I put classic firebird pickups in a guitar and was absolutely shocked how much I liked them. I expected to hate them, but now they’re my favorite pickup!!!
@@jaseyraw8843 my firebird pickups love fuzz pedals. My pedalboard is nothing but different fuzzes lol so yea. They still retain a strat dynamic, but with humbucker control. Really nice.
The mini humbucker has more of an upper mid-push than the firebird pickup here. The firebird pickup sounded more balanced overall. Both sounded good for different applications.
Firebird sounds meaty and thick, nice chunky rhythm. The Gibson minihumbucker is jangly and a bit on the shrill side, would be great combination in the neck with the firebird in the bridge?
Yes, mini humbuckers work really well with any Guitar that has P90s. The Epiphone Casino/Gibson 330 and even on les paul specials and Juniors cos they fit without having to take a mallet and chisell to the wood-work.
Firebird definitely has more meat, but I sometimes prefer the mini humbucker in certain guitars. I have a refinished Melody Maker from 2010 I bought specifically to put a mini humbucker from a ‘77 Deluxe. Just magic in that guitar.
@@1985cactus To be fair, I have no idea where or when my Firebird pickup was made. I’m pretty sure it’s one of the hotter late model ones. Likely very different from the 60’s originals.
They are not wider, and will fit in a a standard humbucker route. The issue is that your mounting ring holes will not line up with a standard sized humbucker mounting ring. I generally use them in Strats where a custom pick guard solves that problem (as you see in the video). But unfortunately, putting mini-humbuckers in a Les Paul or SG will be a challenge because the mounting ring holes will not line up.
@@apakabarteman18 - That is true, but many times the mounting ring holes will not line up with a standard humbucker mounting ring holes (i.e. the four holes that allow. you to screw the mounting ring into the guitar body)
Thanks for your feedback! It does no look like Gibson Firebird pickups these directly on their web site. But, just about every pickup maker has a Firebird pickup in their product line. Fralin, Lollar, DiMarzio, House of Tone.. Just to name a few.
it would help to know what the DC resistance values are for each, to take into account the differing output between the two. sounds like the firebird pickup has more output..
the DC resistance can help identify and copy a pickup, but it can be very misleading output wise just from knowing the number without knowing which wire its wound and what magnets and construction design was used, different pickups are wound with different diameter wire, one wound with thicker awg42 diameter may be less than 8k DCR and still louder than another wound with thinner awg44 and 10k DCR, strong alnico VIII or V magnet may make a lower wind pickup louder than a higher resistance wound pickup using alnico III.
@@maxbauer1633 all true. however, it’s still a useful value, and you’d be fairly safe betting a 15k dcr humbucker is going to be hotter than a 7-8k dcr humbucker.
As a both Gibson Firebird and Les Paul deluxe owner, i agreed with you. Mini humbucker has full and tighter low end along with more bite and sparkle on top end. Mini Hb definitely win this challenge to me.
Why- to make it muddy? If it’s not microphonic, try a 100k pot to smooth out the spikey highs; and if it IS microphonic, then wax can be melted on the contact points causing the problem. Sludge is not the answer.
