Because a conventional humbucker senses the string at two different
places, it cancels some frequencies along with the hum. What if there
was a humbucker that cancelled fewer frequencies? It would be brighter
and cleaner: almost glassy-sounding. In other words, it would sound a
lot like a Strat® pickup, but with about the same power as a PAF®. We
created The Humbucker From Hell® primarily as a neck pickup. You wont
believe how much it will open up the sound in the neck position of a
Gibson® Les Paul®, and it has an almost acoustic quality in the neck
spot of a bolt-on guitar. Why is it called The Humbucker From Hell®? Try
it in the bridge position with a bright amp — but put in your earplugs
first, and dont say you werent warned.
Okay, we admit it — it's a strange name for a pickup that's not a
mega-voltage monster, but try it in the bridge position with a really
bright amp and you'll get it. What we really wanted was a super-clean
neck pickup, because we've heard years of complaints about
muddy-sounding humbuckers. This pickup is the cure. With some guitar/amp
combinations, it can sound almost acoustic. With others, it's real
Strat®-like. Aside from canceling 60-cycle hum, it bears very little
resemblance to a standard humbucking sound.
- Recommended For Neck position in solid body guitars.
- Wiring 4 Conductor
- Magnet Alnico 5
- Resistance 5.89 Kohm