Gibson Burstbucker 3 - "Hottest of the Burstbuckers"
The Burstbucker is one of Gibsons more recent pickups. Like just about all of their pickups it is a PAF copy. I guess it is more of a PAF copy than the other pickups they have made in the past 30 yea…
Seymour Duncan Invader 7-String Bridge - "Will fatten up any 7 string, maybe even too much"
The Seymour Duncan Invader is one of the older extreme pickups. Before there were Bareknuckle pickups and all these extreme pickup companies there were not many really heavy passive pickups to choos…
Seymour Duncan SH-5 Duncan Custom - "A good heavier alternative to the JB"
Seymour Duncan is one of the big 2 pickup makers in the guitar industry. It pretty much is them and Dimarzio ruling and making most of the pickups most people use. They kind of fill in different segm…
EMG 81 - "Try 18 volt for extra awesome"
I tried my first 81 model probably a decade ago in an ESP guitar. At the time it blew my mind. It was super aggressive and super hot. It always cut through and seems to slice through every amp I u…
DiMarzio DP152 Super 3 - "For those who scoop mids"
Dimarzio was thinking very specifically when they designed this pickup. It seems like from the description that it fits a certain niche of players, and in practice I can assess that this is quite tr…
Seymour Duncan Blackouts HB 7-string Bridge - "7 string active warmth and fullness"
Seymour Duncan Blackouts are taking over the metal pickup market. For the longest time there was 1 name in the active pickup market and that was EMG. Now Duncan is in the market and they are giving e…
Seymour Duncan AHB-11S Gus G. Fire Blackouts System Set - "Best of both passive and active qualities"
Gus G is the current guitar player for Ozzy but he was more known for his work in the Progressive band Firewind. With his growing stature in the music industry it was about time for him to put his na…
DiMarzio DP192 Air Zone - "The Thickener "
The Air Zone is just like its name says. It is a mix between the Air Norton and the Tonezone. It combines the Air Nortons sensitivity with the Tone Zones fatness. The Tonezone was one of Dimarzios mo…
DiMarzio DP177 True Velvet T Neck - "True Velvet smoothness in your Telecaster"
The True Velvet Telecaster neck pickup is to my knowledge only Dimarzios 2nd Telecaster neck single coil pickup. They first came out with the twang king a few years ago and now they have taken their …
DiMarzio DP103 PAF 36th Anniversary Neck - "Vintage style Dimarzio"
imarzio isnt really known for its vintage style pickups. Dimarzio has been making pickups forever and they are mostly known for their high gain and modern sounding pickups. They are used by people li…
Ibanez Lo-Pro Edge - "nice"
This is a great tremolo arm. It's a good sized for my Les Paul, unlike some of the other Bigsby models. I've seen them used on Gibson guitars mostly, especially hollow bodies and customized Les Pauls…
SP Custom Handwound Pickups ChaosLand Lite - "good quality"
I have been using the SP Custom Handwound Chaos Land Lite electric guitar pickup for about 3 years now. It definitely comes in handy for those who like to play live and would rather not shell out the…
EMG 81TW - "good pick ups"
These are great custom made pickups, made by EMG. I have mixed feelings about their pickups in general, some of their stuff sounds awesome to me but a lot of it is really lifeless. These pickups are …
Gibson Mini Humbucker Rhythm - "Incredible pickups."
I love this pickup. Period. I find the Gibson Mini-humbuckers to be a work of art, to be one of the most important designs in guitar pickup history. I've had them on a couple of Epiphone Wilshire gu…
Seymour Duncan AHB-1B Blackouts HB Bridge - "Alternative to the EMG 81"
The Seymour Duncan Blackouts are a new beast in the active pickup market. This is the main bridge pickup of all the Blackouts. This pickup takes aim at the iconic EMG 81. This pickup like the 81 is a…
DiMarzio DP117 HS-3 - "The Former Yngwie signature pickup"
For a long time this is the pickup you went to if you were looking for a Yngwie sound. This is the Dimarzio stacked single coil formerly used by Yngwie malmsteen. Since it is stacked single coil that…
Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded Humbucker SH-4 and SH-2 Set - "Vintage look and all around tone"
This is the Seymour Duncan SH-4 Zebra pickup. I think its cool that they put out their popular pickups with different colored bobbins so you can get a different look for your guitar. The Zebra bobbin…
Seymour Duncan STK-S10B YJM Fury Strat Bridge - "The new Yngwie pickup"
The Seymour Duncan STK-S10 YJM FURY is the new Yngwie Malmsteen signature pickup set from Seymour Duncan. Yngwie used Dimarzio pickups for a long time but has just recently switched to the Seymour Du…
GFS Vintage 59 - "Not a bad vintage sounding humbucker."
The Vintage 59 Humbucker from GFS is a slight step down from their Fat Pat’s in my book, and also a slight step up in cost. They use a variety of cover colors so finding a classy looking match to yo…
GFS Fat Paf - "Nice sounding PAF"
The Alnico Fat Pat “Boutique” humbucker is my favorite humbucker by the relatively unknown GFS pickup company yet. They say it adds “meat” to your sound, and it does have a very good low end to it …
GFS Dream 180 - "Average sounding, Low output."
The Dream 180 is a vintage voiced humbucker from GFS. They are available in different colors (black, gold, chrome) but mine is the gold version and I put it in a PRS styled guitar with a wrap around…
Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB Model - "Not for me"
The JB seems to be one of the more polarizing pickups out there. People who like it seems to be crazy about it and people that don't like it seems to abhor it. Personally, I fall more towards the …
Joe Barden HB - " The Humbucker!"
translatedI installed this kit on a micro Warmoth there are almost 15 years. At the time I did not know this brand and this is my friend Philippe de Benedetti at (then) that I was strongly advised. I confess…
EMG SPC Strat Presence Control - " Effective saturation or clean ...."
translatedThis is the first version without input buffer ... It is positioned behind an output EMG Afterburner (which also serves as a buffer) and the whole is true bypassed by a switch because I use it with m…
Bare Knuckle Pickups PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board Set - " 63 veneer board set"
translatedEverything has been said here. This set is absolutely incredible wealth, I did some riffs Hendrixiens or SRV, the true masters of the Blues. Clearly it's a Dire Straits, Rory, Clapton or Gilmour ..…