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Unlike traditional humbuckers, this Saturday Night Special humbucker set are voiced to be a little hotter and fatter in the bridge position, and a little clearer and less "wooly" in the neck. They’re more aggressive than '50s-style models, but without the compression of most high-gain pickups. The cleans are warm and musical while the overdriven tones cut through without being harsh in the highs or cloudy in the lows. These bridge the output level gap between vintage '50s and modern humbuckers, making this pickup set perfect for replicating those legendary late-'70s arena rock tones.

The Saturday Night Special pickup set is made in Santa Barbara, California. They come standard with four-conductor wiring, maple spacer and short mounting legs. Available with nickel covers, gold covers, black uncovered bobbins and zebra uncovered bobbins, these pickups are made with Alnico 4 magnets to give a balanced, vintage tonality. Think late-'70s arena rock tones with full-bodied cleans and bold, vocal-like overdriven leads.
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  • Uses Alnico 4 magnets for authentic '70s sound
  • More aggressive than '50s-style pickups, but without compression of high-gain pickups
  • 4-conductor wiring
  • Maple spacer
  • Short mounting legs

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Reviewed by 5 customers

  • Nice sounding pickups!

    5

    submitted10 months ago

    byJAL

    fromOhio

    Earlier this year I bought a new Gibson Modern SG. I didn't play it much because I didn't care for the Burstbucker Pros that it came with, especially in split coil mode. Decided to replace them with a set of Saturday Night Specials and they sound great, both in double and single coil mode. Very glad I made the swap.

  • Decent

    4

    submitted5 years ago

    byDanzig fan.

    fromLouisville, Ky.

    I put these in a 79 Dean. I liked it But I didn't keep the guitar. Sounded good though. Definitely a 70s rock sound. Did high gain well.

  • Sounds Great

    5

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    submitted6 years ago

    bySCOTT

    fromUndisclosed

    Great sounding pickups

  • Highly recommend

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byDakodah

    fromSan Antonio, TX

    Slapped a zebra set of these on my Les Paul Standard as a replacement for the Burstbucker Pro's that come on it. They absolutely nail the southern rock and arena rock tones of the mid 70's to early 80's (ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Van Halen). But they also excel for clean tones, which my original pups couldn't do well. I would highly recommend.

  • Considerable upgrade

    5

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    submitted8 years ago

    byJonny

    fromKennesaw, GA

    I bought a PRS Custom 24 SE not too long ago and while I liked the way it played, the stock pickups were uninspiring. I've always wanted to try pickups with an A4 magnet, so when these were released, I decided to give them a shot. I'm extremely satisfied with the purchase. To my ears the A4 is the best of both worlds between the sweetness an A2 and the focus/tightness of an A5 magnet.

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  • submitted6 years ago

    asked byMIKEY

    fromFL

    HOW WELL WOULD THESE DO WITH DISTORTION FOR SAY...METAL OR MODERN HARD ROCK? I DO PLAY A LOT OF MUSIC LIKE ALIVE N CHAINS, SOUND GARDEN AND DO PLAY METAL LIKE PANTERA, A7X, 36 CRAZYFISTS TO GET INTO THE STYLES I DO FREQUENT ON THE GUITAR.

    HOW WELL WOULD THESE DO WITH DISTORTION FOR SAY...METAL OR MODERN HARD ROCK? I DO PLAY A LOT OF MUSIC LIKE ALIVE N CHAINS, SOUND GARDEN AND DO PLAY METAL LIKE PANTERA, A7X, 36 CRAZYFISTS TO GET INTO THE STYLES I DO FREQUENT ON THE GUITAR.

    Open Reply - Kenneth
    These humbuckers are made to play with distortion and will sound great