ACTIVE 7-STRING HUMBUCKER
You had a strained relationship with your
grandmother growing up. Everything was
fine until you got beat up in middle school,
then you “borrowed” a neighborhood
cat, and it was never seen again. You have
owned or worn a trench coat at some time
in your life. You aren’t terribly interested
in beautiful melodies or note separation.
Your favorite sport is spitting out blood
on stage. Your wardrobe has at least three
items that are laden with metal spikes.
When you spotted the girl you loved with
another person, another neighborhood cat
went missing. Gwar is for sissies.
“. . . d i d I c o m e
close on any
of these?”
What do you think—did I come close on
any of these? Sure, this was done in jest,
but it is also rooted in my own personal
experiences with my guitarist friends and
gigging around town with other bands and
observing people. In many cases, I have
found that there is a direct correlation
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between personality types and gear
selection, and that alone could be a course
of study at some new wave liberal arts
college. I hope you had fun reading this,
and I hope you don’t take it too seriously—
especially if you use active seven-string
humbuckers.
Tell Us Your Pickups and We’ll Tell You Your Personality Type