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Meaning of "humbucker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMBUCKER

humbucker  [ˈhʌmˌbʌkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMBUCKER

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Humbucker is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HUMBUCKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

humbucker

Humbucker

A humbucking pickup, or humbucker is a type of electric guitar pickup that uses two coils to "buck the hum" picked up by coil pickups. Most pickups use magnets to produce a magnetic field around the strings, and induce an electrical current in the coils as the strings vibrate. Humbuckers work by pairing a coil with the north poles of its magnets oriented "up", with a coil which has the south pole of its magnets oriented up. By connecting the coils together out of phase, the interference is significantly reduced via phase cancellation. The coils can be connected in series or in parallel. In addition to electric guitar pickups, humbucking coils are sometimes used to cancel hum in dynamic microphones. Hum is caused by the alternating magnetic fields created by transformers and power supplies inside electrical equipment using alternating current. While playing a guitar without humbuckers, a musician would hear a hum through his pickups during quiet sections of music. Sources of studio and stage hum include high-power amps, processors, mixers, motors, power lines, and other equipment. Compared to unshielded single coil pickups, humbuckers dramatically reduce hum.

Definition of humbucker in the English dictionary

The definition of humbucker in the dictionary is a twin-coil guitar pick-up.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMBUCKER


bloodsucker
ˈblʌdˌsʌkə
bucker
ˈbʌkə
chukka
ˈtʃʌkə
cocksucker
ˈkɒkˌsʌkə
ducker
ˈdʌkə
felucca
fɛˈlʌkə
fucker
ˈfʌkə
motherfucker
ˈmʌðəˌfʌkə
mucker
ˈmʌkə
pucka
ˈpʌkə
pucker
ˈpʌkə
pukka
ˈpʌkə
sapsucker
ˈsæpˌsʌkə
seersucker
ˈsɪəˌsʌkə
starfucker
ˈstɑːˌfʌkə
sucker
ˈsʌkə
trucker
ˈtrʌkə
tucker
ˈtʌkə
UCCA
ˈʌkə
yucca
ˈjʌkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMBUCKER

humble
humble pie
humblebee
humblebrag
humbled
humbleness
humbler
humblesse
humbling
humblingly
humbly
Humboldt
Humboldt Current
humbug
humbuggable
humbugged
humbugger
humbuggery
humbugging
humbuzz

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMBUCKER

bib and tucker
bumsucker
bush tucker
chucker
dog tucker
goatsucker
gumsucker
hacker
honeysucker
locker
lumpsucker
plucker
saltchucker
sandsucker
sharksucker
shucker
sticker
tracker
unpucker
windsucker

Synonyms and antonyms of humbucker in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «humbucker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMBUCKER

Find out the translation of humbucker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of humbucker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «humbucker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拾音器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

humbucker
570 millions of speakers

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humbucker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

humbucker
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

HUMBUCKER
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хамбакер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

humbucker
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

humbucker
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

humbucker
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Humbucker
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Humbucker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハムバッカー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

험버커
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Humbucker
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

humbucker
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

humbucker
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हंबुकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

humbucker
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

humbucker
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Humbucker
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хамбакер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

humbucker
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

humbucker
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

humbucker
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

humbucker
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

humbucker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of humbucker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMBUCKER»

The term «humbucker» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.973 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMBUCKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about humbucker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMBUCKER»

Discover the use of humbucker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to humbucker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Recording Guitarist: A Guide for Home and Studio
HUMBUCKER PICKUPS Guitarists using single-coil pickups need to be aware of noise and brittleness, the two primary pitfalls of single-coil technology. If any single pickup is making too much noise (using two pickups together doesn't result in ...
Jon Chappell, 1999
2
Make Your Own Electric Guitar and Bass
13 Leads from a humbucker, with 4 wires and shield (bare wire) shield is wired to ground. Humbuckers are normally wired with the two coils in series, creating their characteristically thick sound. To achieve this sound, two of the four leads are ...
Dennis Waring, David Raymond, 2001
3
Electric Guitar Construction
Part of the Brian may sound came from connecting these pickups in series for a very thick. powerful tone. Humbucker Pickups Humbuckers are different from single coils in that they use two coils that are electrically linked in a way that cancels ...
Tom Hirst, 2003
4
Electronics for Guitarists
Humbucker. Pickups. Any conductor that carries current will produce a magnetic field. Wiring in the home may radiate enough 60 Hz energy that a significant voltage may be induced in a magnetic guitar pickup. This is a common source of  ...
Denton J. Dailey, 2012
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Gibson Electrics: The Classic Years : an Illustrated History ...
The mini humbucker features two coils, each wound with 4,250 turns of #42 wire, and a single Alnico magnet inserted in one of the bobbins. Owing to its smaller size it produced a slighth treblier timbre, deemed perfecdy appropriate to the new  ...
A. R. Duchossoir, 1998
6
The Gibson L5
Gibson made a significant departure from its single-coil P90 and Alnico pickups in favour of an innovatory hum cancelling pickup. appropriately called the ' humbucker'. From this period onwards. the P90 was relegated to models beneath the ...
Adrian Ingram, 1997
7
Guitar Tone:: Pursuing the Ultimate Guitar Sound
Some historians believe that Butts' prototypes for these pickups may have pre- dated Seth Lover's humbucker designs for Gibson. Butts filed the patent for his humbucking design in 1954. Regardless ofwhether Butts or Lover was first, or who ...
Mitch Gallagher, 2012
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The Fender Book
CONTEMPORARY STRATOCASTER first version (2) 1985-87 One humbucker, normal logo, black neck. I Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard; 22 frets; truss- rod adjuster at headstock end; string-clamp; black neck. I Offset- cutaway body; ...
Tony Bacon, Paul Day, 1999
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The Complete Studio Guitarist: The Guitarist's Guide to ...
Double-Coil (Humbucker) Pickup Guitars The word "humbucker" is synonymous with double-coil pickups, and rightly so because they cancel the humming effect created by single coils. A double-coil pickup is comprised of two side-by-side ...
Vivian Clement, 2004
10
Guitar Setup, Maintenance and Repair
(Photo by Skip Anderson) As a Humbucker® pickup. The Humbucker® consists of two coils, that cancel hum. A Humbucker® pickup has two coils that are attached to each other. They are usually side-by-side, but sometimes they are stacked, ...
John LeVan, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMBUCKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term humbucker is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fishman Announces Fluence Modern 8-String Humbucker Pickup
As an addition to their Fluence line of Multi-Voice pickups, Fishman has announced the Fluence Modern 8-String Humbucker Pickup. «Guitar World Magazine, Jul 15»
2
A Little Thunder gets touch activation, starts shipping
... Thunder has the look of a two-coil humbucking pickup but the casing is actually home to a single coil-sized humbucker and a two-pole pickup ... «Gizmag, Jul 15»
3
Summer NAMM 2015: Epiphone Announces Tony Iommi Ltd. Ed …
The Tony Iommi Signature Humbucker was Gibson's first Signature Series pickup and features both Alnico II and Ceramic magnets with special ... «Guitar World Magazine, Jul 15»
4
ATP: Peel Slowly and See – Day One
Got to love humbucker pickups. At one point, I moved closer to the stage to find more emotions in their faces. I liked the way they just let chords ... «IcelandReview, Jul 15»
5
Schuyler Dean Unveils Gold Foil Pickups
At $90 each they are completely handmade and come mounted in a standard humbucker-size body to fit in a wide variety of guitars. Using 44 ... «Premier Guitar, Jul 15»
6
Tony Iommi Signature SG Custom
The Tony Iommi Signature Humbucker was Gibson's first Signature Series pickup and features both Alnico II and Ceramic magnets with special ... «Sonic State, Jul 15»
7
Gibson Unveils Les Paul CM 2015
For some that means the raw beauty of the Les Paul Jr., but some need the power of a humbucker and the comfort of a little arching to the top. «Gibson, Jun 15»
8
Product Review: The Bohemian Guitar – A Can of Fun
The sound is similar to the Fender Stratocaster with humbucker pick-ups and is a delight to play. The Bohemian “Motor Oil” guitar retails for ... «Guitar Girl Mag, Jun 15»
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Traveler Guitar Introduces New Guitars: Sonic L-22, Electric, and Pro …
•The Pro-Series Mod-X is a versatile hybrid electric and acoustic travel guitar equipped with a 24 ¾" scale neck, a dual-rail humbucker with coil ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»
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Fender Hot Rod DeVille Michael Landau 212 Review
I auditioned the ML 212 with a humbucker-equipped Fender Esquire reissue, a '73 Strat, and a '68 Les Paul Standard. I also set the ML 212 ... «Premier Guitar, Jun 15»

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