Single coil in humbucker slot? My first thread actually.

[jazzfool]

Hello everyone!
I have edwards e-lb-85 with two EMG HB PUs. It is a les paul type bass. I want to replace one to single coil, but i don't know what pickup will fit humbucker slot.
Can anybody advice me something?
What do you think about it? Maybe it's not a really good idea?

 

[Bass4LifeRS]

If you want it, just send the pickup to be replaced to a pickup-maker and tell them what you envision

 

[Stealth]

Do you have a photo so we can eyeball the pickup format?

 

[GeoffByrne]

Easiest way is a 4-conductor pickup & a push/pull pot.

 

[SGD Lutherie]

EMG HBs are basically single coils, because they are split coil humbuckers like a P bass.

 

[Stealth]

*facepalms at own previous post*

I managed to forget what EMG-HBs are despite having them in my Hohner headless.

In theory, if a single-coil was mandatory, one of those GFS P-90-in-a-humbucker pickups might do the trick. Yes, they're guitar pickups, but they'd likely do nicely, and as far as pickups go, GFS is dirt cheap.

 

[SGD Lutherie]

Bartolini make some single coils in HB housings. I make single coil sounding Sidewinders in HB housings.

Then you can get adaptor rings to put single coil start sized pickup in humbucker equipped guitars. You would just need to find a single coil that works well for bass that would fit.