On the shop floor of the original Gibson plant in Kalamazoo,
Michigan, the earliest Gibson Patent Applied For humbuckers were wound
using imprecise machines, resulting in pickups with varying degrees of
output and tone. The Burstbucker™ line of pickups represents Gibson's
drive to recapture the magic of the original Patent Applied For
humbucker™ pickups. First introduced in the early 1990s, the Gibson
Burstbucker — Types 1, 2, and 3 — successfully captured the subtle
variations of true, classic humbucker tone with historically unbalanced
coil windings and Alnico 2 magnets. They produce an airy, full tone,
and when overdriven, they achieve a magical distortion with the
slightly enhanced highs that made the originals famous.
Burstbucker™
Type 1 features a lower output, excellent for the neck position.
Burstbucker Type 2 features medium output and is perfect for any
position. Burstbucker Type 3 is overwound and hot, which is typically
ideal for the bridge position. None of the Burstbuckers are wax potted,
and all feature vintage braided two-conductor wiring.
- Position: Neck
- Magnet: Alnico 2
- Wiring: 2-Conductor
- Cover: Nickel
- Double Black Bobbins
- Unpotted
- Average DC Resistance: 7.8K
- Details: Historically accurate Patent Applied For replica with airy tone and unbalanced coils. Slightly underwound.
