Ageing Firebird it was actually the Filtertron

it was actually the Filtertron that takes the mantel as the first production Humbucking guitar pickup

In order to compensate for the change in bobbin dimensions we employ a few little tricks and tweaks to get as close as we possibly can to the soapbar/dogear version

with that low end clarity and punch this magnet choice is often associated with but without losing any of the sweet high end detail you might find in a AII or AIII based pickup

The Firebird pickup takes a totally different approach by instead orientating a bar magnet within each of its two coils and orientating them vertically across the full width of the pickup

Ageing Firebird it was actually the Filtertron