which is the better/more versatile combination?

[Mor Paul]

About 2 feet to the left of me is proof that hb/tele can work  :icon_thumright:

 

[vtpcnk]

>About 2 feet to the left of me is proof that hb/tele can work 

you mean hb/single coil (tele bridge)?

 

[Mor Paul]

Yup. Swamp ash body, maple neck. Dimarzio PAF36th in the neck, and Fralin stock tele in the bridge.

 

[taez555]

Well.... seeing as how the humbucker is the only pickup capable of being wired in more than one way (single, parallel, series, phase), I'd say the single/humbucker is the most VERSATILE, asuming you'd add an extra switch to allow for the other combinations.

Of course, if you don't do that.... versatility gets thrown out the window and it's all about what tone you're looking for.