After modifying Strats only got him so far, one luthier came to his rescue and they found that the sky's the limit ...

We speak to Juha Ruokangas about why his company took pickup design into its own hands – and then retrofit an old PRS Custom ...

By the late '50s, rock ’n’ roll was in full swing – and so for Guild, a ‘jazz guitar’ maker, it was time to catch up. Enter the Starfire ...

Lollar’s Super-Caster pickup set is here – three single-coils to rule the world ... same footprint as a regular Strat single-coil. ... out as an experiment in trying to make a humbucker.

What makes this limited edition guitar unique are the Made in Japan Cyclone Humbucker and Made in Japan Cyclone Single-Coil pickups. These were designed specifically for this guitar using Japan’s ...

The two single-coil pickups, along with a humbucker at the bridge, prepare the Pacifica 112 for a sound that suits a variety of genres. The bridge humbucker also supports coil splitting, ...

Single-coil pickups have one set of magnets that are wrapped by a long coil of copper wire. The coil and magnets produce the magnetic field that allows for sound pickup. Humbuckers have two sets ...

Upgrade the tone of your Tele with these powerful pickups from Fender, Seymour Duncan, Mojotone, and more. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. ... Our top picks from Tele twang to single ...

It involves the engagement of only one of the coils upon a knob pull. It results in a single-coil sound that is as bright and clean as it can get. The humbucker has some alternative designs such as ...

They’re different names for different functions! A “coil tap” is where you tap into a lone coil’s winding (usually at half way). Usually this features on Fender-type single-coil pickups. A “Coil split ...