What's inside an active humbucker and how does it work?

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  • Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
  • In this video we peel back the black cover of your typical active high output humbucker to have a peak at what lays inside.
    While it all may look quite bizarre, much of it functions exactly the way in which our favourite passive pickups work. We'll tear all the bits apart and analyse how they work and how they affect the tone to make the stereotypical active pickup sound we love (or hate!).
    Shop www.alegree.co.uk for thousands of guitar parts.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 18

  • @GabrielSykes
    @GabrielSykes 2 роки тому +1

    These vids are great, keep up the good work man.

  • @kevinleetreetimefpv111
    @kevinleetreetimefpv111 9 місяців тому

    Thanks for explaining that so well. I recently bought a guitar at a pawn shop that had active pickups in it, found out later. Didnt even know what they were. Thanks for explaining it so well.

  • @mrcreepypl
    @mrcreepypl Рік тому

    Great explanation video yet again, keep it up.

  • @michaelnugent9758
    @michaelnugent9758 Рік тому

    Very cool. Would love to try them out.

    • @Alegree
      @Alegree  Рік тому +1

      Our Old Timer Lightning Bolt humbuckers are made like this.

    • @michaelnugent9758
      @michaelnugent9758 Рік тому

      @@Alegree I was just checking the, out on your site. Any tone samples?

    • @Alegree
      @Alegree  Рік тому +1

      @@michaelnugent9758 No, they're made to replicate the tones of the most famous active pickup pairing.

  • @crsmade
    @crsmade Рік тому +4

    I’m currently building this - I’ll upload my progress to share how I do it

    • @omarhabib7411
      @omarhabib7411 Рік тому

      update?

    • @crsmade
      @crsmade Рік тому

      @@omarhabib7411 still working on it

    • @Bwucey
      @Bwucey 6 місяців тому

      ​@@crsmadeupdate

    • @ClaimedEagle
      @ClaimedEagle Місяць тому

      @@crsmadeupdate?😅

  • @thatguyreiji1045
    @thatguyreiji1045 2 роки тому

    I've been eyeballing the active pickups on your site...But couldnt find the wiring system for them...Do you guys also provide a wiring harness for an active system?

    • @Alegree
      @Alegree  2 роки тому +1

      Not officially yet, but we can do so unofficially before the product goes up on the site. Email us directly at customersupport@alegree.co.uk.

  • @2100Maksim
    @2100Maksim Рік тому

    Hello. It turns out that an active pickup is the same as a passive pickup with a preamp?

    • @Alegree
      @Alegree  Рік тому +1

      Conceptually, but they are not just direct copies of passive pickups. That wouldn't be a good sounding active pickup.

    • @2100Maksim
      @2100Maksim Рік тому

      ​@@Alegree You said well. Thanks for the great video and the reply.