Pickups
Vintage to Modern Pickups. Handmade in Birmingham UK.
Get Your Tone!
Like a mini humbucker you get two thin narrow bobbins, packed with hand-wound wire coils.
One with a mini bar magnet, the other with yet another bar magnet!
Firebirds are not designed like a mini or regular humbucker and sounds like neither.
Slightly mismatched coils produce a bright snappy tone with an emphasis on the upper mids and treble.
Shielded two wire output as standard. See below for Options.
FletcherBirds are Modern size and might not fit well within vintage guitars:
Dimensions - 68mm(L - 80mm including mounts) x 28mm (W) x 16.5mm ( H - 26mm including mounts)
1: Choose your Pickup Model
2: Decide on Look (Examples below)
3: Optional Extras?
Bright Bird
Vintage Alnico V
Wound with AWG42 to vintage output these have a snappy bright voice
with dominant top end and quick string response. The Classic Bird sound.
Neck 7.0K 4.2H
Bridge 7.8K 4.8H
£70 each
Skinny Warm Bird
Vintage Alnico II
Wound with thinner AWG43 to vintage output these smooth some of that top end and add a little more push and mids.
Neck 8.4K 4.6H
Bridge 9.2K 5.2H
£70 each
Skinny Bright Bird
Vintage Alnico V
Wound with thinner AWG43 to vintage output these introduce a touch more push and presence in the mids for a slightly more modern feel.
Neck 8.4K 4.6H
Bridge 9.2K 5.2H
£70 each
Loud Bird
Modern Alnico V (Or II, Ceramic)
Wound with AWG44 to medium output these suit stronger magnets for an aggressive pickup with a dominant top end and fuller mids.
Neck 12K 7H
Bridge 13K 8H
£70 each
Warm Bird
Vintage Alnico II
Wound with AWG42 to vintage output these smooth some of that top end to introduce some mids and lower end.
Neck 7.0K 4.2H
Bridge 7.8K 4.8H
£70 each
Optional Extras
0-£10
Covered
These Pickups have to be covered.
Covers are available in the following finishes:
Chrome (as standard), Unplated Raw Nickel, Plated Nickel, Unplated Brass, Gold(+£10) or Black(+£10)
From £12
Foil'd
Pick an Open Cover finish in Chrome, Nickel, Raw Nickel, Gold or Matt Black
Then pick an Aluminium foil in Silver, Gold, Black, Blue or Pink!
+£5 each
Relic'd
Artificially aged or Relic'd Humbucker covers available in Nickel or Gold (Chrome doesn't relic well with the method I use).
Each relic'd cover will age differently and look different.
No Extra Cost
Overwound Underwound
All Vintage wind AWG43 pickups can be overwound by 5% to Vintage-Hot for a more edgy, gritty sound. (AWG 42 vintage spec fills the bobbin, so can be wound no more).
All pickups can be underwound by up to 10% for a cleaner, clearer vibe, recommended on semi/hollow bodies or bodies with an overly dark tone.
Overwound recommended for bright bodies, or just more dirt!