Can you change a humbucker to single coil?

Answer 1

Single coil pickups, as found in most fender Guitars, have a bright, snappy and spanky sound. A good example of single coil tone are old surf rock song. Single coils are known for their piercing treble in bridge position and bright, yet woody tones in the neck. Traditional single coils are plagued with the problem of 60 cycle hum when playing at high volumes or with distortion

Humbuckers, on the other hand, were designed to combat the hum of single coils, hence the name. Humbuckers are much fatter than single coils, and they have a much lower resonant peak. They usually handle high gain distortion much better than single coils, and are a must for heavy music. Their fatness, especially in the neck position also makes them great for a variety of styles such as jazz, blues, etc.

Answer 2

well humbuckers replaces single coil because they "buck" or lessen the hum interference from lights or electrical devices. they also sound diffrent, but that depends on your tastes. they also have humbucker pick ups that look and sound like the real thing. some people can hear a difference but again its all subjective to your tastes.

Answer 3

Humbuckers are more powerful, and generally better, depending on what you're playing. Humbuckers are used primarily for punk, distorted music, while single coil pickups are used more for country-esque music.

Answer 4

The easiest way to put a single coil pickup in a humbucker routed guitar is to purchase humbucker sized single coils. There are many on the market from companies such as Seymour duncan, EMG, and GFS. The most affordable ones are humbucker sized P90 pickups from GFS called the Dream 90. They are a 100% pure P 90 in a humbucker housing. They are available at guitarfetish.com.

Answer 5

it depends what kind of sound you re loking for, single coils have a more lighter mellower sound, where as humbuckers are heavier, check out videos on YouTube to see which you prefer :)

Some famous Single coil players are:

Jimi Hendrix(the experiance)

David gilmour(Pink floyd)

Yngwie malmsteen(Rising Force)

Some famous Humbucker players are:

Dimebag Darrell(Pantera, Damageplan)

Angus Young(AC/DC)

Kerry King(Slayer)

There are also some Pickups called P90s that are like a crossover. If you have ever seen This Is Spinal Tap, Nigel Tufnel's Glodtop played at alot of concerts have P90s.