Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
The EMG 81 is now ranked as a “classic” humbucking pickup – for years it has been the go-to choice for Shred and Metal guitarists thanks to it’s monstrous voltage output (making it a doddle to overdrive a preamp!) and searingly smooth high frequency response which allows guitarists to cut straight through all the sludge of the … Read more
Humbuckers Dissected – image from StewMac.com [1] So, we’ve all played guitars with humbucking pickups right? The warm, chunky yet still cutting tone humbuckers can produce has lead to some of the greatest guitar tones in Rock ‘n Roll. Just imagine; where would the world be with out Angus Young’s signature humbucker equipped Gibson SG along with his … Read more
What better way to bring some character into a guitar than to wire it up with a new set of pickups? A new set of pups is not only capable of delivering great tone, but can also shape your guitar into the tone monster you’ve always wanted it to be. Coming at us from our … Read more
J.S. Moore Pickups, the answer for anyone looking for a set of killer custom handwound guitar pickups. Need buckers? No problem. A set of Tele or Strat pups? You got it. How about some P90’s? Coming right up. What about mini-buckers?…. you get the picture. Jon Moore the mastermind and man in charge at J.S. … Read more
If there’s one pickup company that’s not afraid to think outside the box I would have to say it’s TV Jones. If you look at what most pickup builders are producing these days it’s traditional single coil and humbucking pickups. Thomas V. Jones (aka TV Jones) has decided to take it in another direction, and … Read more
The musician, how he strives to find that special tone that lives within him. He sits patiently experimenting with endless combinations of settings and levels, hoping to strike gold. Some access their dream tone though skill, some with a fine ear, and others simply by chance. With all the wonderful gear available today I’d say … Read more