Is there a single coil replacement for a humbucker

[Darin W]

I want to replace my humbucker (neck position) with a single coil. I know there are split-able humbuckers, I have one now, but when split they are not true single coils. Perhaps there as a Humbucker that has two totally seperatly wired singles? I have a coil tap, but it just aint cuttin it. The main problem is having it not look lame, like a single in a BIG ole hole. Maybe a single with a cool looking WIDE cover or something.....
Thanks, Darin

Oh....See ya at Jemfest! *It it too early to say that?*

[Texter]

Maybe you should buy a roll of duct tape too

[vaijem777]

The only humbucker-sized single coil that I can think of would be a Gibson P-94, but it's not going to have the spanky, Strat "quack" of a standard single coil. The DiMarzio Bluesbucker is very similar as well, in that it is essentially a P-90 in a humbucker housing.

Otherwise, it may be possible to stick two single coils side-by-side in the pickup cavity (that's basically what the Lace Sensor double-coil pickups were/are)

Does the guitar have a pickguard? If so, then it should be easy to just get a new pickguard with your desired pickup configuration.

[ValvulatorGP3]

EMG makes a few, check these out.
I'd suggest just splitting a double coil if you want real tone. EMG's are great for Metal.
http://www.emginc.com/Humbuck.html

[rgr]

You might try DiMarzio's Humbucker from Hell, you can check the description at www.dimarzio.com.

[ScottB]

Here's DiMarzio's word on their Bluesbucker:

Bluesbucker® DP163 / DP163F

And now for something completely different: the Bluesbucker® looks like a standard humbucker but sounds like a P-90. This means any guitar with standard-size humbuckers can now have the sound of P-90s, without altering the instrument and without noise. Patented Virtual Vintage and Airbucker technology let the Bluesbucker® "see" a narrow string window like a true single-coil, making it extremely open and sensitive to playing dynamics. When a pair of these pickups are on together, they achieve the open, slightly hollow sound two single-coils produce. Splitting the coils produces a sound similar to that of a Strat pickup, with very little drop in output. The Bluesbucker® is available in all color combinations as well as with nickel or gold-plated covers.

Tech Talk:

The coil with the 6 adjustable slotted poles is the "hot" coil. The coil with the solid poles is along for the ride to cancel hum and look cool. Since one coil is doing most of the work, the direction the Bluesbucker® is installed makes an obvious difference in the sound. When the hot coil is closest to the bridge, the sound is brighter; towards the neck is warmer. Even though the look is a little nontraditional, we like the sound of the bridge pickup "backwards" (with the screw coil towards the neck). With a Bluesbucker® in the neck position with the screw coil towards the bridge (also "backwards") the combined sound is Tele-like. With the neck pickup in the more traditional direction, the combination is like two P-90s.

If this direct quote from the DiMarzio site is against the rules, I'll delete the content and post the link.

[Globbits]

You could try putting a 'real' singlecoil, and then putting in another cheap ass single coil (£8.99 from JHS) or a fake palstic/cardboard one to keep the humbuker appearance but get the singlecoil sound...

[jono]

Well usually I recommend going for a "Humbucker from Hell" for the closest humbucker sound to a strat-esque single coil, it's what it was designed to do

The other one to consider is Seymour Duncan's SH3 Stag-Mag, which had the same staggered polepiece arangement that a strat single coil has, so effectively when split is functions as a single coil.

I'd also try and talk to our member dot-dot-dot, he's fitted a sustainer system to his RG in the neck humbusker slot and has another SC sized pickup (a Little '59 I think) in the same mounting ring.

[Tezifon]

i“m with globbits, put the single you want with and a pickup cover or a cheap one