Black Heaven®

That Heavy Bite

I decided to put a Black Heaven in Bridge Position into my 25,5'' in Drop C Tuning and what I got is this beautiful bite that works great for the heavy distortion i crave!

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I was dealing with an articulation issue on the low E1 string on a 29" baritone guitar. The string sounded overly bass-heavy, lacked attack, and felt like it had less gain compared to the rest of the strings, even after testing different string gauges and adjusting pickup height and EQ. Based on recommendations for low tunings, I chose the Lundgren Black Heaven because of its tighter low-end response and stronger upper-mid articulation, which are generally better suited for extended range and baritone setups. The pickup definitely helped — the low end became more controlled, the attack improved, and overall clarity was better. However, the improvement was only partial. At such a low tuning (E1) with a heavy string gauge, I am still running into physical limitations of the string itself (dominance of the fundamental frequency and lack of harmonic content), which no pickup can fully compensate for. In summary, the Lundgren Black Heaven is a clear upgrade in terms of clarity and control, but in this extreme tuning range, the final result is still significantly influenced by string physics rather than just pickup choice.

I’m very satisfied with Lundgren pickups

I’ve used Lundgren pickups in two different projects. In one build I used the Hot Heaven and Heaven 57, and in my latest build I went with the Black Heaven. The projects — and the pickups — were quite different, but I was very happy with both the build quality and the tonal character. The Black Heaven especially delivers a clear, articulate tone that handles distortion with impressive power and definition.