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TONE TIPS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PICKUPS

oday, it's harder than ever to describe the sonic characteristics of pickup types – there are so many configurations, both stock and after-market, that blur the lines of each core design. For every classic single coil there's a stacked noiseless unit; for every vintagevoiced humbucker there's a high-output facemelter for metal.

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