Key Features and Specifications
Magnet Material: Alnico 5, which provides a fatter, meatier tone with more drive and brightness compared to the traditional Alnico 2 magnets used in other Burstbucker models.
Coil Windings: Features slightly unbalanced coil windings, a design choice inspired by the original, inconsistently-wound PAFs of the 1950s. This contributes to a sweet harmonic complexity and crystalline clarity.
Wax Potting: The pickup is wax potted to minimize microphonic feedback and noise, making it suitable for use with high-gain amplifier rigs.
DC Resistance:
Neck (Rhythm) Pickup: Approximately 7.8K ohms.
Bridge (Treble) Pickup: Approximately 8.3K ohms.
Wiring: 2-conductor wiring (plus a braided shield).
Output: Moderate, providing a full, airy tone that can range from jazzy cleans to aggressive rock tones.
Versatility: It is a versatile pickup suitable for a wide range of genres, particularly blues, rock, and hard rock, due to its dynamic range and clarity.
Tonal Characteristics
The Burstbucker Pro is often described as having a "vintage soul" with a "contemporary edge". Users note its:
Clarity and Articulation: The pickup is known for its clear, crisp tone and rich harmonic saturation when pushed into overdrive.
Drive and Attack: The Alnico 5 magnet provides more "bite" and a more pronounced attack, helping the guitar cut through a mix.
Low End: It has a tighter bottom end response compared to some other vintage-style pickups, avoiding muddiness.
Responsiveness: The pickup is very touch-sensitive, cleaning up well when the guitar's volume is rolled back.
The Burstbucker Pro is a popular choice for guitarists looking for a modern spin on the classic Gibson PAF sound and is a stock feature on many Gibson Les Paul Standard models.Burstbucker Pro pickups).
Това са адаптери (pickups), произведени от Gibson, които предлагат класически "Patent Applied For" (PAF) тон с модерен привкус. Основните им характеристики включват:
Тип магнит: Alnico 5.
Тон: По-плътен и "месест" тон с повече "drive" и атака в сравнение с Alnico 2 магнитите. Отличават се с подобрена хармонична сложност, кристална чистота и отлична дефиниция на нотите дори при високо усилване (high gain).
Конструкция: Намотките на бобините са леко небалансирани, което допринася за уникалния им звуков характер. Те също са "ваксирани" (wax-potted), за да бъдат по-тихи и да издържат на обратна връзка при настройки с високо усилване.
Изходен сигнал: Среден. Адаптерът за позиция "Rhythm" (гриф) е със средно DC съпротивление около 7.8k, докато този за позиция "Treble" (бридж) е около 8.3k.