Pickups

Customer-posted topics about guitar and bass pickups and the subjects we cover when discussing them.

Understanding Different Types of Guitar Pickups

Guitar pickups are the heart and soul of a guitar's sound. They capture the vibrations of the strings and convert them into electrical signals, shaping the instrument's tone.

How Do Guitar Pickups Work?

Understanding the magic behind the scenes can be crucial for choosing the right model and deploying it in practice. In short, the hardware components of an electric guitar form a complex system, with pickups at the focal point.

Coil Splitting Explained: Things to Know

Coil-splitting is the solution to bring the best of both worlds together. In this article, we’ll tell you all you need to know about this technique, so let’s start from the top.

Humbucker Wiring Diagram: How to Wire Humbuckers (Series)

In this article, we’ll explore some of the most common humbucker wiring schemes, explain how to use them when rerouting the wires of your pickups.

Push/Pull Coil Tap on Humbucker Tone Knob 101

The process of coil-tapping a humbucker tone knob and routing it to a push/pull selector isn’t exactly beginner-friendly as the pickup needs “minor” modifications, so I’ve prepared a simple guide on how anyone can do it.

G-Spaced Pickup vs F-Spaced Pickup

G-spaced pickup has a 50mm span between the low and high E string poles and is usually for Gibson guitars, and F-spaced has a slightly wider 53mm (or wider) span and is usually for Fender guitars or those using Floyd Rose Tremolos.

What is guitar pickup wax potting & vacuum potting?

Some customers are curious about if our pickup is waxed. The short answer is yes and we do that use vacuum wax potting. Let's clear up a few things in this article.

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