pickups exist, the commonly used to give guitarists different sounds. A single coil pickup gives the guitar a very clean and more acoustic sound. A double coil or humbucker was created to reduce the amount of hum the single coil made. A humbucker uses two single coils wired in series to remove the hum; this is how it gets the name “humbucker”. (Broadbent, Peter) Every guitar has ... ... middle of paper ... ... original sound. Many people dislike solid state amps because they do not have the classic
the notes or chords that are being strummed. There are many different types of pickups; for instance, the Gibson Les Paul has pickups that are called Humbuckers, which are much higher and of a better quality than the pickups on an Ibanez. The Ibanez comes with regular music store pickups that are not bad but do not have the quality of the Humbuckers. So having better quality means that the pickups are more sensative; being more sensative means that the guitar can put out clearer and higher quality
Bass Guitar The most famous Bassist in the world is Sir Paul McCartney. Paul McCartney is a former band member of The Beatles. The first electric bass guitar was introduced in the 1930s by a man named Paul Tutmarc from Seattle, Washington. The first models of electric bass guitars were Model 736 Bass Fiddle. The company only made one hundred of these guitars. The electric bass guitar consists of a neck and body, and the bridge, tuners, pickups, strings, and amplification makes this instrument