Noun
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humbucker (plural humbuckers)
(music) A pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse polarity connected in series in order to "buck" (in the sense of "resist" or "overcome") the "hum" (unwanted noise).
Another unusual pickup configuration is found on some of the custom basses that Billy Sheehan uses, in which there is one humbucker at the neck and a split-coil pickup at the middle position. Source: Internet
Fender Stratocaster -type guitars generally utilize three single-coil pickups, while most Gibson Les Paul types use humbucker pickups. Source: Internet
Pick up simulators used on guitars with single-coil pick ups replicate the sound of guitars with humbucker pick ups, or vice versa. Source: Internet
Rhythm guitarists may employ an electric acoustic guitar or a humbucker -equipped electric guitar for a richer and fatter output. Source: Internet
The introduction of the double-coil humbucker in the mid-1950s did away with this problem through the use of two coils, one of which is wired in a reverse polarity orientation. Source: Internet