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Humbuckers vs. Single-Coil - which is better?

I'm going to answer the question in the title of this article right up front: The answer is neither. A humbucker is not better than a single-coil, nor is a single-coil better than a humbucker.

Instead, I'm going to talk about why "all-in-one" guitars are a bad idea.

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Do Stratocaster and Telecaster guitars have naturally buzzy necks?

Fret buzz is when you play your guitar and the strings literally make a buzzing sound; this buzzing can happen whether strings are played open, or maybe your Strat neck only buzzes when playing chords on certain frets.

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Rich's Bad Guitar Lessons: Fake Pedal Steel Sound on a Fender Stratocaster

Note on the video: It's long. Almost 24 minutes. However it's worth your time to check it out because if you were wondering how I got that pedal steel sound out of a Stratocaster, the above video will show you exactly how it's done.

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