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单词 humbucker
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Definition of humbucker in English:

humbucker

noun ˈhʌmbʌkəˈhəmˌbəkər
trademark in UK
  • An electric guitar pickup containing two magnetic coils rather than a single one, which gives a high output and minimizes hum from electrical interference.

    the humbucker allows for classic rock, heavy metal, and other types of rock
    as modifier the humbucker tones are fantastic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's lighter than a Les Paul but, with two humbucker pickups, this guitar is still a monster.
    • The humbucker has sort of a muddy sound, but I play a lot of grunge music so it suits me.
    • If you use a guitar with super high output humbuckers you may have to lower the volume.
    • Since the 1950s, electric guitars have used ‘humbucker’ pickups to turn the vibrations of a string into an electric current of the same frequencies and harmonics.
    • The neck humbucker is very clear and bluesy, and has a nice full sound when overdriven.

Origin

1950s: from hum1 + buck1 + -er1.

 
 

Definition of humbucker in US English:

humbucker

nounˈhəmˌbəkər
trademark in UK
  • An electric guitar pickup containing two magnetic coils rather than a single one, which gives a high output and minimizes hum from electrical interference.

    the humbucker allows for classic rock, heavy metal, and other types of rock
    as modifier the humbucker tones are fantastic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The neck humbucker is very clear and bluesy, and has a nice full sound when overdriven.
    • The humbucker has sort of a muddy sound, but I play a lot of grunge music so it suits me.
    • It's lighter than a Les Paul but, with two humbucker pickups, this guitar is still a monster.
    • If you use a guitar with super high output humbuckers you may have to lower the volume.
    • Since the 1950s, electric guitars have used ‘humbucker’ pickups to turn the vibrations of a string into an electric current of the same frequencies and harmonics.

Origin

1950s: from hum + buck + -er.

 
 
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