Infuse your neck position with warm, driving tone and striking vintage aesthetics using the Golden Age Overwound Humbucker. Featuring exposed cream and black "zebra" coils, this pickup pairs a classic look with a higher-output 12K coil design. Built with an Alnico 5 magnet and extra windings, it delivers a powerful midrange punch and thick, sustaining rhythm response without getting muddy. Equipped with 4-conductor wiring for advanced options like coil-splitting or series/parallel switching, this pickup is an ideal upgrade for custom guitar builds and modern restorations.
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Brand: Golden Age
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Type: Overwound Humbucker Pickup (Neck Position)
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Aesthetic: Exposed "Zebra" Coils (Cream/Black)
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Magnet & Output: Alnico 5; Overwound to approx. 12K ohms for high output and driving midrange
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Wiring: 4-conductor plus ground for flexible custom switching
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Ideal for: Custom guitar builds, aesthetic upgrades, high-output neck position replacements, and players wanting a punchy, articulate rhythm tone.
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)
