its 3 single coils. i was thinking bout trying a humbucker to go for richies tone on keep the faith and these days era but i dont think i will just now. the guitar plays like a dream and pinch harmonics are so unbelievably easy to pull off its more a case of trying not to do them than tryin to do them. yeah i read the harmony central emssage board usually the effects and guitar ones just to get some info or opinions on certain stuff but im not registered to post or anything. wot kinda guitar are u playing my friend?