41 Results for "pickup"

First Look: Harley Benton JA-60CC – the best budget Jazzmaster?

We review the Harley Benton JA-60CC and ask: is this the best budget Jazzmaster you can get? It's one of the most beautiful ones, to say the least.

Kalimba and amp Eurorack set takes you to plink-plonk heaven

Twang some life into your Eurorack with the combination of a real kalimba and a 3hp amp module and get your thumbs making music.

Fender Telecaster vs Harley Benton TE: Can you tell the difference?

YouTuber intheblues has done a blind test between the Fender Telecaster and Harley Benton TE-52 NA Vintage Series models. Can you tell which is which? Tell us in our poll.

Swap out your pickups in seconds with the Trinity guitar by Relish

Relish Guitars' new Trinity makes the Swiss maker's pickup swapping system available in a more affordable solid body electric guitar - and there's a tempting early bird offer, too.

Sheptone Wanker humbucker: The perfect pickup for hair metal shredders?

The new Sheptone Wanker humbucker was designed for those that like to shred and show off their prowess on guitar fretboards. Is this the perfect pickup fir hair-metal shredders?

Fender Limited Mahogany Blacktop Stratocaster with triple humbuckers!

Yikes! A Fender Limited Mahogany Blacktop Stratocaster with three humbuckers! Will this model be exclusive to the European market? Sure looks like it will add some grunt to the typical Strat tone....

Soma Dvina: strings vibrating in magnetic fields electro-acoustic instrument

Soma Laboratories has come up with the simplest of classical stringed instruments where vibrations are captured with magnets, transformed, pre-amped, delayed and distorted in completely haunting ways.

NAMM 2019: Ruokangas Valvebucker – the first ever tube-driven guitar pickup?

Ruokangas has announced the Valvebucker, an insane sounding valve pickup system for their guitars and yes, it uses tubes to get you tone! In the pickup! Count us in.

Ceramic vs. Alnico: Which pickups sound better?

It's one of the oldest controversies in the guitar world: Ceramic vs. Alnico. Many players believe that Alnico is "warmer", whereas Ceramic sounds "colder". True? All is finally revealed...

The best of both worlds? Cort’s new CR300 LP replica is loaded with active PAFs

Cort has released the new CR300 Singlecut which blends classic American '50s styling with modern day active pickups that it claims give an authentic PAF tone yet at low impedance.

Framus conjures the Stormbender Artist Series for Devin Townsend

The new Devin Townsend Artist Series model has been announced and it's just what you'd expect: A high-performance, well thought-out 'destroyer of all things' axe of a guitar!

Fender and Ed O’Brien from Radiohead launch EOB Stratocaster with Sustainer

At times ethereal and ambient, at others dystopian and aggressive, Ed O’Brien’s contributions to Radiohead's music has been made on a guitar just like this

MusicMan turns up the bling with Petrucci Signature NOMAC Majesty guitar

When John Petrucci wants a special guitar to commemorate a Dream Theater album, you had better pull out all the stops and make something majestic!

The Submarine Pro: A split personality for your guitar?

No tools, no damage, no mess. Just lots of cool extra pickup sounds for your favourite acoustic or electric six-stringed guitar. This new pickup system will give your instrument a split personality.

Bare Knuckle gets heavy with Ragnarok Misha Mansoor signature pickups

These brand new signature pickups from Misha Mansoor of Periphery look set to take the modern humbucker into hitherto unknown realms. Ragnarok is coming!

Gibson 2018 Les Pauls available – with cryogenics and new finishes

With rising prices in Europe and CITES regulations in place, will the 2018 Les Paul range be able to tempt you to buy one? And why oh why are G-Force robot tuners back?

Reverend revs up the SuperRev series of Hot Rod ‘muscle’ guitars

A hot-rodded muscle car-style, single-pickup tone machine? The brightly coloured SuperRev series is available for a limited time, are designed for the boy racers of the guitar world...

Fender ’50s FSR Stratocaster and a P-90 Telecaster

When Fender decides to do an FSR version of their back catalogue you sometimes get something really special. Of course, that also means sometimes you don't.

Fender gets sparkly with Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster

Based upon one of Brad's own guitars, a refinished '63 Tele this new signature model has plenty of cool custom features and will certainly get you noticed on stage down the Dog and Duck!

Reverend Matt West Signature model: A single-pickup tone monster?

Matt West, guitarist with Pop-Punk outfit Neck Deep, gets a brand new stripped-down, cool-looking signature model guitar that should give plenty of tonal options despite sporting only a single P90!

Gibson Custom Ultima ES-335 and Les Paul – Shellfish graveyard?

When someone with authority and no taste decides to release some high-end Custom Shop guitars, what could possibly go wrong? Well, luckily Gibson has decided to test this theory out for us...

G&L debuts Kiloton bass Tribute Series for those on a budget

Taking Leo Fender's Kiloton bass design and making it more affordable for the masses: Have G&L made enough savings for this to be a contender in the budget bass market?

EastWest MIDI Guitar Series – Hardware and software in harmony?

Looks like there is a new MIDI guitar system on the block and this one is designed from the ground up. These two companies both know a thing or two about each end of the system, so will this be the one?

PRS 57/08 pickups finally available to buy on their own

Based upon 'that' vintage humbucking pickup design, the 57/08 pickups were previously now only available as part of a PRS guitar. Now you won't have to pay those exorbitant 'used' prices to get a pair.