3 Pickups Explained with 1 riff

Ever wanted to hear the exact difference between single coils, P90s, and Humbuckers? Well let's show you! Can you guess the riff in the comments? #shorts #gibson #fender #p90 #singlecoil #humbucker #guitardemo

[@reneebear3641]

Love the p90’s, they add balls without sounding less bright than singles to me

[@Rgunt8905]

P90 have that sweet spot between single and double coil.

[@Alexwestwood]

Ngl single coils are underrated the brightness and the high end can be used for many up beat styles of music

[@VladimirVladimirovich1952]

Upbeat? Anything can be used for “upbeat” styles of music. That literally expresses nothing 😆

[@Alexwestwood]

@@VladimirVladimirovich1952 thanks vlad for your imput

[@VladimirVladimirovich1952]

@@Alexwestwood pooopy pooop piiiiiiiie!

[@jaguarandi2]

@@VladimirVladimirovich1952 brightness and upbeat go hand in hand

[@dt2419]

you’re not wrong but considering you can coil split a Humbucker or stacked p90 to accomplish that with much more versatility, I feel it’s only worth it if you are after the very specific twang and hum they give off.

[@Peter-iy3xp]

‘Oh well part 1’ Fleetwood Mac They all sounded great

[@bigboss6568]

Both the P90 and humbucker sound great

[@Dj_355]

P90 for me although I do prefer humbuckers for a distorted tone

[@MojoPenguin]

SO I guess the P90 is the best pickup

[@Zack-bl2gg]

Yea but they’re REALLY buzzy. Pick your poison they say

[@golden-sun]

Mini humbucker

[@JamietheEmperor]

SAME

[@henrypanares8098]

​@@Zack-bl2ggit is very gritty though Its hard to get a good clean tone with a p90

[@devonlambert9131]

​@@Zack-bl2ggthis is why I'm a mini-humbucker guy

[@DylanWOWilliams]

Dude, humbuckers filled me with joy.

[@friedriceman]

Even though Peter Green played the riff with humbuckers, the P90's tone matches the original track better than the humbuckers here. Greeny is a truly cool guitar with a great tone

[@taisst2186]

We all know that p90 is the way, and FilterTron for the Hum. Thank you for sharing this.

[@alexgrey7972]

Humbuckers got that heavy sound I like 🤘

[@5usp3c7]

All he's missing is putting the guitar through an overdrive pedal and then plugging it into a Dual Rectifier or a 5150

[@coppertopv365]

I like it but can't play up to the pickup well enough it'd be the p90 for what I'm doing.

[@ludwiglanestudios]

I've been playing PRS guitars with Humbuckers and Strats/Tele's for several years now. Don't care for Gibsons with their humbuckers (PRS does everything they do and MORE). But now I REALLY WANT a 50s Gold Top Les Paul with P90s. They sound so ballsy.

[@RustyBrakes]

I can't remember the Peter Green riff! Oh Well...

[@GakCoUk]

I see what you did there ;)

[@CharleySuede]

Clever!

[@cambriakilgannon12]

IMO as modeling software continues to get better and with thorough EQ+tone shaping, pickup type is further made irrelevant. With modern tools what you really want is low impedance and a full frequency response so that you have a "blank canvas" with which to shape your preferred tone from. Still a not-quite burgeoning market unfortunately, but there are some companies doing interesting things to create a pickup with a full frequency response.

[@Juno58]

1. P90 and SCs, 2. Humbuckers. Humbuckers darker tone tends to sound muddy, with ONE exception: that guitar which smell so good.... 😊

[@SixStringSlinger1]

Single coils sounded best for this. And that would be "Oh Well" by Fleetwood Mac

[@CarlosPereira-mf8ls]

The best sound comes from your mustache, brother.

[@seanwoodburn2616]

Oh Well, P-90 for the win!

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

Single coil and tone control

[@coppertopv365]

Single was Clean, Clear an bright.. like a 50s kinda sound.. but wasn't calling out to me.. P90 sounded slightly dirty but had a really good sound to me. Liked this one I think for my current type of play. The humbucker here to me sounded "muddy" and old school rockin.. an I don't think I could do this one the Justice of play it needs.

[@Quill13]

I like them all.. i just don't like the Strat design. But as long as it's functional.. it's good..

[@73challenger5031]

It depends on the sound you're after as a guitarist and what kind of music your band at the time is playing. The Les Paul is a shorter scale which gives you a fatter sound to begin with and the bridge pick up is usually at 15K ohms or better. The Strat is a longer scale so the sound it produces is thinner than the shorter scale but, if you have a super Strat, it has a humbucker in the bridge and you can get a fatter sound with it. The Ibanez/Jackson super strats can have a humbucker at the neck as well. Most P90 guitars are short scale as well so, you get the best of both worlds because they are single coil pu's like the Strat but have more copper winding so higher ohm ratings. Also, Strats have a tremolo bar on most models so, if you want that, it's the way to go. There is, however, there are two Les Pauls that have a tremolo. Both are Alex Lifeson signature models. The Gibson was a limited edition and is no longer available, new but, ebay has some for about $6,000 and up. The Epiphone model sells for $1.300, new.

[@michaellrakes5521]

As a devout Humbucker and Single coil user: that P-90 kicked their asses all over the map

[@thedouble1269]

see i love the deep humbucker neck pickup but i also love the twangy single coil bridge pickup, and a custom pickguard costs only 30 dollars

[@Augrills]

Single coils sound the best, but the riff is made with that tone in mind. I think humbuckers are good for their versatility

[@AddyWakeUp]

Oh well. My favorite riff of all time

[@maxonlamb8063]

The sweater was the loudest 🙄

[@allnostalgia7192]

so,single pickups,p90s and humbucker.those are great pickups.

[@matt-fn9gr]

They are all fine just a little different, play what you like.

[@Silkier]

I literally just tried out different pickups on my Les Paul with this exact riff, before I clicked this video

[@michaelallen3207]

The humbooker sounds great CCR

[@jesper1320]

what was that guitar with p90s ?

[@GakCoUk]

it was a Macmull Stinger! Guitar Magazine's guitar of the year for 2021. They're sooooo good

[@lazyboylarry4345]

Single coil, then p90 and finally humbucker

[@partyxplays]

Humbucker + coil splits and out of phase. So much more versatile

[@uncanny_bassman]

'Oh well' by Fleetwood Mac and I liked the p90s best

[@ijejlnfzzdfar7540]

Single coil!

[@untelmorveux]

points at the neck pup but those r all the bridge pup lol

[@ec6169]

What model of single coils do you have on the strat?

[@85isaboat53]

Oh well by fleetwood mac is a goddamn banger

[@michaelmendillo7513]

Single coil

[@christophernoia5197]

I'm curious what Humbucker that is and what signal chain and amp it's running through. I have an es335 and the bridge pickup is more articulate with a brighter top end than the one in his guitar. It could be coming down to the pickup, amp and pedal settings, or just that it's a Les Paul. I don't always find this the case, but HB's are notoriously associated with being "muddy" in the low end. Maybe that's what is going on? Personally, I love the 3 types of pickups you showed as they all play a different role and work well together for an expansive tonal pallet. Also a huge fan of goldfoils, Jazzmaster pickups, and tele pickups. The strat bridge position is not my favorite, but the strat as a whole is awesome.

[@evil6564]

Does the bridge pickup on your es335 have a pickup cover on it?

[@christophernoia5197]

@@evil6564 it does not! I personally like the look of covered pickups more, but my 335 sounds so good that I have never wanted to mess with it.

[@evil6564]

@@christophernoia5197 Pickup covers do tend to take away brightness from humbuckers, so that could definitely explain what you're hearing. What year is your es335?

[@christophernoia5197]

@@evil6564 it's from 1986. It belonged to my grandfather. Pretty sure it's equipped with tim shaw's recreation of the PAF as Gibson still had leftovers they used through the 80s after shutting down kalamazoo. It's either that, or they're an iteration of the Gibson dirty fingers humbuckers with only one coil of the pickup having the screw pole pieces, which is pretty rare because most of those have both sides with screw poles, but it is possible from my research. Most likely they are the shaw paf's. Either way, they sound wicked with the all original electronics. Edit: correction, it was purchased new in 86, it could have been made in 85. I still have the original receipt in the case so I'll cross check the purchase month and look up the serial number.

[@evil6564]

@@christophernoia5197 335 and PAF is a great combination. What amp are you running it through? And what does it look like? My 335 is white and gold, I don't think I could bring myself to take the covers off. I think that's my only guitar with covers on though.

[@flintshowman]

Humbucker it sounds so good

[@rockdaddy2168]

Black Betty by Ram Jam.

[@SixStringSlinger1]

Oh Well by Fleetwood Mac actually

[@robertgreen9816]

😂

[@ioanbugheanu6836]

'Buckers 🤘

[@floatinganarchychannel3204]

3rd guitar lowend, 2nd guitar bite!!!

[@officialWWM]

P90s for life!

[@jayk4127]

Anyone know what 2nd guitar is (P90s)

[@justinsmith8527]

I’d like to know as well

[@gxtmfa]

Single coil or P90 for country

[@cbcacbca]

Oh well my favourite is the p90.

[@modelotime3608]

it hard to rank. each type does its thing for different genres

[@wglennhowells]

Should have included gold foil, filter trona and broadtrons

[@mikecruise6991]

P90 are #1😎🎸

[@7amadama]

P90 , still I'd rely on HSS for now

[@realtalk9330]

Humbucker.

[@JeremiahDaniel1995]

Are humbuckers good for Metal?

[@yuugen-xj7yd]

EVH used the humbucker as a pickup. I would say It's a great pickup for rock n metal yes

[@JeremiahDaniel1995]

@@yuugen-xj7yd sweet

[@evil6564]

Metal players tend to use active humbuckers like EMGs, or high resistance passive humbuckers with alnico 8 magnets or ceramic magnets.

[@webz3589]

P90s, best pickups by far.

[@nwowolf4591]

Humbucker

[@lazyboylarry4345]

I can't think of that song. Peter Green but what is it?

[@DAIO12345]

I dont know if it‘s a good idea to let the arrpw point to the neck humbucker while the bridgne pick up is playing 😂

[@toxicmrdiego1280]

What pedals did you use? Drive?

[@TheHunter77632]

HUMBUCKERS🔥

[@Nobodyisperfect621]

Single best

[@jerrygill931]

Humbucker OH well.

[@DaveTaste]

Three different guitars. Meaning that tone is just down to the pickup.

[@chrisst-amour8661]

Not helping with my quest for a P90 guitar to add to the stable 😢. Damn GAS

[@taisst2186]

Get an Esquire, put a p90 or Filtertron in bridge, be happy !

[@anxisefulmxnd]

p90 can do ANYTHING

[@ajh.7]

Humbucker sounds mad muddy

[@andrewcruz7595]

I keep forgetting the name of this song , OH WELL ....guess I'll remember later.

[@dplessel]

Oh Well

[@CraigFitz]

what is the rift? also I want to put p90 into my epiphone les paul junior

[@kadekozak4830]

Oh well! Fleetwood Mac

[@Leo-gz3du]

Name of the sng?

[@user-dy3jx7ml3y]

You left out the tele, the bridge and lipstick are way different from each other and from strat pickups

[@peterpigna9505]

P90

[@judy_lsk123]

humbucker

[@daredevil2724]

P90 easy, single coils, then humbuckers.

[@ThaJSter14]

Oh well

[@gregvincenavarrete8916]

p90

[@Cancel_Vulture]

In terms of riffs the humbucker takes it home

[@kennyperkins1843]

I might not give the answer you want me to so I'll say single coil

[@andrewwaller1407]

Oh well Fleetwood mc

[@Dirty-D]

I don’t understand not a single thing was explained. I have just as many questions as I did when I clicked on the video.

[@timwhite5562]

"Oh well" really only sounds right on a humbucker, the rest sounded too country.

[@ryanz06]

I can tell immediately you are an sc player

[@wittetjabo5896]

Ohhhh wellll

[@bluezman2520]

O`WELL !!! DON'T ASK ME WHAT I THINK OF YOU` ` MIGHT NOT GIVE ANSWER YOU WHAT ME TO !!! O` WELL `, NOW WHEN I TALK TO GOD🎚️ `KNEW HE UNDERSTAND !!! HE ` STICK BUY ME I'LL BE - YO`GUiDiNG HAND !!!

[@alonewinter6013]

Humbucker

[@greenfly1264]

P90

[@Fifa_1997]

Humbucker

[@fredatluangi352]

Humbucker

[@Jazzmaster-pb2yt]

Humbucker

[@kushanchaudhary5930]

P90