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How Gibson developed the mini-humbucker, its underrated ‘other’ pickup

While we were putting together our tribute to 70 years of the Les Paul, I asked Gibson’s senior director of product development, Mat Koehler, what his favourite pickups for Les Pauls were. While ...
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“If the mini-humbucker had remained exclusive to Epiphone, it may have been a mere footnote. It developed a following because they ended up in Gibson guitars”: The mini ...

Gibson acquired the Epiphone company in 1957, along with all the tooling, and shipped everything over to Kalamazoo when production ceased on the East Coast. At that time, the quality of Epiphone ...
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“A dozen pickup combinations, the ability to summon both humbucker and single-coil sounds, and beautiful woods”: The ultimate semi-hollow? PRS Guitars’ latest 40t…

Available in Faded Whale Blue and Yellow Tiger (!), the 40th Anniversary Special Semi-Hollow is a limited edition doozie with ...
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Lollar introduces new Rickenbacker-voiced MiniBroiler pickups

Lollar has announced the MiniBroiler, an upgraded version of the company’s Rickenbacker Toaster-aping Broiler pickup. The new version promises the same tonal chime and jangle, but boasts a more ...