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buck
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humbucker
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humbucker
(
plural
humbuckers
)
(
music
)
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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humbucking pickup