Gibson 57 Classic

Gibson's replica of their own 1957 "patent-applied-for" humbucker, with enamel-coated wire, Alnico 2 magnets and maple spacers. The 'PAF' is a warm, responsive pickup, and wax-potted to suppress microphonics. 1-15/16" polepiece spread. Braided 2-conductor shielded wire, 8.2K ohms. In stock in gold only; nickel on request.

Gibson 57 Classic

Gibson 57 Classic Plus

A reproduction of Gibson's hottest original late-'50s "patent-applied-for" pickups (those that accidentally had a few extra turns of coil wire). A perfect match for the '57 Classic in the neck position. Braided 2-conductor shielded wire. 9K ohms.

For use in bridge position in combination with Classic 57 on two-pickup guitar. Available in gold, nickel on request.

 

Gibson P-90 Pickups

Gibson's brilliant raw tone for blues, rock and jazz. Vintage-style braided 2-conductor wire and plastic "soap-bar" cover. 1-15/16" polepiece spread. Wax-potted to suppress microphonics. 8.3K ohms. Available with black dog-ear cover. Cream cover on request.

Gibson P90

 

Benedetto pickups

These are some of the last Kent Armstrong made pickups ! Available are a S7 floating seven string pickup (could also be used for a 6 string guitar ; sorry, this one is gone) , a B6 full size humbucker (this one is gone too) and a black chrome PAF.

Benedetto pickups

 

Kent Armstrong pickups.

Armstrong Alnico Single Coil

This is the only true single coil floating pickup with adjustable pole pieces. The single coil design and Alnico magnet replicates the bright vintage sound of the classic D'Armond, Gibson P-90 and other vintage pickups, but careful shielding and solid potting makes them more noise resistant than the originals. Best of all, the hex screw poles allow the player to calibrate the pickup to match the output of either nickel or bronze strings. In addition, Kent has tapped the coil with three connector lugs, so the player may choose either of two output levels: 7K or 10K ohms, or even switch between them while playing. Each pickup is individually handmade in the USA by Kent himself.

 

Kent Armstrong Adjustable PAF

The state of the art magnetic jazz pickup. This humbucking pickup is quiet, fat and smooth sounding, handmade with an elegant matte black epoxy body. The pickup is fully adjustable, with two rows of hex- screw polepieces for optimal string balance. Each pickup individually handmade in the USA by Kent. Output: approx. 8K ohms.

 

 

 

Kent Armstrong "SmoothTop"

Kent designed and built the original Benedetto floating pickups, which are now made elsewhere. For those looking for the quality and responsiveness of the originals, Kent produces this pickup under his own name. Top is smooth finished, ebony-grain epoxy, without exposed polepieces. Also available in gold or nickel finish, and with neck mounting tabs, in six or seven string length. Each pickup individually handmade in the USA by Kent. Output: approx. 8K ohms.

 

 

Jason Lollar pickups

Jason makes some of the best pickups on the planet. I use his amazing recreation of the Charlie Christian single coil pickup and make my own top plate for it. 38-gauge wire, large coil, like the originals. Big round tone retaining clear top end. Uses modern Alnico 5 magnets, so it blends the past and today; the sound of the thirties and forties with modern day materials. The Charlie Christian pickup was used by Charlie Christian (of course!), Jimmy Raney, Barney Kessell, Dennis Budimer, Oscar Moore, Hank Garland, Kenny Burrell (on an L-5), among others.

http://www.lollarguitars.com

 

Lollar pickup on Slaman ES-150

 

D'Armond pickup.

Now available at the workshop is a red model 1000 D'Armond pickup. These pickups are extremely difficult to find, therefore this pickup will only be fitted to a new North sea archtop guitar ; it will not be retro-fitted to an existing guitar.

 

 

Fishman jazz guitar transducer

This high performance, ceramic-piezo pickup consists of dual vibration-sensing elements embedded in a fully adjustable, precision milled, ebony bridge. Unlike electromagnetic designs, this pickup delivers a truly accurate reproduction of the guitar's natural acoustic sound and feel. Mounting the bridge and output jack requires no holes or alteration to the instrument.

     
Fishman piezo bridge

This pickup is used with an on-board pre-amp, made in Scotland by Mike Vanden. This unit is mounted under the pickguard; it's that thin. The controls feature VOLUME, ACTIVE TONE for the magnetic pickup, and BLEND using edge wheels. Visually, this gives a very clean look to the instrument plus the right hand can't hit any controls. When using the magnetic pickup, it is possible to dial in an acoustic edge to the sound by using the blend wheel.

 

Any pickup not mentioned here can be ordered for your guitar.