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Artist BullBucker Guitar Humbucker Pickup Set - Chrome Covered
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Artist BullBucker Humbucker Guitar Pickup Set – Chrome Covered
The Artist BullBucker Pickup Set is a high-performance humbucker set designed for guitarists seeking to elevate their instrument’s tonal palette, power, and clarity. Built around custom-voiced Alnico V bar magnets, the BullBucker set combines punchy high-output bridge tones with smooth, articulate neck response in a striking chrome-covered design. Whether you are retrofitting a factory instrument or completing a custom build, this matched set delivers the versatility and headroom required for modern stage and studio performance.
From glass-like cleans and warm jazz runs to soaring leads and high-gain rhythmic crunch, the BullBucker set provides exceptionally defined response across all dynamic ranges. Engineered to maintain definition under heavy overdrive while offering rich harmonic content when played clean, this set gives players complete control over their signature sound without sacrificing warmth or nuance.
Matched Bridge & Neck Performance
The BullBucker set is carefully calibrated to deliver a seamless dynamic balance between the two pickup positions. The bridge pickup is engineered for powerful, assertive tone with singing highs and aggressive harmonics. Featuring a 15.4kΩ DC resistance, 9.6H inductance, and 52mm pole spacing, it provides rich, full-bodied output that pushes amplifiers into natural saturation effortlessly while preserving crisp string separation and tight low-end tracking.
In contrast, the neck pickup provides a balanced, moderate output designed for sweetness, warmth, and high-register clarity. Voiced with a 7.1kΩ DC resistance, 3.86H inductance, and 50mm pole spacing, it offers an articulate, vocal quality that excels during fast runs and expressive soloing. When clean, the neck pickup produces smooth, glassy tones with rounded lows, while under distortion, it delivers singing sustain that complements the punchier bridge pickup perfectly.
Versatile 4-Conductor Coil-Splitting
Equipped with 4-conductor shielded cable wiring, the BullBucker set offers extensive switching flexibility beyond standard humbucking operation. This versatile wiring scheme allows for easy integration with push-pull pots or mini-toggle switches for authentic coil-splitting capabilities.
By deactivating individual coils, you can instantly transform your humbuckers into crisp, single-coil tones. This dual-identity wiring provides access to bell-like clean textures and funk-friendly spank alongside full humbucking power.
Streamlined Wiring Configuration
Both pickups share a standardised 5-wire colour code (4 conductors plus a bare ground) for straightforward installation and customisation. Below is the wire colour label guide:
Standard Humbucker (Series Wiring)
To wire the pickup as a standard humbucker in series:
• Solder the White and Red wires together and insulate the connection with heat shrink or electrical tape.
• Connect the Thick Black + Yellow wires to ground.
• Connect the Thin Black wire to the Hot Output.
This gives you full humbucker output with maximum power and hum cancellation.
Coil Split - North Coil
To use only the North coil as a single coil:
• Connect the White and Red wires as normal.
• Connect the White/Red junction to Ground when the coil split is activated.
This bypasses the South coil, leaving only the North coil active.
Coil Split - South Coil
To use only the South coil as a single coil:
• Connect the White + Red + Thin Black wires.
• Connect the White/Red/Thin Black junction to the Hot Output when the coil split is activated.
This bypasses the North coil, leaving only the South coil active.
Hum-Cancelling Coil Splits
When both the neck and bridge pickups are coil split, you can still achieve hum cancellation in the middle switch position by using opposite coils from each pickup.
For example, wire one pickup to use its North coil when split and the other to use its South coil. Because the neck and bridge pickups have opposite magnetic polarity, this combination provides the classic hum-cancelling middle position while retaining the clarity and character of single-coil tones.
For the Bridge Pickup:
• Top Coil Polarity: South
• Bottom Coil Polarity: North
• Ground Wire: Thicker Black wire
• South Start: Yellow wire (Inside Screw wire)
• South Finish: Red wire (Outside Screw wire)
• North Finish: White wire (Outside Slug wire)
• North Start: Thinner Black wire (Inside Slug wire)
For the Neck Pickup:
• Top Coil Polarity: North
• Bottom Coil Polarity: South
• Ground Wire: Thicker Black wire
• North Start: Thinner Black wire (Inside Slug wire)
• North Finish: White wire (Outside Slug wire)
• South Finish: Red wire (Outside Screw wire)
• South Start: Yellow wire (Inside Screw wire) — Hot Output Wire
Wax-Potted Alnico V Construction
Every BullBucker pickup is fully wax-potted to eliminate unwanted microphonic noise, squeal, and structural resonance at high volume levels. This thorough potting process ensures quiet, reliable operation whether playing on loud stages or under high-gain studio setups.
The high-grade Alnico V bar magnets ensure excellent magnetic strength, fast transient attack, and natural compression. Housed in durable, mirror-finish chrome covers, the pickups look as refined as they sound while shielding internal components from interference.
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Tech Features
Brand: Artist
Model Code: BULLBUCKERSETC (BULLBUCKERNC Neck + BULLBUCKERBC Bridge)
Pickup Type: Humbucker Set (Neck & Bridge)
Magnets: Alnico V Bar
Cover Finish: Chrome
Wiring: 4-Conductor Shielded Cable (Coil-Split Capable)
Potting: Wax Potted (Microphonic Noise Reduction)
Neck Output: DC Resistance: 7.1kΩ | Inductance: 3.86H | Pole Spacing: 50mm
Bridge Output: DC Resistance: 15.4kΩ | Inductance: 9.6H | Pole Spacing: 52mm
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