The Seymour Duncan ’59 Model humbucker (SH-1) is one of those rare pickups that manages to combine vintage tone with practical versatility—all without the boutique price tag. Designed to emulate the character of late 1950s PAF-style pickups, the ’59 brings old-school flavor to modern rigs with just enough flexibility to suit a wide range of […]
The Seymour Duncan Slash APH-2 is an electric guitar pickup designed in direct collaboration with Slash himself. It’s a set of Alnico II humbuckers meant to replicate the exact tone of his legendary ’86 Derrig Les Paul — the one that drove Appetite for Destruction into the rock pantheon. What’s immediately worth noting is the […]
Question Hi Humbucker Soup, Can you please write up the wiring schematic or direct me to someone who can for my guitar? It’s a Charvel with 1 humbucker and 2 single-coils with 3 mini switches. The mini switches are single pole single throw. They have only 3 solder points on each one. I have been […]
Question Hello, I’m trying to rewire the guitar I bought when I was 14, a 1987 Ibanez 540P Superstrat. The guitar now has a HSS setup with 1 500k volume knob, 1 500k tone knob, and 3 DPDT on/on/on 3-way microswitches. I bought a Seymour Duncan Invader for the bridge and Hot Rails for the […]
This article will show you how to perform a coil-splitting modification on a Seymour Duncan Custom 5. The Custom 5 is described as similar to the 59 model, but with twice the output gain. The high output gain makes this humbucker perfectly suited for the coil-splitting modification. This post will walk you through this modification, […]
Monty’s Pickup Installation Guide In this article, we are going to explain how to install different types of Monty’s pickups. “Monty’s” is a group of luthiers and musicians based in London, who have created a full line of guitar pickups, as well as a twin JFET Boost pedal. They have been in business for more […]
In this article, we’ll provide a diagram that demonstrates DiMarzio Tone Zone Tele Bridge Coil Splitting. The DiMarzio Tone Zone T is a mini-humbucker designed to fit into a single coil spot. It’s wound to replicate the tone of the standard size Tone Zone perfectly. It provides a rich, clear tone that cuts through without […]
In this article, we’ll take a look at installing Lindy Fralin Modern PAF pickups. These pickups have a thick, warm sound that helps high notes push through the mix, preventing them from sounding thin and brittle. The lower register notes are punchy, but they don’t lose their clarity, even when using overdrive.
Let’s take a look at how to coil-split a Seymour Duncan SH-2N Jazz. Humbucker pickups are usually wired to use both of their coils at the same time; coil-splitting is when you use a switch to shut off one of the coils to make it sound much like a single-coil pickup. Splitting the pickup will […]
In this post, we’re going to show you how to coil-split Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates pickups. Humbucker pickups are usually wired so that they use both coils at the same time. When you split the pickup, however, you shut off one of the coils, making it perform like a single-coil pickup.
In this post, we’ll be walking you through the coil-splitting of a Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB. Two coils are usually used in a humbucker pickup, but a switch can be used to turn one of them off, giving you access to single-coil tones. Single-coil tones are typically brighter and more precise than the warm and […]
In this article, we’ll talk about how to wire a DiMarzio Fast Track 2 into your guitar. The DiMarzio Fast Track 2 is a mini-humbucker that uses two blades instead of steel posts in its design. The Fast Track 2 has a much higher output gain than the Fast Track 1. It’s an excellent choice […]