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Case closed?
Look at the people who use single pup guitars and what type of music they play. Punk guitar - full on bridge humbucker, when would you ever need a more bassy sound? Old-school jazz guitar - rolled off neck humbucker, when would you need a sharper sound that you couldn't get by dialing in the tone knob?
I usually just use bridge pickups. I can't be arsed to keep switching and I don't think anyone listening gives a damn.
its more obvious with strat style single coils than humbuckers because the magnets in a strat pickup are bloody close to the string.
its more obvious in the neck position than the bridge because the string is moving more at the neck location and gets closer to the magnet
this is all very simple. Magnets affect ferrous metals
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Like many (most?) guitarists I learned to play on an acoustic guitar where picking dynamics, muting, hand position etc are all you have to change your sound.
For me there's something liberating about applying those principles to an electric guitar.
With more than one pickup i switch between them & constantly think whether Ive got it right. With a single I just play.
The OP mentioned two pickups giving more tonal range, so would having an entire board of pedals... But sometimes the best sounds are guitar->amp.
Whatever works for you I guess.
Plus it looks cooler and means less time faffing about with switches and knobs.
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Besides... most of the tonal range you mention is in your fingers.
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Its like a P bass... only one pickup but works for most situations.
I wouldn't be interested in it either in terms of not having neck and bridge sounds
Of course, if they're built like shit it doesn't matter if they had all the tonal options on the planet. But if they're built properly then there is something magical about the entire experience.