SH-18 Whole Lotta Humbucker 2-piece Pickup Set - Nickel Review

A world of sound

These pickups are an excellent value, especially if you have a coil-splitting switch. You get that massive Les Paul sound and gritty warmth, but when you split the coils, you get an amazing Strat/Tele sound that can't really be beat. If you get these, you are set for all the classic rock and blues tones you could need.

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Whole Lotta Happy With the Whole Lotta Humbucker

Replaced the stock humbuckers in my Yamaha Revstar 820cr with the Whole Lotta Humbuckers. The stockers weren't bad, just wanted to see if I could get that vintage British Invasion sound, especially through my Orange Rocker 32 combo amp. The Whole Lotta Humbuckers did the trick... upgrading to a robust vintage tone I am very happy with. If you love and play a lot of Zep, Stones,… read more The Who or Beatles stuff, these are the pickups you want.

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Phenominal!

I replaced the stock BB1 & BB2 in a 58 VOS LP with a set of these and was flat out amazed at the tonal change of that guitar. It wasn't a drastic night and day difference per se, but rather much more of a good thing that already existed in that guitar. The stock pups had good balance and decent note to note definition but didn't quite have the output and warmth that I prefer. The… read more WLH have a much better EQ balance and are not as soft or mushy sounding in the low end like the BBs but instead have more of a tight "knock" to the lower frequencies. Playing the intro to Whole Lotta Love through a Marshall 100 watt plexi proved that these pups do live up to their namesake. From raunchy crunch to bell like cleans with a light compression, these pups are the Ace of spades. Don't be fooled by the term "high output" as these pups are not really that kind of beast. They are considered "vintage hot" but not something like a JB model. I tend to think of them as a set of PAFs after a couple of good belts. I can't imagine anyone being disappointed with these. Try them and you'll hear just about every 70's British rock band from that era.

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Tasty Tone Fit For Greatness

I wouldn't call these "high output" like it says above, but rather slightly hotter vintage output. These are my favorite pickups in all the world, and I've had many, many pickups over the years. I've had them in my 2014 Gibson Les Paul Traditional and SGJ for about a year. Wired for push/pull with 500k CTS pots they roll off clean quite nicely. I tend to mostly play rhythm just… read more on the edge breakup through Orange amps. These pickups are very touch sensitive! I play lightly and its like I'm on a clean channel, then dig in for aggressive riffage. Very versatile tones. Seymour Duncan's description is dead on. If you want quality tone, this set is the way to go.

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Whole Lotta Fun!

These Whole Lotta Humbuckers I bought are Seriously Tone crazy!I put them into my Ibanez Semi Hollow and was just blown away on how different and awesome my guitar sounds. The best part is now I can use any amp for rehearsals or shows (including my own amp) and enjoy the tone I get out of them. playing with the EQ pots on the amps and I like every setting I try. Just pure tone magic.

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