| Author | Message | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 817 Registered: 5-2007 |
Since the each p/u is single coil, why is the housing so large/wide? (Message edited by FunkyJazzJunky on August 31, 2012) | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1963 Registered: 11-2004 |
'Cos it's got a big muthaf***ing coil in it! LOL Don't think strat or tele here..chunky magnet with lots(but not too much wire) Big aperture means big string capture and it looks so cool too! | ||
| adriaan
Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 2964 Registered: 6-2002 |
Because it's a big wide magnet, with a big wide coil with (IIRC) a relatively small number of windings. The idea behind the design is to have as little coloration as possible, so you hear the strings, not so much the pickup. | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 818 Registered: 5-2007 |
Then why is the cancelling coil so much thinner? I thought the hum cancelling coil was a mirror image of the sensing coil. VMG | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5212 Registered: 7-2004 |
Not all single coils are narrow. Think P-90s. The "dummy" humcanceling PU doesn't have a core. Coil only. Bill, tgo | ||
| peoplechipper
Advanced Member Username: peoplechipper Post Number: 305 Registered: 2-2009 |
MMMMM! p90's! I love p90's! my favorite pickup...the fatter lap steel pickups in my 1960 melody maker are pretty awesome too...weird how the physical construction of pickups affects the sound;the theory of pickups is so straightforward, but little changes can be huge...Tony | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 1265 Registered: 5-2002 |
Because the humcanceller has no magnet. |
