Pickups FAQ
General information about pickups types, tone, and selection.
Your pickup choice begins with selecting the right shape. Bartolini has more available pickup shapes than anyone. For replacement pickups, it is important t...
Tue, May 26, 2015 at 2:06 PM
Here are a couple of simplified wiring diagrams for 4 conductor and 1 conductor pickups. Please let us know if they are helpful.
Most Bartolini pic...
Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 7:05 PM
Most of our bass pickups are available individually with matched "Bass" and "Treble" voicing.
Usually, the Bass pickup (-B) is ins...
Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 5:31 PM
Both Classic Bass and Original Bass are passive bass pickups that are cast in epoxy to eliminate microphonics.
Classic Bass (CB) series bass pickups a...
Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 10:14 AM
Our pickups are available in many types of coil types. Here is the list of types: Single Stacked Dual In-Line Dual Coil Split Quad Single Coil Our ...
Sat, Aug 3, 2019 at 6:05 PM
Guitar Pickups
Other Humbuckers These earlier humbuckers are well known for their high clarity and definition. They can bring out every nuanc...
Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 8:57 PM
If you are experiencing problems with any of our products please read the following descriptions to see what category fits your particular situation and the...
Tue, May 26, 2015 at 2:09 PM
The tone of the instrument is the combination of instrument response + pickups + electronics
Instrument response: The response of the instrument varies d...
Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 9:24 PM
To get the best performance from your choice of our pickups you should consider the following:
The shape of the pickup hole routed in the instrument....
Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 9:30 PM
4 String Bass Pickups The most common string width (center of low string to center of high string) for these is known as "Fender width" - 3/4&quo...
Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 9:32 PM