NAMM 2018: Lollar lifts the lid on “harder, heavier, more aggressive” dB Humbucker guitar pickup

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Full frequency response and “three-dimensional” distortion sounds promised

NAMM 2018: Lollar has announced the dB Humbucker, a “harder, heavier, more aggressive” pickup than the company’s predominantly vintage-style offerings.

Lollar says the dB delivers a full frequency response with a powerful low-end, slightly compressed midrange and an articulate, harmonic top.

Players can also expect a touch-sensitive response with “three-dimensional” sounds when using distortion, with an “almost orchestral attack and sustain”.

D.c. resistance measures 11.20K ohms for the neck version and 12.77K for the bridge.

The dB Humbucker is available now for $185 with either single conductor or four-conductor lead wiring - see Lollar for more.

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Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.