has a more solid body without wood "missing" in the middle or neck position due to holes cut into the body for the pickups to be installed at. Therefore if you will take 2 guitars, while both are equally the same made with the same materials and pickups, the guitar which also has neck+middle pickups, would sound alot different then the guitar which only has a bridge pickup, even if you play both using the bridge pickup and with the exact same setup. This is due do different sounds the strings produce because of the difference in the body.

+1

Recently I had the chance to compare my KE-1 to my friends' KE-2, pretty much to this effect. The Kahler vs. Floyd probably makes a difference as well.

[Nazgul]

Nah, it's a Jackson Stars RR-J2SP - which is essentially a 24 fret, single-hum Rhoads V..

Good idea or not?

Who introduced you to it?
I'm saving for one of these and there's a chance I'll buy it in 2-3 weeks.

Well, you have to ask yourself...will you miss a neck pickup? If you will, then it's probably not a guitar for you.

You can find them at www.ikkebe-gakki.com. They ship worldwide. Search for posts by "blind_vomit" and you'll find threads in which QuantumRider helped him to order one.

BTW, I'm gonna put Jackson J90C or J50BC in it and wire with push/pull knob so I can switch between humbucking/single coil mode for a little bit more versatility.

[zeegler]

Okay, serious answer:

It really depends on what you need. If you have one guitar, and play a wide range of styles of music, then a one hum guitar might limit you in terms of reproducing certain tones. However, a good guitar player can overcome most of this limitation to a degree. That bridge humbucker will never sound exactly like a neck single coil, but if you have a tone control, it helps.

Myself, I play pretty much only heavy rock to metal. I like that crunchy thick sound that a bridge hum gives me, and because I use a fair amount of gain, I also get a great lead sound too. It's also very dependant on the type of pickup you're using. Humbuckers vary greatly in their sound, and there are also mini humbuckers, and P90s to consider.

I also have a good variety of guitars including King Vs, RR1s, Les Paul type guitars, and even a Strat, so if I wanted to, I could get pretty much any sound I wanted. On the other hand I don't have a twangy rockabilly type guitar yet. Maybe I should get me a White Falcon.

If you want true versatility, get a guitar with a midi pickup, and you can do literally anything.

[~K~]

Single hum guitars were designed for old folk like me who get confused to easily ...

[hippietim]

Single hum guitars were designed for old folk like me who get confused to easily ...

And missing teeth too

[Hellswrath]

Single hum is good !



Hell yeah \m/

[VulfgangPfuck]

Single hum guitars kick ass!!! Limited? Did Eddie Van Halen seem limited?

Until he switched to Ernie Ball, and had his axes built with 2 humbucks.

Like most here say...it's simply a matter of preference. While, yes...it changes tone of the guitar in certain ways, It's minimal.
So it serves the purpose of guys and gals who don't have the use for neck pickups.

[Seventh Avenged]

honestly, i dunno whats better.

the conversation?

or the porn on this page.

[toejam]

Single hum is good !

Great shot!!!