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Effect of nickel cover on Telecaster bridge pickup?
Traditionally telecaster guitars have the neck pick-up covered in a nickel/chrome cover, and the bridge pickup left with exposed pole pieces.
What is the origin/logic of the nickel cover?
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Why is my neck pickup quieter when playing with both pickups?
I have an Epiphone Les Paul and have noticed that when the pickup selector is set to both pickups, my guitar plays very softly from the neck pickup.
When I play from the pickups separately the volume ...
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What are the most popular types or styles of pickups, and what is the genre of music most associated with them?
I see humbuckers, single coil, active pickups, etc. I see P90's, PAFS, etc. Which are basically for jazz, blues, metal?
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Does a covering on a humbucker pickup make a difference?
I have seen a number of different pickup designs, like the ones in the image:
Notice how some humbuckers have a covering, and what look like screw heads.
Is this just style or do these different ...
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What is a piezo pickup and how does it differ to a common pickup?
I have heard of a piezo pickup used in some guitars, like John Petrucci's signature Music Man.
What is a piezo pickup and how does it differ to a common pickup?
