Standard humbucker sized WR pickups
Vintage spec 'CuNiFe' magnetic poles
Wide Range humbucker - The New Range
Standard humbucker sized WR pickups
With packed coils and a large surface area, WRs are unconventional. Proper vintage spec have magnetic poles with a big brash and bright voice like a single coils on steroids. Modern spec model is much more akin to a standard humbucker.
My humbuckers are Hand-wound & are carefully mismatched to produce a wonderful musical clarity throughout the sonic spectrum, whether vintage or modern.
Wired with 2 output wire as standard:
Red Hot, White Earth.
WR humbuckers are both 53.3mm string spacing
Two purchasing options:
1: Buy my models from the shop section below - use drop down menus to customise.
2. For non-standard orders get in touch: Here
The Old Range
Modern CuNiFe
The WR pickup's secret is magnetic poles.
Originals used CuNiFe which is still impossible to get these days. I use the next best thing, FeCrCo (AKA. Modern 'CuNiFe'). This has a response very similar to a single coil, with sharp bright attack and resonant peak up towards the top end of the EQ. A steel reflector plate adds a bit of thickness and the relatively wide spacing of the coil increases the width of string sensitivity, to give a bright, but broad complexity to the voice.
The real success of this design is the bright, articulate and punchy tones which lap up distortion and punch through the mix.
Neck 9.0k 4.2H
Bridge 9.6k 4.7H
From £140
The New Range
Alnico II, III, IV, V, VIII or Ceramic
If, for some odd reason you prefer the sound of a standard humbucker to a WR, but like your WR fitted guitar, these may be the option.
Essentially this is a standard humbucker in a WR body. The spec available to buy from the Shop wound to proper WR output is like a vintage HB but with even HB tones, thanks to all that steel in there and the extra power. Also available in vintage, medium & Modern spec. Or if you fancy something else, just ask!
Similar to many modern WR HBs, but the option of any flavour of Humbucker.
Neck 9.0k
Bridge 9.6k
From £100
The Small Range
Modern CuNiFe
That big, bright & brash voice of a bit WR, but in the more conventional size of a standard humbucker.
Modern CuNiFe poles with a steel reflector plate give a very single-coil like response and attack, but more so. Excellent for cutting through a mix & retaining clarity under the harshest of distortion, these also retain sweet clean voice.
3x3 covers are traditional, but as these are standard humbucker size, can be made with most standard humbucker finishes. For any finishes not available in the Shop, get in touch.
Neck 8.6k 3.6H
Bridge 9.4k 4.1H
From £112
Optional Extras
No Extra Cost
Overwound Underwound
Most Vintage wound Pickups can be Overwound to Vintage-Hot wind for more presence and for brighter guitars or just for a bit more grunt and a more modern sound.
All Pickups can be Underwound up to 10% for more clarity or for dark or hollow guitars. Contact me directly to discuss this option.
+£5 each
Relic'd
Artificially aged or Relic'd covers for old looking pickups into old guitars.
Only available in plated Nickel or Gold (Chrome doesn't relic well with the method I use).
Each relic'd cover will age differently and look different. Black covers are relic'd physically.
From £0
Covered
Pickups come Covered as Standard in Nickel, unplated Nickel, Chrome, Gold or Black.
Gold or Black +£10 each.
Note: The Range have silver/grey poles irrespective of cover colour. The New Range have matching colour poles.