The Sunbucker Blues is perfect for those who want a traditional humbucking tone, except we magnetize one coil of the Sunbucker Blues stronger than the other coil to give this Humbucker a bright, scooped mid-range tone. This is great for those looking for a brighter, more single-coil sounding humbucker, with a perfect balance of traditional Humbucker tones.

The Sunbucker Blues by Lindy Fralin is a cleaner-sounding humbucker with scooped mids. This pickup is based on the specifications of the original 50’s Gibson® P.A.F. pickups, with a few minor tweaks to give this pickup a unique sound. The Sunbucker Blues will give you a vintage, clean tone that’s more articulate than our Pure P.A.F., while leaning slightly towards a Single Coil tone.

Lindy designed the Sunbucker Blues to solve the problem created by a dark-sounding pickup in the neck position of a guitar. To give this pickup its unique tone, we magnetize the screw side of the pickup stronger than the slug side. Building the model this way scoops some midrange and gives you a clearer, more articulate and cleaner tone than traditional humbucker designs.

Features:

• Clear, Clean, Articulate Humbucker Tone
• One coil magnetized stronger than the other, giving it a scooped midrange tone
• Late, smooth breakup
• Bright wound strings, pure-sounding plain strings
• Compensated Overwound Bridge for even volume across all pickups
• Hand-wound with our “Sectioning” technique for unique, dynamic tone
• Hand-built for unrivaled quality control
• 10-Year Warranty on manufacturing defects

Clean and articulate. The Sunbucker Blues will stay clear as it won’t break up as early as modern humbuckers, and you’ll find that it has a tight bottom end and a shimmery top end. Built with AlNicCo V and 42-gauge plain enamel wire, the Sunbucker Blues is an instant solution to a dark-sounding humbucker in the Neck position.

When playing clean, you’ll find that this pickup sings what you put into it: it’s incredibly dynamic and warm. With distortion, you’ll find that the breakup is smooth and late, with a pronounced pick attack and pure-sounding plain strings and bright wound strings. Furthermore, we find that you’ll be able to get some sweet blues and clean tones out of this pickup.

Our manufacturing process allows us to achieve unparalleled quality control. We wind each pickup by hand, one at a time. Each pickup is wound using our proprietary “Sectioning” technique. Doing this gives the pickup a sweet, clear tone.

Finally, we assemble each pickup one at a time by hand. Hand assembling pickups allows us to achieve unbeatable attention to detail. After assembly, we wax-pot the pickup to preserve the pickup and prevent microphonics.

Specification:

Neck Ohm Reading:    8.2K 
Bridge Ohm Reading :    9K 
Neck Polarity:    Reversible with 3-Conductor Lead
Bridge Polarity:    Reversible with 3-Conductor Lead
Magnet Material:    USA-Made Alnico 5
Wire Material:    USA-Made 42 Gauge Plain Enamel
Baseplate Material:    USA-Made Nickel Silver
Cover Material:    USA-Made Nickel Silver
Pole Piece Material:    USA-Made Steel
Bobbin Material:    ABS Plastic
Baseplate Leg Depth:    6mm
Recommended Pot Value:    500K
Wax Potted:    Yes