Changing a pickup is one of the simplest mods you can do to your guitar and the one with the most effect on the sound. In most cases it is also easy to undo unless you rout out the body and/or the pickguard to fit a larger style of pickup. Pickup Types The main types of pickups are humbuckers and single-coils. Single-coils – Single-coils are simple designs with a single wire coil and set of magnets. They are lower powered with a bright, articulate tone. There are a few common shape variants, namely: Strat, P90, Tele neck and Tele bridge types, with the vast majority on most guitars being Strat types. Humbuckers – Pickups with two coils which are generally larger and more powerful than single coils and have a warmer, thicker tone. The vast majority of humbuckers are based on the size, shape and mounting method of the original Gibson PAF humbucker. Finding one to fit Fortunately, most of the industry has standardised on a few different shapes and styles of pickups. Also, thanks to the huge modding boom of the last 30 years, there are a huge variety of models from every manufacturer, all conforming to those few Read More »
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