Seymour DuncanAHB-1b Blackouts Active Humbucker Pickup - Black Bridge

Incredible pickup. Replaced the EMG 85 I had in my bridge with it, and the Blackout is definitely deeper and punchier, with a more dynamic, organic sound to it. I don't think I'll ever be going back to EMGs. Decided to order the matching neck Blackout right away.Note: Seymour Duncan Blackouts are some of the highest rated pickups on the market, and tons of experienced, well-known musicians swear by them. However, like any expensive piece of music equipment, I recommend doing some research first to see if these will provide the sound you are looking for. They are active, high high output pickups which perform best in high-gain tones, hence why they're popular with the metal/hard rock community. If that's the type of tone you are looking for, then these are for you.

This pickup sounds amazing, EXCEPT...this isn't the one I received (hence 4 stars). I received the AHB-3, which is the metal series pickup with a scooped mid tone.However, I figured I'd have it installed because I might like it, and I burst out laughing at how awesome it sounds over my old Dimarzio (ToneZone?) pickups, which were active, and decent, but NOTHING compared to the punch of this thing. A tiny bit dark sounding, but the punch, forget about it. It's a nice pickup. The potentiometers are smooooth, too. One thing is that apparently this (these?) pickups aren't capable of splitting coils, if you wanted to use half of it as a single coil.

Seymour duncan blackouts have become my new standard for active guitar pickups. Amazing tone, low feedback noise, and they can make any cheap guitar sound like you paid over 500 for it. Combine this with a good tube amp and you have a killer combo. This is definitely a must buy for any metal musician or any musician in general.

Would return, but waited too long.

Awesome pick ups! I recommend them to anyone! Very good!

I love emg pickups, and I bought some of these just to see what they were like and they honestly crush emg pickups. I originally had a emg 81 and 60..I replaced the 81 with the black out and it destroys the 81..the clean tones are amazing with the blackout and also is way better for rock and metal than the 81.

These are truely incredible pickups. Think of an EMG 85 in the bridge, but more highs, lows and mids and NO hint of compression or lack of attack. I guess thats what really defines these things. Very organic sounding with about twice the output of EMG's....Buy these now and you will never go back.

these pickups have almost ZERO hum when plugged into a 75 watt amp. i ran them through the new Line 6 Spider III 75. those pickups plus that amp series equals and unstopable force of power and control, especially because you can create your own tone. highly recomended for avid guitarists who love being able to hear everything they throw down.