Unbucker

The only pickups that have remained in my les paul for more than 15 years, and much more to come. There are no compromises in both modes. My personal recomendation is to mount the bridge reversed for a even fuller single coil sound.
Soon I will get another pair and I doubt I will ever buy other brand or model. Im married to these. Perfect

The Unbucker Set is perfect. I wanted tonal versatility from a classic P.A.F.-like Humbucker. These deliver on both. They provide better clarity and are marginally brighter than a P.A.F. Humbucker, but are very close. The mis-matched coils are where the magic lies. Volume/Output doesn’t drop off a cliff when could are split and these get the closest I’ve ever heard to true single coil tone. The bridge sounds very similar to a Telecaster bridge when split and the neck falls closer to Strat tones in my opinion. I chose the Raw Nickel covers and love the look. These are the best Humbuckers for coil-splitting, by far. Fralin team was helpful, answered my questions before I ordered and the Pickups shipped quickly. I couldn’t be happier with the quality of both the sound and construction.

I installed the unbucker in a Fender performer series with the neck humbucker. I like the way it sounds either split or not but there is a little volume difference between full humbucker and the split. I didn’t hear any hum though so the litlle difference in volume is not a bad thing. I really like the unbucker pickup split (selector switch in the middle position with tone pulled up) with the blues special I installed in the bridge. Thats my favorite combo on this guitar and it is my first tele. Jon at Sims music in columbia sc did a fantastic job and I am happy all around.

Please edit typo in second to last line. ‘know’ should be ‘knob’…

Swapped out the fine, but two-wire Gibson Classic ’57 pups in a 2010 ES-339 Custom Shop for a set of Lindy’s Unbuckers. The asymmetrical windings nearly balance the split/full output with no noticeable hum. Replaced toggle with FreeWay 3×3. It’s a pleasure to instantly go from rhythm to lead. I jump from neck Humbucker to single coil bridge with a flick, not having to toggle and mess with push/pull pots. The 60/40 output of single/dual coils eliminates the need to boost when I solo. I cut through with just a volume know twist. Shout out to the best in the business: Installed by James Hood Guitar Repair in Escondido, CA.

Impressed

I haven’t been playing very long, so I’m not a tone connoisseur, but I’m very happy with my Unbucker pickup. I built a short-scale tele-style guitar with a single pickup, but the Unbucker basically gives me two pickups: a great sounding single coil in coil-split mode, and a great sounding humbucker. I’m also impressed with Fralin’s customer service. They kept me informed of progress on the pickup built, and the “tips and tricks” emails they sent were informative and made me feel like a valued customer. Overall 5 stars, couldn’t be happier.

Great Pups

I’m not a professional or even good player, I do like guitars though. So, I have two Arias from early 80s one LP Standard and another LP Custom replicas, with 70s Dimarzio and 90s ? PRS McCarty pickups in them. The unbuckers went into 70s Ibanez ES 355 replica converted to mono. I play mainly through 1965 Fender Deluxe Reverb essentially all original with JBL D130. In short, I love these pickups they are very articulate, the bass is not muddy like some other humbuckers that I have to lower to get something useful. One of the positions on the Varitone circuit splits the coils and these sound absolutely great with split coils. I have not tried it but I have a feeling that it would work exceptionally well with mild overdrive and a bit of chorus. Totally worth it in my opinion. Thank you, Lindy.

I ordered some custom Unbuckers. A 9k bridge comprised of a 5/4k and an 8k neck 4.5/3.5k. Nickel covers wiyh gold pole pieces;) They came in a little hotter at 9.25k and 8.25k and sound friggin incredible. I got them unpotted. They are in an s2 mccarty 594 thinline. Man these guys can build a great pickup! Lindy was pleasure to speak with on the phone and very helpful. I am curious to someday try out the sunbucker blues…

Great pickups. Very nice sound. Very little volume drop when split. It’s the closest you can get to a single coil. Very impressed.
I have them on a fender lead iii and it does a wonderful job.
I just wish they promoted this pickups better, maybe more videos on you tube. It took me a lot of research to know about this pickups!

Unbucker = Unbelievable! Excellent tone and strong output for both hum and split settings. Definitely the best split tone in a hum I’ve tried, a Perfect upgrade for the Fender duo-sonic HS.

All-time Favorite. I have been using Lindys Unbuckers for over a decade, in three different guitars and they always deliver the goods. Fat sweet humbucker tones and true sweet single-coil tone when split. Awesome job!

Wow I’m in love

Please pickups are absolutely perfect I wish I would have found them earlier the only problem I’m having is the Raw nickel covers are starting to get rust spots. I’m going to try to replace them with some black pickup covers but the pickups are amazing with coil-splitting knobs

Great with 1992 PRS EG

I got this to install my 1992 HSS PRS EG which had the old Fralin “domino” pickups. It balances much better than the original PRS HFS pickup in both humbucker and split configurations. Improved clarity and string definition in the humbucker mode.

Just what the doctor ordered! I got a bridge unit to replace a well-known hot humbucker in the bridge of my HSH strat.

Typically with humbuckers it’s either a) get one that sounds good in full power and doesn’t split well or b) get a hot one that splits well but is one dimensional/muffled/overly compressed. The Unbucker gives you both amazing full and split sounds.

I’m a die hard strat guy, and the split unbucker + a middle single coil quacks with the best of them. In full mode, you get a nice balanced humbucker sound. I typically never use bridge humbuckers on their own clean, but this one is totally useable. It doesn’t have any particular spikes in the EQ and gives a smooth fundamental and pleasant harmonics. With gain, you get way more clarity than other units meant to be split. It doesn’t impart a strong character of its own; rather, it lets the natural sound of your guitar come through.

My only regret is not getting a neck unit to match!

Very happy with the single coil and humbucker sounds. Had an issue where the neck pickup lead wasn’t long enough in my custom guitar (Thank You David!), sent it back, no charge, they installed a longer one for me.

I installed the Unbucker in the bridge position, with the screws toward the neck of my Music Man Game Changer (my #1). I didn’t hate the Dimarzio that came with the guitar, but the split sound was weak and anemic (like all regular humbuckers).

In series humbucker mode, the Unbucker sounds richer and fuller with gain, which is an unexpected bonus. The single coil was the big shocker. I actually use it a lot in tunes where I would normally never use the bridge. It’s great for skanky rhythms and even clean leads. It doesn’t really sound like a strat. It has a unique sound: mid scooped, and not shrill, maybe partially because I mounted it reversed. I’ll be using this pickup in other guitars for sure!

Amazing

I really like these pickups in a fender mustang. Very versatile. Favorite position is the neck single coil but all are really good. Some of my favorite pickups I’ve ever used.

Can’t do better.

My 2016 PRS S2 is a great guitar, except the stock pickups, were lifeless, with no sparkle. With the pandemic keeping me home, I thought I’d try something else. Being totally pleased with a Fralin Stock Hybrid Tele bridge pickup, I thought I’d go with them again. Their Unbucker description fit the bill, with the bonus of being designed for coil splitting, which the PRS is wired for. I took the plunge and could not be happier. Both are clear with sparkle and mud-free, and the single-coil tones are great and not just weak versions of the full pickup. Fralin’s customer service and advice were first rate as well.

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Blending this in a strat with the lower would be tone knob. Unfreaking real. The only pickup I’m buying when I plan to coil split from now on. And get this! The split actually SOUNDS like a strat single coil. Whodathought? Finally, someone did it right. Will buy it again. And again. And again.