5 Types Of Humbucker Pickups | Sound Comparison

5 Types Of Humbucker Pickups | Sound Comparison | Thomann

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7 жыл бұрын

If you've ever asked yourself: How does an active Humbucker sound different from a passive one? Or: Should I go with a Humbucker in my Tele? Here are some answers for you. We took the 5 most common Humbucker types and compared them to eachother. What's the difference in sound? How does the different output change my tone? Let's find out.
Products used in the video: tho.mn/78s0h
Interesting bits and pieces:
0:30 Introduction
1:16 Setup for today
1:48 Passive Humbuckers: Gibson LP Standard T with Burstbucker Pros
2:54 Burstbucker Bridge: Clean Playing
3:50 Burstbucker Bridge: Clean Playing Reggae
4:38 Burstbucker Bridge: Distorted Playing
5:12 Burstbucker Bridge: Picking Dynamics Playing
6:13 Burstbucker Neck: Distorted Playing
6:40 Burstbucker Neck: Clean Playing
7:30 Active Humbuckers: Diamond Bolero STF with EMG 81/85
9:19 EMG 81 Bridge: "Clean" Playing
9:45 EMG 81 Bridge: Distorted Playing
10:30 EMG 85 Neck: Gain differences with the volume knob Playing
11:09 EMG 85 Neck: Clean Playing
12:00 EMG 81 Bridge: Distorted Playing
12:27 EMG 81 Bridge: Distorted Playing Drop Tuning
13:02 Mini Humbuckers: Gibson LP Pete Townshend Deluxe 76
13:58 Mini Humbucker: Bridge: Clean Playing
14:10 Mini Humbucker: Mid Position: Clean Playing
14:45 Mini Humbucker: Neck: Clean Playing
16:08 Mini Humbucker: Bridge: Distorted Playing
16:24 Mini Humbucker: Neck: Distorted Playing
17:02 Gibson LP Pete Townshend: Almost too many options!
17:58 Mini Humbucker: Bridge + splitted Mid Humbucker: Playing
18:21 Mini Humbucker: Neck + splitted Mid Humbucker: Playing
18:45 Mini Humbucker: Bridge + Mid Humbucker + Neck: Playing
19:15 Mini Humbucker: Bridge + splitted Mid Humbucker + Neck: Playing
20:06 Singlecoil Humbucker: Fender Kotzen Tele with DiMarzio Chopper T
21:12 Singlecoil Humbucker: Clean Playing
22:03 Singlecoil in the Neck: Clean Playing
22:36 Singlecoil Humbucker: Distorted Playing
23:28 FilterTrons: Gretsch G5422T Electromatic with Blacktop Filtertrons
24:58 Filtertrons: Neck Pickup Loop with different positions on Top: Playing
27:18 All the Pickups with the same lick (Clean + Distorted)
28:39 See you next time!
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@diegotorresolascoaga8661 6 жыл бұрын

The first guy that does demos, that sounds and play actually good

@lessthanpinochet 3 жыл бұрын

I can't live without mini-humbuckers and Filtertrons. Some of the most versatile pickups ever made.

@AncientApparatus 11 ай бұрын

I would add P90's to your list as well.

@jonathanjensen6413 2 жыл бұрын

I've watched 100s of guitar videos, but this one students out as one of the best. Informative, skillful, conversational, and just great to listen to.

@amirifatiyaan7660 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting bits and pieces:0:30 Introduction1:16 Setup for today1:48 Passive Humbuckers: Gibson LP Standard T with Burstbucker Pros2:54 Burstbucker Bridge: Clean Playing3:50 Burstbucker Bridge: Clean Playing Reggae4:38 Burstbucker Bridge: Distorted Playing5:12 Burstbucker Bridge: Picking Dynamics Playing6:13 Burstbucker Neck: Distorted Playing6:40 Burstbucker Neck: Clean Playing7:30 Active Humbuckers: Diamond Bolero STF with EMG 81/859:19 EMG 81 Bridge: "Clean" Playing9:45 EMG 81 Bridge: Distorted Playing10:30 EMG 85 Neck: Gain differences with the volume knob Playing11:09 EMG 85 Neck: Clean Playing12:00 EMG 81 Bridge: Distorted Playing12:27 EMG 81 Bridge: Distorted Playing Drop Tuning13:02 Mini Humbuckers: Gibson LP Pete Townshend Deluxe 7613:58 Mini Humbucker: Bridge: Clean Playing14:10 Mini Humbucker: Mid Position: Clean Playing14:45 Mini Humbucker: Neck: Clean Playing16:08 Mini Humbucker: Bridge: Distorted Playing16:24 Mini Humbucker: Neck: Distorted Playing17:02 Gibson LP Pete Townshend: Almost too many options!17:58 Mini Humbucker: Bridge + splitted Mid Humbucker: Playing18:21 Mini Humbucker: Neck + splitted Mid Humbucker: Playing18:45 Mini Humbucker: Bridge + Mid Humbucker + Neck: Playing19:15 Mini Humbucker: Bridge + splitted Mid Humbucker + Neck: Playing20:06 Singlecoil Humbucker: Fender Kotzen Tele with DiMarzio Chopper T21:12 Singlecoil Humbucker: Clean Playing22:03 Singlecoil in the Neck: Clean Playing22:36 Singlecoil Humbucker: Distorted Playing23:28 FilterTrons: Gretsch G5422T Electromatic with Blacktop Filtertrons24:58 Filtertrons: Neck Pickup Loop with different positions on Top: Playing27:18 All the Pickups with the same lick (Clean + Distorted)

@abc123gpl 4 жыл бұрын

The two Best KZfaq Videos EVER ! theese two Videos 5 Types Of Humbucker Pickups and 7 Types of Single Coil Pickups gave me all what i wanted to know. Now i know which Way to go with my Guitar Mods. Thank you so much for this two exellent videos. cheers from Germany.

@raysilva8988 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this excellent video!!! In under 30 minutes, you explained completely, questions I’ve had for years. Thanks for the education.

@paulburdine5744 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is an excellent communicator. Really enjoyed his video. Like the mini-humbuckers and the filtertrons the best though.

@68ossau 4 жыл бұрын

You are an excellent presenter of a whole variety of options and comparisons. Thanks for clarifying so much info! A lot of it makes more sense to me now. I hope you keep it up! I´d like to know how to follow your posts.

@jounikorhonen 7 жыл бұрын

First vid I watched from Thomann. Instant subscribe. The last, fast-switch-one riff-change was really revealing! Even though I allready made my mind up in the longer runs. The Goldtop. The hollowbody did have its moments though. But the fast-riff-ending told it. The last 2 seconds with palm-mute!! The gold-tops well-ringing but chunky and heavy mutes sounded heavenly!

@MrLuigiFercotti 6 жыл бұрын

Gold LP with Zen had hints of Jerry Cantrell in the sound. Thick.

@MichaelIreland 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, you nailed it exactly! That Gibson LP stole the show, both in overall versatility and in just total quality of sound. Who knew the minis would sound so good? The hollow-body sounded amazing too, but mostly due to its hollow body, and less to do with the pickups (in my opinion).

@mbmrip11 3 жыл бұрын

Very much appreciative of you playing the clean sounds. I guess I’m one of the few who plays exclusively clean exclusively humbuckers. They sounds so warm, punchy and compressed.

@matiasahmaoja5891 3 жыл бұрын

Im getting my first electric guitar in a month or two. God I love humbucker clean sound. And its confusing, cause almost all of my favorite guitarist are strat guys. :D

@mbmrip11 3 жыл бұрын

@@matiasahmaoja5891 strats sound great through a fat tube amp like a Fender Bassman, and certainly many players get incredible tone out of them. But when I play them it always sounds too thin, not enough attack.

@adayatatyme 7 жыл бұрын

Best pickup review & explanation I've ever seen!

@guitarFlownimo 7 жыл бұрын

Great great Video, Kris! Thank you! Cheers, Flo

@wern4370 7 жыл бұрын

Den Kanal gibts schon länger. Aber ernst zu nehmende Videos wie bei Session laufen allenfalls seit ein paar Monaten. Hoffentlich geht das so weiter. Das ist im Moment wirklich sehr gut !!!!

@JamesJohnson-hb1me 7 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this video very much, thank you! Great pickup comparison and great playing too!

@lukeutterback7073 6 жыл бұрын

Gibson PAF style humbuckers will probably always be my favorite, but the mini humbuckers sounded amazing. I might need to pick up a guitar with those. Great video!

@HexydiaHQ 7 жыл бұрын

Very very, very useful content! Awesome, thanks.

@graham287 7 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. I'm about to go Active and needed to hear the different sounds from different EMG Humbuckers. Didn't like the mini sound or the single coil, all good sounds but the M81/85 combo hit the spot. Thanks for this. G.

@DavidSmith-ne1zp 4 жыл бұрын

Fun video, great comparison and commentary! Cheers!

@costalongajp 7 жыл бұрын

Loved the list of sounds in the comments, great idea, great job!

@georgiy5969 5 жыл бұрын

Nice work and cool playing. Thank you!

@jdavidh1 7 жыл бұрын

Very informative video thank you, Kris.

@bbosla 7 жыл бұрын

such a easy to understand comparison. and nice expression. great job!

@dlemon90 7 жыл бұрын

Those Pete Townsend LPs are pretty cool. I'd always wondered what that middle position Super Distortion sounded like mixed in with the Deluxe's mini hums... the answer is, pretty damn good!

@stsgabe 7 жыл бұрын

excellent demo

@hothempire 7 жыл бұрын

Great content and quality production, Kris. Thanks. Keep them coming!

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do :) //Philipp

@f1s2hg3 2 жыл бұрын

Great show I keep coming back to learn more!

@zsolttoth6948 7 жыл бұрын

Cool Video Kristof!😉Köszi még egyszer a "telefonos segítséged" Tirolba!👍👍👍Keep rockin'!Minden jót!Zsolti

@hellsSG 7 жыл бұрын

Wait is this the guy who did the PRS vs Gibson video several years ago? He's awesome

@shaft9000 4 жыл бұрын

three seconds in and he's already made a flutter sound on a guitar with a fixed bridge...had to double-take wtf??

@BillMoorehouse 4 жыл бұрын

I was expecting a Texas voice when he started talking. 😂great video

@jayteesgear 3 жыл бұрын

That Blue LP sounds FABULOUS with Burstbuckers!

@TheTexasKev 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice coverage on this topic. Thanks! I sure was wanting to hear that middle pickup on the Pete Townsend LP by itself, though.

@franciscohartung4406 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video for those of us starting the world of pickup sounds, very nicely done

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that's exactly why we made this video. There are so many more versions of humbucking pickups, we simply wanted to cover the basics and give you an overview. //cheers, Kris

@claudiosuarez1256 3 жыл бұрын

well... that Gibson LP Pete Townshend Deluxe 76 surely is something special 🤗 , a lot of great sounds ! great video ! 😃👍

@thesuprisedbitch4077 5 жыл бұрын

i love the choice of notes and chords you play man good shit

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 5 жыл бұрын

a rubber shoe Much appreciated! Cheers man! //Kris

@chuckernaut1009 6 жыл бұрын

this is the Kinda stuff ive been looking for for 2 years F in A man thaxz!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 6 жыл бұрын

Well then it was 2 years worth waiting I guess. :-) Really happy you enjoyed it, stay tuned for all sorts of cool stuff coming up! Cheers //Kris

@patrickpirker1634 Жыл бұрын

very interesting! very good information, useful

@saustindavis 6 жыл бұрын

The tone at 5:13 is straight up sexy! Such a classic and versatile sound!

@johnpoertner1361 5 жыл бұрын

Informative and great playing. Subscribed. THANKS

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks John! Happy to have you here! //cheers buddy, Kris

@peterbredbacka1356 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I really enjoyed this informative video and it envoked me to ask you for a favour. There is one thing I really wish you could unveil, and that is how different humbuckers (vintage rather than modern high gain types) clean up using the volume pot as the amp is on moderate/high gain. I have no problems with that using single coil pickups, but even with treble bleed capacitors most humbuckers sound muddy when you try to get a clean(ish) sound by turning the guitar vol pot down from 10 to 1 or 2. I am sure that I am not the only one wanting to contol guitar sound using the guitar pots rather than stamping effect pedals all the time.

@evgenkoltsov7509 2 жыл бұрын

Great sounds!

@mhdz10 4 жыл бұрын

I think from the latest finishes Gibson has been adding to the Les Paul line up, this one is one of the most beautiful, kind of spiritual.

@Spartanm333 6 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks. I have a few of these guitars (or similar - Fender Strat HSS, Gibson USA SG Standard with vintage humbuckers) and a Gretsch with the Filtertrons. I want to promote the Gretsch here because it's a great, well made guitar, has heritage with George Harrison, Chet Atkins and tends to get written off as a country / rockabilly instrument because the hollowbodies do have a woody / acoustic twang to them (you can hear that in early Beatles work). Two things... stock (today) the Filtertrons are designed by custom pickup shop TV Jones for Gretsch so they are robust and high quality. TV Jones also provide a range of upgrade Filtertron pickups for a straight swap - these with higher output so if the idea of low output is putting you off, don't let it - some of the upgrades sound like a heavy Gibson humbucker - they are sampled on TV Jones website and available from around £80 / Euro 100. Second, Gretsch do these in a semi solid body despite the commentary - I have the 5438 Pro Jet gold top, a stunning looking LP style guitar, well finished with binding and a walnut faced rear, image: goo.gl/rTf33Y Gretsch link: goo.gl/QCoeB3 It is solid although routed out with cavities to lighten the weight, well balanced and with the Filtertron pickups. Gretsch hollow body purists may not like this approach but it provides a very different guitar sound than the standard Fender or Gibson and for half the price generally. It's versatile with everything from the Gretsch twang on the bridge pickup to a clean and mellow jazz tone on the neck. Roll off the tone on the neck and boost through an Ibanez tube screamer pedal set around the 3rd level and you can get a very decent Clapton Bluesbreaker woman tone style blues from it - add a Marshall valve amp and a little reverb, you can boost this to Gary Moore style LP overdrive BUT it always has a clean edge, never getting muddy or too broken up. My son and I love the Strat HSS and our SG with '67 humbuckers which sustains to heaven but truly, we keep picking up the Gretsch because its different, but in a good way - its sounds great, is well built and looks the business with its gold fleck finish. Definitely one to try out at the shop and consider adding to your collection. Thanks for the video.

@danielross59 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the demo man. Some cool sounds, I think the gold top my get my vote.

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 5 жыл бұрын

Daniel Ross Yeah that guitar is really special. Also mini humbuckers never get the attention they deserve. Such a usable and beautiful crisp sound. //cheers, Kris

@VeitLehmann Жыл бұрын

I have never seen that Pete Townshend Les Paul before, but man, it's awesome! Might be my new dream guitar! This was a really awesome demo, i learned a lot! Also watched both of the single coil videos - great stuff, thanks so much for that!

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I'm so glad to see that these older videos still get some attention and that you enjoyed them! Cheers //Kris

@BladeDoomer86 4 жыл бұрын

Those minis sounded amazing!

@carlosjarquin28 7 жыл бұрын

Very good videos from this guy!

@rahmatjaya1734 6 жыл бұрын

so greatt, thanks dude i understand now that sound, ur amazing, thanks!

@aixpert291 7 жыл бұрын

Wow! Great video! Subbed !

@sjsarchive4647 3 жыл бұрын

Very insightful

@bristolww 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Very helpful

@TheKrou 5 жыл бұрын

I always thought mini-humbuckers were a compromise between tone and size, and that stacked humbuckers existed for retrofitting into single-coil slots. I came here after seeing Tim Henson's new signature (one of the guitarists of Polyphia) and noticed he had a mini-humbucker/lipstick/lipstick setup (or singlecoils made to look like lipsticks) and I loved the tone so I decided to look up a video on this. Wonderful explanation, and hearing Townshend's signature really cemented my new-found love for mini-humbuckers. Now I just need to get myself a guitar with one... and fitting a Fluence in it as soon as they come out with a mini-humbuckers model :)

@deeman524 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very helpful

@johnwitt112 6 жыл бұрын

super informative, thanks!

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

@kawmic7 6 жыл бұрын

Goddamn! That Goldtop sounds insanely good.

@LeviBulger 6 жыл бұрын

Mini humbuckers are amazing

@visual33 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent review, and great guitar playing, subscribed.

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot and welcome aboard! :-) //Kris

@merlinzest 7 жыл бұрын

Great vid. I would've liked to see the amp adjusted for the clean tone on the actives. Its good to see how the pickups affect it, but it wouldve also been good to hear the full sound with all knobs up keeping the amp pure clean as can be. As if you are gonna have actives and use a clean tone, you are indeed going to lower gain to achieve etc. But its all good!

@DinoMark74 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video.

@timlilly 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent video.

@miguelabreumacedo 7 жыл бұрын

The mini-humbuckers are really nice sounding! Actives sounded good too but I wouldn't put up with one more thing to change batteries.

@voicelessnameless5913 6 жыл бұрын

João Miguel Gomes I mean you don’t have to change your batteries for like 1-3 years

@norasummer6180 6 жыл бұрын

Easier to change batteries than it is to change strings

@TheKrou 5 жыл бұрын

Fishman makes battery packs that replace your control cavity cover and take a USB input to charge.

@KitKrash 4 жыл бұрын

The les paul standard at the beginning had the sound that I usually look for in a humbucker. The second guitar with the active pickups sounded too sterile. The tele humbucker sounded surprisingly good. The mini-hums didn’t sound Johnny Smith enough for me, nor Johnny Winter. The Gretchs sounded second best only beat by the Standard.

@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303 2 жыл бұрын

The mini humbuckers would never sound Johnny Winter, they're not Firebird pickups

@Chord_The_Seeker 7 жыл бұрын

I played the Richie Kotzen tele at a store and the bridge pickup had the best humbucker sound I've ever heard. I didn't like the neck profile on the guitar, but I'd buy one of those pickups and drop it into another guitar.

@tubeaddicted485 6 жыл бұрын

Chord TheSeeker Don't put them in a mahagony body. I tried that. Sounds like the worst guitar on earth.

@ArielsSmartyPants 7 жыл бұрын

wow Gretsch, and I've learned that active pickups aren't much for blues or even classic rock :)

@frantisekvtelensky820 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Kris, that you showed variability of EMGs! Because many people says, that "Oh, you have this one way boring pickups. Only good for metal stuff." Nah, my experience with my LTD EC-500 (EMG 80/61 setup) is very opposite. I can easily play on this guitar everything from nice clean bluesy stuff, crunchy rock to death metal, without changings on my ENGL Thunder amp (gain still on 12 clock). Using only volume and tone knobs on guitar and switching channels on amp. As i said, very variable pickups! :)

@jammyfacefook 7 жыл бұрын

true this I have found the same on my les paul EMG 81/85 combo though I have the 85 in bridge, I think a lot of people who make comments on EMG's being this & that are people who have no experiance with them at all & just hate on them because a lot of metal players use them.

@Fernando-ry5qt 7 жыл бұрын

I just hate using batteries.... but the pickups are in fact ok, and love the totally noiseless operation for some aplications

@frantisekvtelensky820 7 жыл бұрын

-T-X-M- It depends how often you play. I don't have a band, play only at home and I change it once per year. So it's fine! I think, that changing batteries for active pickups is NOT big issue. :)

@turaly0n 7 жыл бұрын

-T-X-M- about 1000 hours. they're only connected when your guitar is plugged in, so you really fonrbhave to change the battery that much

@soundknight 3 жыл бұрын

The EMG, sounded better than I thought they would. Than mini Humbucker sound great, I always thought they were a lesser cousin but they are a legitimate sound to their own.

@markdalton461 5 жыл бұрын

Great demo of pick up types, love the Pat Metheny riff you played also!

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Mark, Kris here! Thanks a lot man! Metheny is sooo good, right? This is a chord-solo arrangement by one of my incredible college professors (Janos Kormos).

@markdalton461 5 жыл бұрын

Kris, I’ve been a Metheny fan since the mid 80’s and have seen him in concert more than any other artist. He brings so much passion and joy to his music! Keep up the good work.

@wern4370 7 жыл бұрын

Sooo..... endlich ein Thomann - Kanal. UND...... - kein Abklatsch von Session - keine reine "Dauerwerbesendung" - ein ganz eigenes Ding Cool .... Jungs.... und Mädels.....

@cpdrp_7391 3 жыл бұрын

Rather than helping me find the pickups I wanted he just made me want all of the guitars instead😂😂

@theentirestateofalaska.4983 Жыл бұрын

I got no reason to be watching this as a bass player but I still enjoy watching incase I get a guitar.

@seanmichael7714 2 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed rock on man! You're playing is so good it's very inspirational it's obvious you got a lot of passion for it I'm studying up on guitar and ended up just really enjoying listening to you play while I play Grand Theft Auto LOL

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, GTA for life brother! Thanks so much and enjoy the videos! //Kris

@patrickpruitt8737 7 жыл бұрын

Great video bro.

@BlackBalloonGraz 3 жыл бұрын

Mini humbuckers sound fantastic. The firebird mini humbuckers sound better still. Amazing. Perfect pickup. Clean to rock. If you want it more mid heavy just use the amp or a boost. But turning a regular humbucker clear is almost impossible. A bass cut knob or coil tap/split is only option.

@douglasvaughn9349 7 жыл бұрын

Great video subbed🤘🏻

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Doug :)

@277southtombob 3 жыл бұрын

I love minis. The highs and mids of a PAF style sound great but I have trouble getting clarity on the bottom with them and my minis have nice clear, tight lows. I love the Chopper in a Tele too

@DBoonful 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video -GRETSCH for me by a large margin, although it would be interesting to hear the traditional Filtertrons or better yet try their hot Broadtron pickup -its lower end and still amazing. Also -the breathiness and sensitivity of a Gretsch combined with a clean boost or overdrive at the front of the signal chain takes it to another level. In my travels, I see Gretsch and Guild are making guitars in Japan Korea and Malaysia that are better quality than most other brands right now -and definitely the best for the money. I think your choice in pickups did the Tele a disservice with that particular stack -there are other Duncans that preserve the Tele feel better than those. Surprised how little I like the Clean PAF guitar -but since SG and old LP Special D and C necks feel better to my hand -I’ve never dug the chunkier narrow and heavy Les Pauls anyways. I’d be curious to see you do a really advanced pickup platform like a Bartolini Beast active set up with full tap/coil/phase/boost control and try to mimic every classic guitar -it would be cool to see how close you could get. Keep up the good work.

@cgavin1 5 жыл бұрын

You know 32 years later .. my greatest regret was routing out my Deluxe to fit humbuckers. Minis are such a clean and articulate sound. I understand why I did it back then there weren't really the same tone shaping options there are now (pre/post/modelling/pedals). But these days I firmly believe you are best going for the cleanest tone you can and then eq'ing it to taste. No surprise to see metal guys switching to single coils ..

@TheKrou 5 жыл бұрын

It was Mark Morton's signature pickups (guitarist of Lamb of God, a heavy metal band) that made me discover this. I was really surprised to see him using medium-output pickups until I heard the explanation. It's much easier to take a signal with a full range of dynamics and compress it than it is to take a high-output signal and uncompress it. It's like choosing between a pickup that can go 0-80 and boosting it to cover 0-100 instead of taking a pickup that goes 70-100 and trying to play more softly and do all kinds of excessive editing to cover the whole 0-100 range with it. Back when you got your overdrive and distortion by boosting the signal wherever possible it made sense to use high-output ceramic pickups, but these days not only is that unnecessary but the complex circuitry in your amplifier will almost certainly do a better job of getting you your dream tone than boosting the s*** out of your signal indiscriminately.

@cheneycap93 7 жыл бұрын

Haven't seen you for long time.....good video

@likeanuuk6612 7 жыл бұрын

that les paul looks just STUNNING. my favourite sounds are active emgs and filtertrons though

@taokichavez9319 4 жыл бұрын

The Gibson guitar sounded amazing, the best sound for me

@Lowtech14 4 жыл бұрын

Te Ch Which one? There were 2

@samvicto2779 5 жыл бұрын

Forget the humbuckers.... ur demo is top Class and professional

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 5 жыл бұрын

Kris rules! //Andy

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 5 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot Sam!! and Andy! 😁 //Kris

@juergenhr 6 жыл бұрын

very nice! i have 2 guitars with filtertrons, 1 with mini humbuckers(splittabele), but 3 with lipsticks. lipsticks rule!

@honzaschmid493 5 жыл бұрын

Holy s*it, dude you are good!!! Also great video, thank you :-)

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 4 жыл бұрын

thank you thank you thank youuuu! :) //cheers, Kris

@kymn1596 4 жыл бұрын

How does this man play like every genre at that level of skill??

@JamesReubenGruta 3 жыл бұрын

Practice

@flowryan5829 3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesReubenGruta what Jacques said

@RJW14 7 жыл бұрын

I must say all 3 humbuckers sounds way better than I imagined on the PT goldtop. Also Ritchie Kotzen is amazing.

@alanbean4243 7 жыл бұрын

Hotrails are boss. Add a bit of distortion and all of a sudden a tele comes to life.

@chrishorton615 7 жыл бұрын

Imagine what it sounds through a Hiwatt stack!

@valueofnothing2487 5 жыл бұрын

The GFS Alnico ~4k Gold Foil in a solid body also sound 'woody' and Jazz like. I think the idea is they -- like the Filtertons -- are using a slightly heavier gauge and less turns so it accents the mid range a bit more than lower power single coils. All these great pickups have their place along through a great amp, all with their costs and their benefits. I think the conventional wisdom is sound. The EMG's sound great with super high gain, the Humbuckers with mid to high gain, the single coils clean to mid gain. It also may depend on the quality of your amp. Singles may sound better through a bad or older amp. EMG's will sound better through modeling amps. As will the higher powered Humbuckers that they are designed for.

@Marta1Buck 4 жыл бұрын

still don't understand, but his playing mesmerized me.

@PC160 7 жыл бұрын

Check out gold foil humbuckers (#6!). Different sounds, different tonal emphases.

@PC160 7 жыл бұрын

Also, the Fender Tele Thinline Wide Range humbucker (#7).

@PC160 7 жыл бұрын

CuNiFe magnets, design by Seth Lover.

@crisjohnalvarez6036 6 жыл бұрын

hi sir i accidentally throw a water on my humbucker pick up.. i worry about the circuit it is ok or damage the guitar?

@rajkrishan3092 4 жыл бұрын

really nice video..

@ninjad.musica9404 Жыл бұрын

Great video!! I love it when you play "James" by Pat Metheny, at around 7:00 😻

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's such an amazing song. //Kris

@NolalanD 4 жыл бұрын

You forgot Humperdinker, Lennon's favorite. Blueburst LP is sweet looking. 4:39 is classic LP tone heaven. I often have wanted to try a LP with just a middle HB, or maybe just pushed a little towards the bridge and angled.

@generationomega2633 6 жыл бұрын

CARVIN/KIESEL M22SD... (with a split coil switch) Shread-o-lishious!

@jonhunter8725 5 жыл бұрын

What pickup would you suggest for a gibson dobro square neck hound dog guitar ones for blue grass, blues, & swamp dog style music?

@gilouch8975 3 жыл бұрын

The mini sound so good

@whmills2324 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@82ndAirborneVeteran 7 жыл бұрын

Man I love that blue Les Paul

@jasonpitre1249 7 жыл бұрын

Love the overtones at 5:25.

@onsesejoo2605 6 жыл бұрын

What you say about the filtertron pick ups in that Gretsch, it is odd that there hasn't been a craze on them to have a bright humbucker sound. People run to split humbuckers, stacked humbuckers and what not to get a bright sound from humbuckers.

@Stretchwreckedem469 2 жыл бұрын

I still can't believe how good EMG's sound in a low gain setting. Yeah, they still sound really hot, but every note that comes through sounds super clear despite how compressed the pickups are. They seem to be a good choice for heavier blues as well in comparison to regular passives.

@BlurbyDestroyerOfWorlds 6 жыл бұрын

Those mini humbuckers seemed to be my thing. Just a better clean sound then full size humbuckers imo. They can handle gain just as well as full size hb's, and give you a more personal tone, as they're not as commonly used. You know what would be the best though? Two full size hb's in bridge and mech for gainy stuff, and a mini he in the middle position for more cleans.