MIXDOWN - A comprehensive guide to single-coil pickups

From the Broadcaster to the Jaguar, explore the development of the popular pickup.

Since their introduction to the market in the early ’50s, single-coil pickups have retained their status as one of the most popular and malleable tools any electric player can have in their bag of tricks. Today, we’re getting stuck deep into the story of the development of the single-coil pickup over the years, as well as drawing the distinction between them and P-90s to find out exactly what it is that makes them sing.