Definitions
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- noun music A
pickup , on anelectric guitar , that has a pair ofcoils ofreverse polarity connected inseries - to "buck" the "hum".
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Examples
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The two humbucker pickups help give it the range it needs to go from thick, weeping solos to crunchy rhythm instantly.
Guitar Fridays: Gibson ES-335 Michael Alan Nelson 2009
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The pickups on the bottom humbucker have pop-jet fountains in them.
Guitar Fridays: the Gibson Les Paul Michael Alan Nelson 2009
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This guitar sports an alder body, 24 frets with a rosewood fingerboard, an Edge Pro locking bridge system, DiMarzio pickups in a HSH configuration humbucker, single coil, humbucker, and a look that beckons to be touched.
Guitar Fridays: Ibanez JEM Series Michael Alan Nelson 2009
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September 10th, 2006 at 11:32 am rupert humbucker says:
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The sunburst Jaguar is an exact replica of the original that Cobain used on ''Nevermind,'' from its nonstandard humbucker pickups to the glamorous scar on the back, where Kurt's belt buckle wore away the finish.
NYT > Home Page By WM. FERGUSON 2011
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With the WI590's coil-tap technology, you have the flexibility to shift the dual Seymour Duncan® pickups from a hammering humbucker crunch to a razor-sharp single-coil scream with just a flick of the wrist.
WN.com - Articles related to 3D TVs new battleground for plasma, LCD display makers 2010
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With the WI590's coil-tap technology, you have the flexibility to shift the dual Seymour Duncan® pickups from a hammering humbucker crunch to a razor-sharp single-coil scream with just a flick of the wrist.
WN.com - Articles related to 3D TVs new battleground for plasma, LCD display makers 2010
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With the WI590's coil-tap technology, you have the flexibility to shift the dual Seymour Duncan® pickups from a hammering humbucker crunch to a razor-sharp single-coil scream with just a flick of the wrist.
WN.com - Articles related to 3D TVs new battleground for plasma, LCD display makers 2010
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Understand mo yung meaning ng feed back, para masolve mo yung issue mo. feedback ba talaga yan or yung humming sound? what guitar are you using? what pickups are installed? single coil or humbucker? what pedal are you using please specify model and brand
TALK @ PhilMusic.com - The Online Home of the Pinoy Musician 2010
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Understand mo yung meaning ng feed back, para masolve mo yung issue mo. feedback ba talaga yan or yung humming sound? what guitar are you using? what pickups are installed? single coil or humbucker? what pedal are you using please specify model and brand
TALK @ PhilMusic.com - The Online Home of the Pinoy Musician 2010
vendingmachine commented on the word humbucker
What a ghastly word.
August 21, 2016