Mini Humbucker
Often, unfairly derided by purists, these little humbuckers produce a powerful tone with more focus and clarity than a standard humbucker.
Two thin narrow bobbins, packed with hand-wound wire coils over a bar magnet. One with the little screws, the other with a chunky bar of steel - its not designed like a normal humbucker and doesn't sound like one either. Slightly mismatched coils produce a clear aggressive tone with a broad sonic spectrum. Versatile and responsive enough for all types of music.
All my minis can be under-wound up to 10% for clearer tones and hollow bodies, or overwound up to 5% for more dirt!
£50 each
Alnico 3
MiniMe 423
Wound with AWG42 to vintage output these use the weakest magnet in the bunch, resulting in less string pull and more natural sustain. A smooth articulate pup.
The Mini jazz sound.
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Alnico 2
MiniMe 422
Wound with AWG42 to vintage output these have a smooth warmth in the mid and bass and a pleasant trimming of the top end.
The warmer Mini sound.
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Alnico 4
MiniMe 424
Wound with AWG42 to vintage output these are very similar to the 425, but with a slight trimming of the top end.
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Alnico 5
MiniMe 425
Wound with AWG42 to vintage output these have a natural open clarity with mellow bass and driving power.
The definitive Mini sound.
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Alnico 8
MiniMe 428
Wound with AWG42 to vintage output these use the strongest alnico magnet for an aggressive pickup with a dominant top end.
The agro Mini sound.
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Alnico 3
MiniMe 433
Wound with thinner AWG43 to vintage output these have similar features to the 423 but with more power and prominent mids.
A smooth jazz mini.
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Alnico 2
MiniMe 432
Wound with thinner AWG43 to vintage output these are the warmest mini with a smooth bass and warm mid response.
A smooth modern mini.
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Alnico 4
MiniMe 434
Wound with thinner AWG43 to vintage output these have similar features to the 435 with a subtle taming to the top end.
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Alnico 5
MiniMe 435
Wound with thinner AWG43 to vintage output these have similar features to the 425 but with more power, focus and a smoother mid range.
A more modern mini.
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Alnico 8
MiniMe 438
Wound with thinner AWG43 to vintage output these have similar features to the 428 but with more power and thicker mids.
A thoroughly modern mini.
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Alnico 5
MiniMe 4400
Wound with thinnest AWG44 to modern output these are aggressive! More compressed and less articulate than the vintage pups, these have a naturally broad mid response and a sound bigger than its diminutive size.
A Monstrous Modern Mini
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