AC4 Alnico IV Classic Humbucker Set - Nickel

Worth every penny! Professional level pick-ups. You won't be sorry buying Tone rider pick ups Excellent tone, top quality built performance!

If I would’ve given these 4 stars, I really think I would be under-rating these pickups. I have these in an all mahogany LP style PRS & they sound great. I put the Tonerider AC2’s in and PRS semi hollow & they sound great too. FWIW, I liked the AC4’s easily as good than the DImarzio 36’s in this specific guitar (AC4’s are staying in it too!), and I liked the AC2’s quite a bit better than the Duncan WLH in the semi hollow. They split well too. I know tone is in the ear of the beholder, but the AC4’s are very close with the Dimarzio’s, just maybe not as much mid-range, and they’re very dynamic. They AC2’s are much less compressed than the Duncan WLH, not quite as hot, and to me, give a much more authentic PAF vibe. I would imagine the AC2’s would be more comparable to the Seth Lover set with nice, rich mids, with the AC4’s being a touch warmer & with a more balanced eq. It could be that these pickups are just really well matched to the guitars, but they really surprised me and sound awesome. Great clean & dirty, good clarity, dynamic & open sounding. These are very nice pickups at ANY PRICE, and a steal for what they cost.

Great upgrade for my Sire H7 (335 Style). Was exactly the smooth sound I was going for - not harsh and no mud.

I've been playing bass and guitar for around 40 years now. I've tried a lot of pickups. I was looking for a set of pickups for my Les Paul Tribute and stumbled on to these. I read some glowing reviews and decided to give them a try. I am truly smitten with the tone of these pickups (AC4). The just sing. Especially in the upper register. Both neck and bridge pickups are crisp, well defined and balanced. The neck has the bottom without the muddy sound. You can pay twice as much for a great set of humbuckers if you want to, but Tonerider will be my first choice from now on. These are just great pickups!

I had these Tonerider humbuckers put in my 2005 Les Paul epihone and the sound is amazing.

Sound awesome! Better than other budget humbuckers I’ve tried.

Excellent pickups at very low cost. I own the A4 and A2 set, both have very different characters. Ultimately the A2s ended up in my PRS Custom 24 and they sound amazing. They A4 set ended up in my Les Paul Flame top and sound awesome as well. I had the A2s in the LP at first, and they didn't quite cut it...switched to the PRS and they are right at home. I'm equally impressed with the A4s as well. Take some time and dial them in correctly...you'll be glad you did. I have 40 years experience playing guitar semi professionally and I have no problem recommending Tone Rider pickups.

Was surprised by the quality for the price. Great set of humbuckers

Bonjour à vous chers lecteurs avisés, je veux juste dire que ces micros ont changés la façon de voir ma première guitare achetée en kit, montée dans le garage et puis un peu laissée de coté. je viens seulement de les monter et la, wahoou, quel son, quel crunch; quel son riche en harmoniques, pleine t cristallin à la fois, bref, un vrai bonheur. pour redescendre un peu, ces micros sont faits pour le rock avec un grand R, le blues et la pop. Donc pour tous ceux qui veulent upgrader leur vieille gratte, ça peut valoir le coup à condition d'avoir au préalable une lutherie honorable. salut benoit

I was having bad luck with pickups. I was looking for a specific sound and these really delivered. I want a set in all my guitars!!!

I swapped out the Wilkinson pickups in my Vintage VS6 “SG” copy for the Classic Alnico 4 pickups and the difference is fantastic. I thought the Wilkinsons were ok but the neck pickup was a bit muddy. Now the tone is much brighter and cleaner. Very satisfied and the price of £70 for the pair was great.

Fitted these to my Ibanez archtop and I’m impressed with the sound. They are sweet sounding and respond well to the tone control. Slightly hot and good with it.

Sehr schöner, transparenter PAF-ähnlicher Sound. Etwas mildere, "smoothere" Höhen als AlNiCo V, aber immer noch sehr präsent. Durch das vieradrige Anschlußkabel sind alle möglichen Verschaltungen von SplitCoil über Parallel zu InSeries und OutOfPhase möglich. Der Tonabnehmer ist DER Bringer für Clean, Crunch und sogar im moderaten HiGain-Bereich, also Blues, Bluesrock, Hardrock. Er spricht sehr fein auf Spielnuancen und Anschlagsdynamik an und braucht sich hinter den großen Marken nicht zu verstecken. Ein wirklich "musikalischer" Tonabnehmer in einem gut abgestimmten Set. In meiner Harley Benton Explorer vom Thomann mit eingeleimtem Hals und Linde-Korpus geht mit den Teilen jeetzt so richtig die Sonne auf ! Ich habe ja zum Glück noch eine solche in der Originalbauweise bekommen, aber die Tonabnehmer darin waren nur für Heavy-Stilrichtungen ausgelegt. Vor allem am Hals sind 16kOhm DCR einfach zu viel, Matsch pur ... Bei den Toneriders dagegen sitzt nun jeder Ton und auch stark angezerrte Glissandos sind sehr differenziert zu hören. Leider werden die Tonabnehmer alle paar Monate teurer. Offensichtlich hat Tonerider gemerkt, daß sie jetzt durchaus zu den etablierten Herstellern gehören und den Geheimtipp-Status verloren haben. Aber selbst zu den derzeitigen Preisen sind sie der Hammer. Ich habe mir inzwischen auch noch das Pure Vintage Strat Set, das Alnico II Set für die Spear-Paula und das Tele Classic Plus Set geholt. Egal, welches Tonabnehmerset man von Tonerider hat, die Jungs verstehen ihr Handwerk und liefern erstklassige Alternativen zu den großen Namen ab. Allerdings, nur noch so lange, wie sie die Preise nicht noch wesentlich weiter erhöhen. Denn dann kann man wieder zu DM, SD & Co. greifen. Tonal sind die Unterschiede ohnehin allenfalls marginal.