HUMBUCKER

      Do you remember the days when electric guitars first made their big debut? Neither do I! So i did some research and found out. Get this: they was invented around 1931 and used primarily for Jazz music. Can't imagine what else it got used for after that era. . . oh wait. Pictures of Elvis, The Rolling Stones, and all those guys are popping into my head. Its utilization took off! Who would have though you could get so many different sounds from such a simple thing. It wasn't so simple . . .
     When I got my first guitar, I remember my Mom said. "Hey don't you like this one." I did, I liked all sorts of different kinds. My favorites were the "V" shaped one's, like you see a lot of professional guitarists play, or the really cool crazy lookin' ones that guys can just shred on. But at that point in my musical studies I didn't need something like that. What I didn't know then, I do now. Every single one, no matter what, feels and plays completely different. From a Fender Stratocaster to a Gisbon Les Paul. You wouldn't think would ya?
     Mostly, the raw source for the type of sound you produce comes from the pickups. Small, magnetic, box looking things that sit right under where you pluck the strings. Basically, they are a magnet with metal coil wrapped around them and metal pole receptors fastened on. The whole idea being to pick up the vibrations from the metal strings via magnetism. The different combinations of the metal and magnet is what makes the different and unique sounds. And of the many different recipes that manufacturers have for building pickups, there are two types that are most popular for electric guitars.
     First, the single coil pickup. It was the first developed and is still implemented in world famous guitars today. True to it's name, it has one coil mounted on the magnet. They tend to have a twangier, duckier sound to them. When  I played with friends and in bands, I was always given a hard time because my guitar sounded too twangy. I didn't care though because that's how I liked it! The only downside to single coil pickups, is that because of the single coil on them, they tend to pick up stray radio frequencies that come out through your amplifier as an annoying buzzing sound. It could get very irritating at times, because sometimes you'd play very detailed and particular parts but they wouldn't sound right amongst all the hum and extra noise. 
    For this purpose was the humbucker invented. Essentially, it's two single coil pickups that share one magnet at their base. The key is the two coils instead of one. This way, they both pick up the string signals, but the radio frequencies they also create cancel each other out. That's how the name "humbucker" came about. To buck the 'hum'. With two coils, that annoying buzzing sound no longer manifests itself, and you're left with a clear, crisp, and much louder signal! But, now that were all tech'ed out on six strings, let's look at something a little more righteous . . .

    If you look around the world, there's about four hundred thousand or so different denominations that preach from The Bible. It is the word of God, no doubt at all. For years and years it has baffled even the smartest scholars, to how such a diverse group of men and women over such a long period of time could compile a record so coherent and correct as the Bible is. There's no other answer than it is the word of God. But why are there so many different denominations that seem to teach so many different things that all have scriptural backing from the very same book? There's all sorts of different doctrines that can be brought out, and so many different other ideas as well. But how can we know what's truth and what's not? By the mouth of two witnesses. -Mathew 18:16
     Just like an electric guitar pickup, the key is two. Two coils - two records. The other record I'm talking about is The Book of Mormon. Another testament of Jesus Christ. It's the record of the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and their dealings with God. And the American prophets and their testimonies. With the Bible, we read the word of God. But with The Book of Mormon and The Bible as one, we can know the exact word of God.(Ezekiel 37: 16,19) No more stray radio frequencies, no more half truths, and no more loopholes. They complete each other and allow us to hear what God wants us too hear. 
    I know the Book of Mormon to be the word of God, and I know that it only adds to the Bible of the truths that we already treasure. Together, they teach us in perfect clarity, God's word. I know both record's to be true, because the Holy Ghost has bore testimony to me, and I cannot deny it. I know that if we want true clarity, we must have not only one, but both records.
    God's word never ceases.