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LUKE with humbucker in BRIDGE??

dwells

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hey guys i was wanting to know who makes a humbucker as a single coil to fit a Luke?
i love the Luke more than any one But i want a humbucker sound in the NECK so any ideas id love to hear em
thanks
Dean:D
in the NECK NECK NECK !!!!!!!!!
IM A SPAZZ!!!!!!!!!!
 
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dwells said:
hey guys i was wanting to know who makes a humbucker as a single coil to fit a Luke?
i love the Luke more than any one But i want a humbucker sound in the bridge so any ideas id love to hear em
thanks
Dean:D
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erm... The Luke DOES use a humbucker in the bridge... right? I don't get you...
 
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Dimarzio has hum canceling pickups that have the output of neck humbuckers. I think they even have a Air Norton style single coil. I put the Fast Track 1s in my Silo Special and it sounds fantastic...ala Vinnie Moore.
 
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Yes, just today I was actually dreaming about an HH hardtail Luke with jumbo sized frets. I can dream, right?
 
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dwells said:
i love the Luke more than any one But i want a humbucker sound in the NECK so any ideas id love to hear em
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You'd be better off buying a HSH Silo... Not joking. :D

A humbucker in the Luke Single slot is possible if you get those stacked coils from DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan, like the Cruisers or Cool Rails, but you'll never get a full humbucker tone. Reason? It's a single coil sized slot.

You're taking string vibrations off a very narrow point along the string. That full sized humbucker tone you want? It's not just from the pickup, but also from the WIDER 2 points of reference.

So, no matter what you try, you'll never get that BIG tone from it.. Though I must say the Cruisers in a neck position of a mahogany bodied guitar does come close, but not quite.
 
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robelinda2 said:
you cant mix passive and active pickups can you? I recall reading that its a tough thing to do if it is possible.
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It's probably one for Beej, but I think you can do it.
I think I remember reading a response to a readers letter in Guitarist magazine about this very matter. Having said that I think that it does involve an inordinate amount of mucking about as a consequence of the impedance mismatch between active and passive pickups.
And as such is probably left to the kind of deviant genius types who know what the coloured bands on resistors mean.:)
 
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You can mix them - no prob BUT:

1.Think that the active single EMG is always more lively and louder (not fatter) than your passive HB (except you take a real strong one, which you won´t in the neck position - muddy!) Output Mismatch - if you like it , ok

2. More important - Active Pickups require a different pot value than passive ones

You have now a 25k installed and you passive one wants to see a 250k to 1Meg
to have a smooth action .

You can for sure install a Volume pot for th e passive neck and a volume pot for the middle and active PUp, that would work.

Hope thet helps.
Mick
 
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Generally you want to use a preamp with the passives to buffer the signal and make them low impedance. But you can use the pot approach, it will have mixed results in the combined settings.

From EMG FAQ

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Can I mix EMG's with passive pickups?

It is possible to mix EMG's with passive pickups. There are three possible wiring configurations; one is better than the other two.

Use the high impedance (250K-500K) volume and tone controls. The problem is that the high impedance controls act more like a switch to the EMG's. The passive pickups, however, will work fine. If you have a guitar with two pickups and two volume pots, with a three-way switch, there is another alternative. Use the 25K pots for the EMG, and the 250K pots for the passive pickup. This way you can use one or the other with no adverse affects, but with the switch in the middle position the passive pickup will have reduced gain and response.

Use the low-impedance (25K) volume and tone controls provided with the EMG's. The problem here is that the passive pickups will suffer a reduction in gain and loss of high-frequency response.

This is the best alternative. Install an EMG-PA-2 on the passive pickups. There are two benefits to doing this. With the trimpot on the PA-2, you can adjust the gain of the passive pickups to match the EMG's. The PA-2 acts as an impedance matching device so you can use the low-impedance EMG controls (25K) without affecting the tone of the passive pickups. You will also be able to use other EMG accessory circuits such as the SPC, RPC, EXB, EXG, etc. For this application, we recommend ordering the PA-2 without the switch for easy installation on the inside of a guitar.

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Their second approach is a small booster (preamp) which solves that problem.

But ... the question still remains as to whether you can find a stacked single that you like the sound off. Perhaps call EMG and see if they can recommend something?
 
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