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Again bare in mind that I'm a new guitarist. When a guitar is advertized with traditional magnetic pickups (humbuckers), what does it mean?
Furthermore, when you look at humbuckers with a plate on top of it, you see a line of 6 dots (can't remember what they're called right now) as if looking at a single coil under that plate. But the plate is large enough for 2 single coils underneath. Are there 2 single coils under the plate but only one of the single coils's *dot*/*pins* pick up the sounds from the strings and the other coil picks up the vibration of the guitar (that half covered with the plate)?
Edit: 6 pickup posts? poles? rods?
Edit: the 2nd coil under the plate also picks up strings but why having the plate? To cut some treble? 1 large coil = P90? There are loads of websites explaining PUs but if anyone could point me to one that illustrates (shows) either with pictures or drawings and explains the purpose of the cover plate, that'd be great. From what I've seen so far, the poles of the PU under the cover plate doesn't stick up above the PU (as if riveted)?
Furthermore, when you look at humbuckers with a plate on top of it, you see a line of 6 dots (can't remember what they're called right now) as if looking at a single coil under that plate. But the plate is large enough for 2 single coils underneath. Are there 2 single coils under the plate but only one of the single coils's *dot*/*pins* pick up the sounds from the strings and the other coil picks up the vibration of the guitar (that half covered with the plate)?
Edit: 6 pickup posts? poles? rods?
Edit: the 2nd coil under the plate also picks up strings but why having the plate? To cut some treble? 1 large coil = P90? There are loads of websites explaining PUs but if anyone could point me to one that illustrates (shows) either with pictures or drawings and explains the purpose of the cover plate, that'd be great. From what I've seen so far, the poles of the PU under the cover plate doesn't stick up above the PU (as if riveted)?