Humbucker Weight?

[cwilliamrose]

I'm in the design phase of a build and one thing I need to know is how much a PAF humbucker weighs. I'm looking at 57 Classics but any similar pickup is probably close enough. Thanks.....Bill

[Zhangliqun]

Good question. I make these things and I don't really know. I'd guess about 5 ounces, more with a cover, less if mag is ceramic.

[cwilliamrose]

I got an answer by going to a guitar store and bringing the gram scale. They had an old Seymour Duncan that came in at 143 grams. Later, I bought a pair of 57 Classics via eBay and they were a bit heavier, probably due to the cover. Bottom line -- 145.5 grams each. 145.5 / 28.3495 = 5.13 oz. You were very close!

My crazy build may require something special in place of the stock 57's. I wonder how I'd spec something like that?

Thanks............Bill

[Zhangliqun]

Only way to know is to try pickups you're familiar with in the guitar, analyze what's good and bad about them in the new alumi-hollow, and take it from there.

[refin]

Maybe someone could make a "humbucker-lite"---less weight and tone.

[cwilliamrose]

Only way to know is to try pickups you're familiar with in the guitar, analyze what's good and bad about them in the new alumi-hollow, and take it from there.

That's what I thought. I have no personal experience with HB pickups (well, since about 1975 anyway) so it will sound "different" to me in any case. What I need to do is have some hollowbody players try it and see if there's anything common in their comments.

Thanks.........Bill

[Porto Leone]

accordingly to the Lace official site, their Alumitone humbuckers are 1/3lb lighter in weight.

http://lacemusic.com/electric_pickup...tone_specs.php

http://lacemusic.com/electric_pickup...ne_article.php

[cwilliamrose]

Those would look cool on my build!