Humbuckers in My Signature Style!

[Masta' C]

Brand new set of custom "Blackened" Black Winters ready for my latest build!

Offset Hex + Fillister Combo = best of both worlds and cool "wide range" humbucker style!

[Mincer]

Well, that is certainly unique!

[beaubrummels]

Looks cool. I'd expect those to be on the scoopy-er side of Winter, if my experiments with hex/filister in other pickups are indicative. Are these Custom Shop? Or Shop Floor Custom?

[eclecticsynergy]

Cool look.

[CaptainWhizz]

They do look pretty sweet.

[AdrianSD]

Mean, very mean Panzer Assault Machine!

[dave74]

How is the regular standard form blackened-BW neck model?
Would it make a nice partner with a Nazgul trembucker?

[GuitarDoc]

Wow, those really look great! I totally dig them.

[jeremy]

yeah, i dig that. how do they sound?

[Masta' C]

I first did this on a set of Alpha/Omega pickups and liked the result. Smoothed out the edginess, but kept the tightness. Not a big change, but not a bad one, either.

Looks cool. I'd expect those to be on the scoopy-er side of Winter, if my experiments with hex/filister in other pickups are indicative. Are these Custom Shop? Or Shop Floor Custom?

The "Blackened" version (all hex) isn't hugely different than the regular BW, but it bites a bit harder and feels a bit stiffer overall, which the BW doesn't really benefit from as it's already plenty tight and bright, at least for me.

Same with the Alpha/Omega...bright, tight pickups. I actually did the poles opposite on the Alpha/Omega. If I were to do it again, I'd probably just go all-fillister on the A/O set, but I really like the look of the "offfset" hex/screw combo on the flat black bobbins and it let's the 2 coils "see" the strings slightly differently for a little added character.

To answer your question, these would normally be shop-floor custom, but you can now buy the "blackened" versions of the BW as standard production through a handful of retailers online and just switch out the poles yourself. I actually have a custom "blackened" JB/59 set done up the same way. No home for those yet, though.

[Masta' C]

How is the regular standard form blackened-BW neck model?
Would it make a nice partner with a Nazgul trembucker?

I think the BW neck would be a great match for the Nazgul! You might have to lower the neck a tad to balance the output, but the voicings and general character should complement each other very well.

One thing I'm surprised about is that no one (that I'm aware of) has tried the BW Neck model in the bridge yet! As an adaptation of the SH-6n (aka: Seymourizer), I bet it would slay in the bridge. Plus, in "blackened" form, it doesn't look "off" because there are no screw poles to suggest it isn't a bridge pickup.

[UnderTheFlame83]

Looks really cool. I'm curious to hear how it sounds. Post a clip.

This thread is inspiring me to mix a Invader with a Black Winter...

And a A5 magnet.

[Masta' C]

I always thought it might be cool to do like Mojotone, BKP and a few others do and use A5 flanking mags instead of the triple ceramic