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A buddy of mine is looking to learn a bit more about the gear side of things, and will be purchasing his first electric after years of playing acoustic exclusively. He plays and records neo-folk and alt-country almost exclusively and I've been helping to talk him through some of his options, but I'd like to be able to point his towards a fairly succint and clear breakdown of they types of pickups out there (in really broad strokes...Humbuckers vs. Strat/Tele single coils vs. P90s...etc.). Does anyone know of an online primer that sets forth these issues in such a fashion. I know enough to answer his questions and I've given him a rough idea of what's what, but a centralized knowledge base would be useful for him, I think.

Ummm...The Pickup Lounge?

Well, if he were the type to browse message boards, you'd be absolutely right. But I'm looking for for a single document at which to point him. I'm pretty familiar with the way he learns new things, and that's what would work best, I think.Originally Posted by big_blackUmmm...The Pickup Lounge?
Yeah, most peope aren't patient enought to sift through 50 posts abput how awsome the C5 sounds in their Les Paul. Maybe you could take him to the local guitar shop and show him the differences. If he's not the type you'd find around here, I'm not sure a bunch of bable about DC resistance and magnet types are really gonna mean a whole lot. He sounds like the type that just wants to HEAR or FEEL the difference.

Might try the FAQ, Glossary, and Q amp; A on SD's website. That should get him a pretty good start