Heritage Charlie – Humbucker sized Charlie Christian

This "Heritage Charlie" is inspired by the 1970s Charlie Christian humbucker reissues. It's essentially a P90 pickup equipped with a single rail instead of a row of six screws. The advantages of the rail are well-established. It provides more inductance, and therefore more bass, low-midrange, and power, allowing for a lighter winding. And a smaller winding provides more dynamics and enhances the treble. This pickup , despite having a relatively low resistance compared to a classic P90, delivers the power of a vintage P90 but with more bass, more headroom in clean tones, and plenty of gain. The attack is crisp, very twangy if you dig in, very single-coil.

The two raw Alnico wires chosen for this set—Alnico 3 for the neck pickup and Alnico 4 for the bridge—give it a purely vintage character.
The pickup has deep, warm bass and singing highs. It will delight blues and jazz enthusiasts, as well as grunge and indie guitarists who love fuzz. The pickup , with its longer winding and more powerful magnets, delivers a full-bodied, purely organic sound. Very dynamic, it can nevertheless handle significant levels of distortion. It will take you into the realms of pure, hard rock, stoner, doom, and even punk. The adjective that best characterizes this pickup : organic!