Custom Bucker – Alnico 3 PAF Humbucker pickup

This Custom bucker Alnico 3 pickup set replicates the Gibson Custom Bucker pickup. These pickups are installed on the historic replicas made by the Gibson custom shop. Far from being a mere copy, this is an improved, hand-wound version with more dynamics and resonance than the original. The Alnico 3, combined with a more muscular winding for a PAF, will provide just the right amount of medium to give a real vintage character to your sound without losing definition. The winding here is slightly denser than on a traditional PAF to compensate for the low power of the Alnico 3 magnet. This Custom Bucker delivers a thicker and slightly more powerful sound than the “Delta Roots”. The result is still as harsh, with good definition, excellent sustain and a strong character. This set is perfect for Jazz, Memphis Blues, British Blues, Hard Blues, Classic Rock, Southern Rock and Hard Rock.

One pickup, two output options

Gibson put two different set on its guitar. There is a standard version where both neck and bridge are wound the same, around 8 kohms. There is also an overwound bridge version, to get a more balanced set in our opinion, where the bridge is at 8.5 kohms and the neck remains at ~8 kohms.

Nico Chona playing Custom Bucker

 

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