Add a classic look and a powerful kick to your bridge position with this Golden Age Overwound Humbucker. Featuring the distinct aesthetic of exposed cream and black "zebra" coils, this pickup is built with extra windings to deliver a higher output, perfect for cutting through the mix with extra sustain and aggressive mid-range punch. Whether you are building a custom "partscaster" or replacing a lackluster factory bridge pickup, this unit offers the punchy, rock-ready tone and timeless vintage-modified appearance you need.
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Brand: Golden Age
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Type: Overwound Humbucker Pickup (Bridge Position)
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Aesthetic: Exposed "Zebra" Coils (Cream/Black)
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Output: Overwound (High output for increased bite, sustain, and mid-range focus)
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Ideal for: Rock and metal guitar builds, custom projects, guitar aesthetic upgrades, and players seeking a hot bridge pickup.
The overwound versions of our classic Golden Age Humbuckers! The same Alnico 5 magnets, but overwound to 12K ohms for high output, powerful midrange and driving tone.
The AWG43 coils are wound on fabric-taped bobbins, mounted on a brass baseplate, and wax-potted for microphonic suppression.
The output wire is 4-conductor plus ground, enabling versatile custom coil-tapping, series/parallel, and phase switching options. 12K ohms. Bridge model polepieces have 2.015" spread; neck models have 1.97" spread. Mounting screws, springs and wiring diagrams included.
Inspired by great guitar pickups of the 50s!
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Alnico 5 magnets (aluminum/nickel/cobalt) as used in the originals, for classic tone.
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Vintage dimensions for easy installation in standard pickguards and bodies.
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Wax-potted for microphonic suppression.
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Wiring diagrams included with each pickup.
Length: 2.75" (69.85mm)
Width: 1.5" (38.10mm)
Height including mounting tabs, bridge pickup: .840" (21.34mm)
Golden Age® is a registered trademark of Stewart-MacDonald Manufacturing Company, Inc.
