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By Dave Burrluck Published
As Gibson finally adds some Quick Connect pickups to its Pickup Shop lineup, we revisit this simple no-solder method to mod your Modern guitar

By Dave Burrluck Published
Tim Mills has done it again. The third collaboration between Bare Knuckle and Rabea Massaad might be the best yet

By Phil Weller Published
The earth-shaking octa-coil went viral on social media – and its maker has confirmed five units will be made available for those brave enough to give it a go

By Dave Burrluck Published
‘Modern’ Telecaster wiring, as it is so often called, is now 57 years old. But Radioshop Pickups has come up with a new spin, and we are very much here for it

By Phil Weller Published
The vintage-voiced humbuckers have been tweaked to work with low-tuned modern metal music, and promise a dynamic and versatile tonality

By Janelle Borg Published
The new signature pickups are modeled after Joe Bonamassa's Broadcaster – the very rare Tele predecessor, of which only 250 were made

By Matt McCracken Last updated
They both offer a unique flavor of guitar tone, but is one pickup really better than the other? We deep dive into the debate

By Matt Owen Published
The Pearly Gates have been beefed-up as the Hades Gates, and the ZZ Top legend's Red Devil humbucker has been turned into a hot output Telecaster pickup

By Richard Blenkinsop Last updated
From PAF replicas to modern day active tone monsters, our experts pick the best humbucker pickups on offer right now

By Matt Owen Published
Voiced by tone titan Tim Shaw, Fender's latest Jazz and Precision bass pickups look to help reduce noise and add extra flair to your low-end tone
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