If you need authentic vintage humbucker sounds, there is no need to look any further than our DSV and SSV humbucking pickups. Used by top pros who need to duplicate the great classic sounds of a bygone era, the DSV and SSV pickups have a broad sonic aperture with very little compression artifacts that afflict typical high-output pickups. Go with the DSV for smoother highs or with the SSV for more honk and snarl. 30 years of research and development by John Suhr assure you the quality of experience and workmanship behind each one of our pickups.

The SSV and DSV pickups are available in black, white, and zebra (black and cream) bobbins. The SSV pickups are also available in chrome or gold covers.

DC Resistance: 9K ohms for bridge position, 8K ohms for neck position, 4-conductor wire

Designed for our highly-touted Classic J basses and other basses in its design class, our Classic J Vintage and Humphrey pickups provide articulation and warmth while retaining the woody acoustic quality of the instrument. The Classic J Vintage pickups are true to the authentic designs of the early 60's while our stacked Humphrey pickups are designed to be used with our active Classic J onboard 2-band bass preamp for the utmost in signal-to-noise ratio. From classic warm and growling to powerful and hi-fi modern, our Classic J Vintage and Humphrey pickups provide a wide palette of stunning bass sounds for your bass guitars.

DC Resistance: 8.6K ohms for Vintage bridge, 8.4K ohms for Vintage neck, 8.1K ohms for Humphrey bridge, 7.9K ohms for Humphrey neck.

Our DSH and SSH pickups are our most popular humbucking pickups, providing a nice balance between strong output with pronounced mids that will push the front end of a tube amp and sweet open-sounding vintage-style tonality. Whether you need the bridge humbucker to kick your amp into overdrive or provide smooth and clear tones that will cut through the mix, the DSH and SSH pickups give you the sound that will get you heard with startling detail. Only the highest grade components in these pickups assure you that the quality of your playing and of your guitar's acoustic character will faithfully be sent to your amp.

The SSH and DSH pickups are available in black, white, and zebra (black and cream) bobbins. The SSH pickups are also available in chrome or gold covers.

DC Resistance: 13K ohms, 4-conductor wire

Our DSH+ and SSH+ pickups are our popular standard high-output pickups. Choose the DSH+ with its double row of screws for a smoother sound and the SSH+ with a single row of screws and single row of slugs for a brighter and cutting sound. From warm and clear clean sounds to classic rock to high-energy jazz-rock fusion to 80's metal/shred to modern high-gain sounds, both the DSH+ and SSH+ cover a broad musical base with musicality, punchy authority, and tone. Using highest grade hand-selected Alnico magnets and premium components, these pickups complement the characteristics of the woods in your guitar.

The SSH+ and DSH+ pickups are available in black, white, and zebra (black and cream) bobbins. The SSH+ pickups are also available in chrome or gold covers.

DC Resistance: 17K ohms, 4-conductor wire

The new flagship of our highly-touted single-coil pickup line, the FL incorporates the best qualities of various vintage pickups in a single design. Designed by John Suhr in conjunction with input from LA studio legend Mike Landau and blues great Kirk Fletcher of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, the FL sounds big and full while retaining the detailed high-end sparkle and the big tight lows of the best vintage pickups. It should be noted that not all vintage pickups are created equal. Some just sound better than others and we focused on the best from Mike’s extensive vintage collection. Whether you’re playing blistering fat leads or sparkling rhythm sounds, the FL will cover all the bases and then some – inspiring you to new heights with the ultimate in single-coil tone. The FL is available in two versions – the slightly hotter Standard and the more vintage-flavored Classic.

The FL pickups are calibrated for each position, including for the middle position with reverse winding and reverse polarity.

DC Resistance for FL Standard: 6.9K ohms for bridge pickup, 6.4K ohms for neck and middle pickups

DC Resistance for FL Classic: 6.5K ohms for bridge pickup, 6.0K ohms for neck and middle pickups

Our DSH and SSH pickups are our most popular humbucking pickups, providing a nice balance between strong output with pronounced mids that will push the front end of a tube amp and sweet open-sounding vintage-style tonality. Whether you need the bridge humbucker to kick your amp into overdrive or provide smooth and clear tones that will cut through the mix, the DSH and SSH pickups give you the sound that will get you heard with startling detail. Only the highest grade components in these pickups assure you that the quality of your playing and of your guitar's acoustic character will faithfully be sent to your amp.

The SSH and DSH pickups are available in black, white, and zebra (black and cream) bobbins. The SSH pickups are also available in chrome or gold covers.

DC Resistance: 13K ohms, 4-conductor wire

Our DSH+ and SSH+ pickups are our popular standard high-output pickups. Choose the DSH+ with its double row of screws for a smoother sound and the SSH+ with a single row of screws and single row of slugs for a brighter and cutting sound. From warm and clear clean sounds to classic rock to high-energy jazz-rock fusion to 80's metal/shred to modern high-gain sounds, both the DSH+ and SSH+ cover a broad musical base with musicality, punchy authority, and tone. Using highest grade hand-selected Alnico magnets and premium components, these pickups complement the characteristics of the woods in your guitar.

The SSH+ and DSH+ pickups are available in black, white, and zebra (black and cream) bobbins. The SSH+ pickups are also available in chrome or gold covers.

DC Resistance: 17K ohms, 4-conductor wire

Our DSH+ and SSH+ pickups are our popular standard high-output pickups. Choose the DSH+ with its double row of screws for a smoother sound and the SSH+ with a single row of screws and single row of slugs for a brighter and cutting sound. From warm and clear clean sounds to classic rock to high-energy jazz-rock fusion to 80's metal/shred to modern high-gain sounds, both the DSH+ and SSH+ cover a broad musical base with musicality, punchy authority, and tone. Using highest grade hand-selected Alnico magnets and premium components, these pickups complement the characteristics of the woods in your guitar.

The SSH+ and DSH+ pickups are available in black, white, and zebra (black and cream) bobbins. The SSH+ pickups are also available in chrome or gold covers.

DC Resistance: 17K ohms, 4-conductor wire

The result of collaboration between John Suhr and rock guitarist extraordinaire Doug Aldrich, the Aldrich humbuckers are the ultimate high-output pickups for aggressive rock style of playing. The Aldrich bridge humbucker is now our highest output pickup but it oozes tone across its sound spectrum. It is big sounding yet focused and punchy in the mids and tight in the lows. You will never hear this pickup get flubby and undefined in the highest gain settings. The high-mids will cut through like the sharpest knife but the treble will be sweet and never grating on the ears. From chunky low-string metal riffing to screaming string bends in the high register, the Aldrich bridge humbucker covers them all while retaining the dynamics of your picking attack.

The Aldrich neck humbucker is the perfect complement to the Aldrich bridge pickup. The Aldrich neck pickup has been carefully calibrated for the neck position and to also match the output of the Aldrich bridge pickup. This is our highest output neck humbucker pickup but it never gets muddy or undefined. The Aldrich neck humbucker retains the clear string-to-string balance with warmth in the mids, tight and clear lows, and sweet singing highs. Whether it’s chunky crunch rhythm sounds, sweet bluesy leads or fluid high-gain lead sounds you need from a neck humbucker, the Aldrich delivers in spades and then some.

DC Resistance: 17.5K ohms for the bridge position, 9K ohms for the neck position, 4-conductor wire

If you need authentic vintage humbucker sounds, there is no need to look any further than our DSV and SSV humbucking pickups. Used by top pros who need to duplicate the great classic sounds of a bygone era, the DSV and SSV pickups have a broad sonic aperture with very little compression artifacts that afflict typical high-output pickups. Go with the DSV for smoother highs or with the SSV for more honk and snarl. 30 years of research and development by John Suhr assure you the quality of experience and workmanship behind each one of our pickups.

The SSV and DSV pickups are available in black, white, and zebra (black and cream) bobbins. The SSV pickups are also available in chrome or gold covers.

DC Resistance: 9K ohms for bridge position, 8K ohms for neck position, 4-conductor wire