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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Davey on February 11, 2007, 03:22:22 PM

Title: True hum canceling single coil?
Post by: Davey on February 11, 2007, 03:22:22 PM

http://www.curtisnovak.com/pickups/repairs/hc-strat/index.shtml


looks interesting. i wonder what it realy sounds like

Title: True hum canceling single coil?
Post by: Canadian Steve on February 11, 2007, 03:38:21 PM

Interesting idea!  I had a set of noiseless Kinmans and although they sounded alright they didn't do it for me at all.  I'm still not sure these p'ups would sound exactly like a true Strat style single coil because of the way they're wound and the smaller bobbins - just like the way P-90 pickups sound different because of the larger bobbins.

Title: True hum canceling single coil?
Post by: Peter Antal on February 11, 2007, 03:47:13 PM

Interesting indeed! 8)

Title: True hum canceling single coil?
Post by: indysmith on February 11, 2007, 04:04:48 PM

it seems so obvious - if it sounds that great then i'm sure most manufacturers would already offer these...

Title: True hum canceling single coil?
Post by: Elliot on February 11, 2007, 04:25:10 PM

I've not tried those - but Curtis Novaks are good pickups, handmade, scatterwound - I heard a friend's Jazzmaster and they really had a nice tone, especially compared to the original Jap Fender pups.

Title: True hum canceling single coil?
Post by: Eric on February 11, 2007, 05:58:01 PM

That is an interesting idea. I wonder how they sound.

Title: True hum canceling single coil?
Post by: Philly Q on February 11, 2007, 06:02:28 PM

It's basically the same principle as a P-Bass or Fender Electric XII pickup, I suppose.  And there were the "domino" pickups in second-series PRS EGs, and G&L's Z-Coil pickups.

The difference is, all those pickups had the two half-coils offset into a "stepped" shape.  I wonder if Curtis Novak has had to compromise a bit on the number of winds to get the two coils next to each other?  :?

He's got some great inventive stuff on his site, like the P90 in a Melody Maker cover.  I like the look of his humbucking Tele (http://www.curtisnovak.com/pickups/repairs/HC-Tele/index.shtml) pickup, and it's not too expensive either.