The perfect single coil pickup for those builds where cost is an issue. Don't let the low price fool you, this 4.5K pickup has lots of snap, check the video for a sound sample. The coil measures 2 1/2 inches long by 3/8 inches wide and 3/8 ...
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Worth more than every penny
I ended up installing this as a bridge pickup on my mandolin. With the brass cover the timbre was a little too gentle and rounded for my taste, and with a wooden one a little too tinny. My solution was to install a bar of iron on top of the strings to alter the magnetic field of the pickup and shift the tone to a little lower frequency range. The sound is now nice, thick and compressed while serving just the kind of clacky pick transient I like to have.
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Markus · November 2, 2025
5 dollar pickup
Good inexpensive pickup. Small and has a great sound.
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Robert · September 22, 2025
I Can't Wait To Install It!
It will be a while before I get to the project that requires this pickup. I can't wait to install it!