5 Types Of Humbucker Pickups | Sound Comparison | Thomann

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.

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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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