Humbucker & Pickup

What's the difference between humbucker and pickup? Are they two different ways of reffering the same thing or something else?

 

A humbucker is a type of pickup. The other is single coil.

 

a humbucker looks like two single coils stuck together

 

ya pickup has single coil..humbucker has two..both winded in series thus having low magnetic losses..it really produces some great and clean effects as compared to a normal pickup....
try searching wiki for it..i studied about magnets last sem only so shared all i can recall....

 

That's wrong. Both are types of pickups.
A single coil pickup has 1 set of coils. They are more susceptible to 'hum' because they also pick up electromagnetic frequencies (from other devices)
A humbucker pickup has 2 sets of coils wound such that they cancel the 'hum'.

 

Whats the best 2 coil pickup for strats on bajaao.com? I dont want to cut y pick guard. So sinle coil sized.

 

I think someone suggested a pickup on your thread (regarding pickup positions).

 

@yazi : lil 59....hear its as good as a humbucker

 

thanks .. was little confused....

 

Actually:
All Humbuckers are Pick-ups but all Pick-ups aren't Humbuckers !