Polymath humbucker
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Guitarist, producer, tone hunter: Polymath
Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood signature humbucker set
"The Polymath humbuckers are an antidote to scooped, harsh or boomy tone, they’re all about broad, characterful midrange, addictively juicy playing feel and trim, percussive low end.
They’ve got just the right amount of output to be capable of any style, whether classic cleans, wailing leads or brutal chugs and anything in between.
That said, the Polymaths have real personality too: the bridge pickup has chunky pick attack, vocal midrange and a harmonic richness that glorifies the nuances in your playing, while the neck pickup is deep, woody and clear when clean, taking on a liquidy and articulate character under gain.
Dynamics-wise, the Polymaths are right in the sweet spot again: they have a rewarding responsiveness that invites you to dig in, but they’re not fussy or unflattering on your technique.
The coils also combine and split beautifully, but my personal favourite is the parallel-coil sound of each pickup - they really sound somewhere between a P90 and a hot tele. It’s amazing to have such genuinely usable alternative voices at your disposal.
I couldn’t be happier with the Polymaths, they are truly a “Goldilocks” pickup set that I know will sound amazing in any style of guitar, and in any tuning range."
Polymaths are available with 4 conductor hookup for advanced wiring concepts, as well the full range of Bare Knuckle finishes, including a custom ‘Nolly’ etch and pickup tattoos.
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APPLICATIONS
All rock and progressive metal playing styles.SUITABILITY
All solid body and semi hollow guitars including baritones, multi-scales. Any guitar that requires depth and control in the bass, vocal mid range and detailed, full highs.Specification
Position: Bridge DC Resistance: 14.2 kΩ Magnet: Alnico 5
Position: Neck DC Resistance: 11.9 kΩ Magnet: Alnico 5
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
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SAMPLE THE TONE!
Mix
Heavy
80's Rock
Crunch (series connection)
Crunch (parallel connection)
Clean series all 3 positions
Clean parallel all 3 positions
Clean coil split all 3 positions
Clean parallel neck
Shred Blues - neck series
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Bare Knuckle PickupsCustomer Reviews
I just wanted to thank you for recommending the Polymath pickups for my Les Paul. They sound absolutely amazing! By far the best I've heard a Les Paul sound. The split coils tones are spot on and it makes me smile when I get a fat strat sound on the neck. I really love these pickups just as much as the Silos in my Music Man. Thank you!
Gigged my strat with the polymath in properly at the weekend, what a fantastic pickup the polymath is and works great with the Irish tours.
