Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi and Gibson have teamed up for a signature humbucker guitar pickup.
The Tony Iommi Signature Humbucker is obtainable for $229, and reintroduces the Iommi signature pickup to the market. Gibson initially teamed with the Sabbath axeman for a signature humbucker — the corporate’s first-ever signature pickup — within the late Nineties, although originals have develop into arduous to seek out.
Purchase the Tony Iommi Signature Humbucker
The brand new signature humbucker options an unique configuration of highly effective ceramic and Alnico 2 magnets, together with distinctive windings, that give it the tone and maintain that defines Iommi’s iconic Black Sabbath guitar sound. The pickup is totally wax-potted and epoxied for defense towards undesirable suggestions, leading to crystal-clear readability even at full distortion, and the 4-conductor wiring permits for sequence, parallel, and break up coil operation.
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“I’m actually excited that Gibson’s bringing again my signature humbucker, they have been getting fairly arduous to seek out!” enthused Iommi in a press launch. “This pickup took place after numerous time spent in Nashville, simply experimenting with totally different setups to get that good tone and maintain from my favourite guitars. We had to verify it labored with my mild gauge strings and low tunings, however nonetheless pack a punch, and the end result has obtained some critical output. They’re on my signature guitars too, and I couldn’t be extra happy with how they turned out.”
Added Gibson president and CEO Cesar Gueikian: “I’d personally put in these on one in all my Gibson guitars 15 years in the past, and I used to be blown away with the distinct Tony Iommi and Black Sabbath sound I used to be capable of get out of them. They’ve such an ideal, clear look with the distinctive pickup cowl, and we’re excited to deliver the Rifflord’s signature humbucker again as we proceed to pay tribute to Tony.”
You should purchase the Iommi signature pickup through Gibson’s web site and Reverb. Take a look at photos under.
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