Best mini humbuckers?

[vortexxxx]

Who makes the best mini humbuckers? I recently bought one the anniversay Epiphone Crestwoods for fairly cheap. I've never owned a guitar with minis previously.

 

[gtrgene]

Who makes the best mini humbuckers? I recently bought one the anniversay Epiphone Crestwoods for fairly cheap. I've never owned a guitar with minis previously.

I have a set of lollar minis in my Sadowsky semi hollow and they sound great. Kind of like a PAF without the muddy bass frequency of a full size humbucker. I can get really nice cleans and they growl with some drive. I like them better than the full size emperial they make.

 

[Dirtystranger]

My Epi Elitist Shearton has great sounding US made Gibson mini-buckers. I've considered changing the pots to bring down the brightness.

 

[Jeff_G]

I've got the Lollar firebirds and I really like them.

 

[sleepingtiger]

Who makes the best mini humbuckers? I recently bought one the anniversay Epiphone Crestwoods for fairly cheap. I've never owned a guitar with minis previously.

I'm not saying they are the best, but I have an identical Crestwood & I think those pickups are perfect for THAT guitar. They sound excellent with some overdrive & sound wonderful clean. Before you change them, if you haven't already, try adjusting the pickup height. I'm all for modding, but sometimes I have to remind myself that sometimes leaving a guitar as-is is the way to go.
Just a thought...

Tony

 

[vortexxxx]

I'll definitely try the stock pickups, but usually hand scatterwound boutiques have more complex tone. Does any pickup maker specialize in these?

 

[Beakertwang]

I have a Sweetwood with a set from Roadhouse, a pickup builder out of Portland. I can't tell from their website if they even make them anymore. I don't have a lot of experience with mini hums, but I can't imagine any sound significantly better than this.

 

[gtrgene]

I'll definitely try the stock pickups, but usually hand scatterwound boutiques have more complex tone. Does any pickup maker specialize in these?

Vintage vibe pickups are great. I had a scatter wound unbalanced set from them but I still prefer the lollar.

 

[GibSG]

Gibson or Gbson

 

[Bossanova]

Fralin or Klein firebird

 

[misterturtlehead]

My favorites are in my 1974 Les Paul Deluxe.

 

[rambleon]

My Sorrento came with the standard Gibson mini-hums that we're ok, I just couldn't get the neck and bridge pickups to balance well no matter how much I adjusted their heights. Do I swapped them out for Gibson pole-less minus. Mind you, these aren't the high output ceramics that come with their firebirds. These were out of a 2016 SG. They have A5 blades and are slightly hotter than the standard minis. These were a good improvement, but I'm currently waiting on the staple mini humbuckers from the Creamery. There aren't any clips because the design is relatively new, but based on their description, I think they should sound good.