I have a question!!! ANSWER QUICK

Which types of humbucker pickups are better? The ones with only one of those 6 magnets i think on the top of the pickup, that are usualy metallic , or the ones like on a fender fat strat, that have 12 magnets side by side and i think comes in white or black?

I want something that sounds cool, sorta like a gibson les paul

humbuckers, doubles, not single coils, singles give the best rythm, but sucky treble, humbuckers give gr8 treble but sucky rythm, acctaully matters what u like/what u play, try both.

^ He didn't ask about 'Buckers vs. Singles...

Musical_magic, I think that they are actually the same thing, but the silver things on top is just a cover to make it look cooler. They should sound more or less the same though (some people do say that the covered pickup changes tone, others don't). Unless you mean a P-90, which is kind of in between a humbucker and single coil.

Covered Humbucker:


Uncovered humbucker:


p-90:

and then there is active pickups.. not sure of the difference tho lol

there is no way to tell which is better. the construction style in no way indicates quality.

P90's are humbuckers? I always thought they were single coil just at a wider base.

arnt' there several different breeds like mini humbuckers, alanco, ceramic, over wound etc.

this is my fav parts site

http://store.guitarfetish.com/

I'm looking for some replacement parts for my dot and others.

Tele, you're right - P90s are single coils, but the reason they are so much bigger than standard singles is because te magnets in them are far less powerful so they require more turns of wire (a lot more) which takes up more space inside the casing.

Afro

active p-ups use an out side power source( 9v battery)and electro magnets

passive are permanent magnets and dont require outside power

actives are a lot stronger and responsive

it really depends on the type of guitar and music you play.
any chambered or semi/full hollow body will never actually sound like
a les paul. if your guitar is solid and heavy(mahogany), almost any
humbuckers will make it sound les paul-ish. my favorite humbuckers
are,seymour duncan SH-6 distortion at the bridge and SH-1'59 at
the neck. if you do buy something go with a major brand not second
hand junk.