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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Killerwhale on October 16, 2005, 03:57:31 PM

Title: Any chance of getting a single in HB housing??
Post by: Killerwhale on October 16, 2005, 03:57:31 PM

Maybe someone already made a custom order if this is possible...!?
So Tim or others, could you make me a hot irish tour in a HB metal cover?

Cheers

Title: Any chance of getting a single in HB housing??
Post by: Steve-Mr Pig 2U on October 16, 2005, 04:08:15 PM

Not really, the sound of a single coil comes from the tall narrow shape of the coil, and the fact that the wire is wound around the magnetic poles.
The closest you could get would be the Mississippi queen, a true P90 under a humbucker cover.

Title: Any chance of getting a single in HB housing??
Post by: Killerwhale on October 16, 2005, 04:32:39 PM

I meant that a singlecoil is fitted in humbucker "shell", like the EMG-SA wich you can buy in HB house if you got a H-H axe....

Title: Any chance of getting a single in HB housing??
Post by: willo on October 16, 2005, 04:57:25 PM

its not ideal, but you could always try something like this?

(http://www.allparts.uk.com/acatalog/PC_6643_028thumb.jpg)

http://www.allparts.uk.com/acatalog/PickupRingsSurrounds.html

Title: Any chance of getting a single in HB housing??
Post by: HJM on October 16, 2005, 05:21:01 PM

Notice the angle of the pickup - as Steve says a normal single won't fit!

Title: Any chance of getting a single in HB housing??
Post by: _tom_ on October 16, 2005, 05:27:57 PM

Quote from: willo

its not ideal, but you could always try something like this?

(http://www.allparts.uk.com/acatalog/PC_6643_028thumb.jpg)

http://www.allparts.uk.com/acatalog/PickupRingsSurrounds.html

thats what I was gonna say..

Title: Any chance of getting a single in HB housing??
Post by: Steve-Mr Pig 2U on October 16, 2005, 05:52:39 PM

Thats the only way of doing it... To get a humbucker cover cut would be very expensive.

Title: Any chance of getting a single in HB housing??
Post by: Elliot on October 16, 2005, 08:09:33 PM

If I wanted a single coil jangle (which I dont as I love my MQ as it is and have the stradivarius of strats with BKPs) would going for a cool wound MQ - in Alnico III - give me that sound?

Title: Any chance of getting a single in HB housing??
Post by: Steve-Mr Pig 2U on October 16, 2005, 08:18:17 PM

Weve made alnico III MQ's before, very clear and bright. Great for Jazz!