Gibson has relaunched its first ever signature pickup – the Tony Iommi humbucker: $229.00 for ONE PICKUP

[GreatRedDragon]

Wire and magnets…and Iommi never used this pickup. Dumb

He used them on stage for 20 years.

 

[godgrinder]

The ones in his Epiphone SG are also made in USA with the same specs. You can get them much cheaper. I got one for my Gibson SG and it's great.

 

[tallcoolone]

He used them on stage for 20 years.

Apologies, I misspoke—Iommi never used this pickup for anything anyone cares about. I, and most other people, don’t care what TI had loaded in his guitars in the 2010s.

 

[GreatRedDragon]

Apologies, I misspoke—Iommi never used this pickup for anything anyone cares about. I, and most other people, don’t care what TI had loaded in his guitars in the 2010s.

Well, you should. He's a rare artist who's tone improved over the years.

 

[JDs Couch]

I have these in an SG tuned to C#. They sound great and are very quiet under high gain.

 

[JDs Couch]

That has fat rails on it just like the Lollar DB. I have the Lollar, the thing is like hitting a hammer against an anvil when you pick the notes. Incredible pickup and yes, very heavy also.

It's Iommi, of course it has fat rails (get it? )

 

[valve]

Well, you should. He's a rare artist who's tone improved over the years.

well in this case it wasn't very hard at all , IMO

 

[johnny q]

$229 for one pickup is indeed too much. However, has anyone seen Sheptone's prices recently?

 

[romanianreaper]

I had an Iommi pickup back in the early 2000s if I remember right. I had an SG and put one of those in the bridge and did some gigs with it. I remember liking it but not as much as the Duncan Distortion I replaced it with.

I also had the Laney Iommi amp around that swm time. My God, that thing was f'ing loud! I had to sell it. I couldn't turn it to .00001 without fearing the cops would show up.