Bridge: Alnico 2/5, 11.2 DCR, 7.12h, two-conductor (4C option available)
Neck: Alnico 3/5, 7.75K DCR, 4.82h, two-conductor (4C option available)
Carondelet set out to make the ultimate classic-meets-modern humbucker duet for set-neck, short scale, mahogany bodied guitars ... and "Dreambuckers" were the result.
Dreambuckers use a hybrid magnet design. The bridge pickup is driven by a vintage PAF-like Alnico 2 magnet, and the neck pickup an Alnico 3, a less magnetic and subsequently more woody and organic alloy. But both retro-flavored pickups also have Alnico V magnets found in melodic yet aggressive modern rock humbuckers.
The hybrid magnet design mixes with a slightly overwound vintage-inspired coil blueprint to create a warm yet sparkly, harmonically alive, and ultra touch sensitive pickup package meeting the needs of every guitar genre
Starting at $150 each before custom options and applicable tax and shipping. Order using contact information at the bottom of the page.
Rickey Medlocke's black and Bigsby'ed "Stacy" Les Paul Custom is outfitted with Dreambuckers. A close-up photo is the cover pic on our homepage. Scroll to 5:20 in the vid to hear Rickey's Dreambucker tone A/B'ed with the others.
On the new Revis "Bottles of Lightning" EP, Carondelet artists Nathaniel Cox and Robert Davis used Dreambucker-euqipped guitars exclusively.