Single Coils or Humbuckers: Why Do You Play What You Play?

[Pastasauce]

I think that this is the solution to this debate...

[sopachrga]

That may have been slightly tongue-in-cheek.

Oh good. That was why I asked.
I would have lost all trust in any of your tone based opinions if you had really thought that.

[Pastasauce]

That may have been slightly tongue-in-cheek.

Oh good. That was why I asked.
I would have lost all trust in any of your tone based opinions if you had really thought that.

Well don't place too much faith in me then.

I had an HD500 for a few months but sold it on Trademe and reinvested in stompboxes. To be perfectly honest I am not at all confident that in a blind listening test I could tell the difference between the Line 6 modelled stuff and the stuff it's modelled on, but I did definitely notice a difference in feel when playing the HD. It wasn't for me. That's the main reason I sold it. That and the fact that I spent far too much time tweaking it and not enough playing.

5 months down the road, and with a decent ammount of boo-teek pedals I am very happy with that decision.

[Pastasauce]

Also, it always comes back to the HD500, doesn't it?

[sopachrga]

Also, it always comes back to the HD500, doesn't it?

It does.... and it's you that brings it up.

[Pastasauce]

Also, it always comes back to the HD500, doesn't it?

It does.... and it's you that brings it up.

Touche.

[Rog]

As someone pointed out t'other day. Musically (and IRL), we're all in different spaces and each space has its own sets of 'rules'. Its not for us to denigrate (nobody was btw, I'm chuffed how well everyone is playing lately) another's way of doing things because their space is different to ours. Buckers, singlecoils, valve, solid-state, processed through a PA or balls out live, modelling or raw - its all great stuff. We're doing something most people in this world can't do - playing a geetar well enough to produce a recognisable tune.

[hamo]

We're doing something most people in this world can't do - playing a geetar well enough to produce a recognisable tune.

Speak for yourself!

[slash-ed]

Actually, playing guitar is really not a very exclusive club. I hand a random collection of mates over last night, and 4 out of 5 of them could play guitar.

[Slowy]

Actually, playing guitar is really not a very exclusive club. I hand a random collection of mates over last night, and 4 out of 5 of them could play guitar.

yeah, but could you recognise their tunes?

[mr_sooty]

I think that this is the solution to this debate...

That's Nigel Tuffnels guitar isn't it? That is so excessively cool.

[slash-ed]

Actually, playing guitar is really not a very exclusive club. I hand a random collection of mates over last night, and 4 out of 5 of them could play guitar.

yeah, but could you recognise their tunes?

Yes. They're all pretty decent actually.

[Scooter13]

Yeah. On that point (singles vs humbucker) I think the problem people have is trying to think of one as able to emulate the other. Like analog vs digital.
They're a different medium. Treat them as such and go make something interesting with it. Use them for what they CAN do.

[mr_sooty]

I'd quite like to try Ash's Benderbucker - one pickup to rule them all?

[Pastasauce]

Maybe I need to take my MIM Start to Ash to set up properly... maybe that will make the diference!