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humbucker

The correct spelling is humbucker.

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noun

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The correct spelling is humbucker. A pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse polarity connected in series in order to "buck" (in the sense of "resist" or "overcome") the "hum" (unwanted…

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noun

  1. 1.A pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse polarity connected in series in order to "buck" (in the sense of "resist" or "overcome") the "hum" (unwanted noise).

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