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Almost everyone in metal seems to play humbucker-equipped guitars. With the recent availability of noiseless singlecoils (Fender CSN et al), I'm wondering if that'll change - or is it because the meatier tone from humbuckers simply suits heavy saturation better? I tend to think this, but I'm not quite sure why it's that way.

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With that much gain, singles may actually be too noisy to be used reliably. I play single coils and they are usually pretty quiet, but I don't play with alot of gain either, usually just blues crunch to a smidge heavier.

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Almost everyone in metal seems to play humbucker-equipped guitars.
This guy might provide a qualified, dissenting opinion...

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I've used single coils with overdrive and distortion for years. With higher gain settings though you really have to have a noise gate. They definately don't have the punch of a humbucker, but don't sound bad at all.

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I wonder if Ritchie Blackmore was ever told that you use can't distortion with single coils?

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single coils are srsly too weak to use with distortion they're not even strong enough to overdrive a pedal

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single coils are srsly too weak to use with distortion they're not even strong enough to overdrive a pedal :lol: good one!

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single coils are srsly too weak to use with distortion they're not even strong enough to overdrive a pedal :confused: I hope that was a joke.

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I thought Yngwie had SC sized humbuckers in his strat? Going by his signature pickup, anyway :idk:
Mostly its just easier to get a good metal tone with humbuckers as they generally have more output and more bass/mids. The lack of noise is certainly a plus, as a Recto with the gain cranked would hum rather alot with single coils.

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This guy might provide a qualified, dissenting opinion...
Mr. Malmsteen uses stacked humbuckers, not true single coils.

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I wonder if Ritchie Blackmore was ever told that you use can't distortion with single coils? He uses a pretty clean signal actually.

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Wow. A lot of teh metalz kids posting here..........

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Wow Ultrahighgain, I haven't seen you on here in forever.

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single coils are srsly too weak to use with distortion they're not even strong enough to overdrive a pedal excellent! :thu:

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You want to amplify the quieter signal from the guitar using a pedal to overdrive the amp, not overdrive the pedal with the guitar.

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Because Jimi Hendrix always played clean.

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Yeah humbuckers push amps into overdrive and distortion much easier. And the extra bass doesn't hurt either.

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Because Jimi Hendrix always played clean. +1:thu:

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Well, technically everyone uses single coils for high gain... TWO of them, as a matter of fact. :poke:

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Because two coils are one louder:
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