Tonerider Alnico 4 Classic SET Nickel cover

Fitted these to my Ibanez archtop and I’m impressed with the sound. They are sweet sounding and respond well to the tone control. Slightly hot and good with it.

After being impressed with a set of Toneriders fitted to a Telecaster, I ordered these to go in my Epiphone Les Paul, and have been delighted with the results. The build quality is good, and the tone is classic warm Les Paul humbucker, with excellent string separation. One slight weakness is that they don't sound quite as good when the coils are split (coil taps) as some others I've heard, but I can live with this TBH - it's not the reason you play a Les Paul! Overall, these have turned my 'meh' epiphone into a definite keeper that rivals my friend's top end Gibson for tone. I'd be amazed if you could get this quality elsewhere without splashing significantly more cash. Basically if you have an Epi or similar that needs a bit more zing, do give these a go - I think you'll be delighted!

Replaced my epiphone les Paul and explorer both with these unbelievable difference in sound and dynamics .with changing out the pickups and upgrading the caps and inputs the 2 guitars feel and sound shocking. I 1st got ac4 set with no covers in black had them in the lp then decided to swap them into the explorer because they had no covers they gave a great wide own sound.then I ordered the same set with nickel covers for the lp and wow. Really cheap but real high quality pickups.i believe fender are using this product in they're non American guitars and for good reason.

These Alnico IV pickups are tremendous value. I put them into a Zemaitis metal front clone and they are as good as Gibson 57 PAFs I have in other guitars. Cannot recommend highly enough for your double humbucker guitar project .👍

Absolute fantastic product, i replaced the stock pick ups in a Epiphone Les Paul with these and they are great, the Alinco4 produces a nice clean, bright tone that works very well in the Les Paul and sounds so nice (obviously this is down to personal taste so your milage may vary) i would put the sound between my Gibson Les Paul and my Fender Strat. This is probably ,now, my most versatile sounding guitar.

Best Pups ever and better price than anywhere else

Just buy them and save £100 off a 'boutique' brand set!!! These are lovely, bright, clear 'mud free' Humbuckers that have proved perfect for getting cutting vintage tones in my '92 Les Paul which had an original overwound 490/496 set in. I was going to get some boutique PAF clones (Bareknuckle) but these sound very very good. I've been modding guitars for 30 years and used Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio, Kent Armstrong and Bare Knuckles. These are easily on par with any of those. Well packaged too.

I was blown away by the build quality and sound of this set. They were installed in a Fender Blacktop Tele and the guitar is a complete new and better instrument than before. Especially the neck pickup is better than any PAF like I've heard before, even so than my previous personal favorite, the Seymour Duncan sh-1N 59'. And for half the price of a SD set. Look no further, these toneriders are the real thing.

Li avevo sentiti e provati su una Epiphon Les Paul di un mio amico e mi hanno incantato. Li ho appena comprati anch'io e non vedo l'ora che arrivino. Qualcuno sa darmi notizie, consigli o link di riferimento per avere lo schema di montaggio in versione splittabile? Mi consigliate uno switch a 5 vie Di Marzio o altro? Il mio amico tecnico di riferimento non é uno specialista. Grazie!

Meine Epi Les Paul klang am Hals zu muffig, am Steg zu harsch, wenn man die Höhen rausdrehte wurds dumpf. Wollte sie durch bessere Tonabnehmer aufwerten. Allerdings auch nur dem "Wert" der Gitarre entsprechend investieren. Diese Pu's werden damit beworben genau für Instrumente entwickelt zu sein, denen es an "Tightness und Clarity" mangelt. Die Werbung verspricht nichts falsches. Die Bässe sind stramm, am Hals kann ich jetzt auch das Tonepoti nutzen, Volume zrückgedreht komprimiert schön und bringt die Mitten nach vorn - genau wie es sein soll. Der Stegabnehmer könnte noch mehr Wärme vertragen, kommt in meiner Gitarre verzerrt im Akkord ein wenig zu quäkend und undifferenziert daher, angecruncht mit den Finger gezupft klingt er aber gut, wahrscheinlich wäre hier der Alnico 2 Magnet für mich die bessere Wahl gewesen. Definitiv eine lohnenswerte und empfehlenswerte Investition. Schade nur, dass der Zebra-Look nicht angeboten wird, nur bei ebay und dann 30€ teurer.

If I would’ve given these 4 stars, I really think I would be under-rating these pickups. I have these in an all mahogany LP style PRS & they sound great. I put the Tonerider AC2’s in and PRS semi hollow & they sound great too. FWIW, I liked the AC4’s easily as good than the DImarzio 36’s in this specific guitar (AC4’s are staying in it too!), and I liked the AC2’s quite a bit better than the Duncan WLH in the semi hollow. They split well too. I know tone is in the ear of the beholder, but the AC4’s are very close with the Dimarzio’s, just maybe not as much mid-range, and they’re very dynamic. They AC2’s are much less compressed than the Duncan WLH, not quite as hot, and to me, give a much more authentic PAF vibe. I would imagine the AC2’s would be more comparable to the Seth Lover set with nice, rich mids, with the AC4’s being a touch warmer & with a more balanced eq. It could be that these pickups are just really well matched to the guitars, but they really surprised me and sound awesome. Great clean & dirty, good clarity, dynamic & open sounding. These are very nice pickups at ANY PRICE, and a steal for what they cost.

Ich habe die Tonabnehmer in eine Jack&Danny Les Paul eingebaut. Im Vergleich zu den alten noname Pickups eine Offenbarung. Vor allem der Halspickup produziert einen warmen, sonnigen Sound, der richtig gut gefällt. Der Pickup an der Bridge ist ebenfalls sehr gut. Man sollte aber wissen, dass er relativ wenig Output hat. HiGain kann er zwar auch, aber da gibt es sicher Besseres. Für Blues und Rock ist das Set bestens geeignet. Die guten Besprechungen der Pickups in Zeitschriften und den einschlägigen Foren sind absolut gerechtfertigt. Tolle Pickups zu einem fairen Preis.

Bonjour à vous chers lecteurs avisés, je veux juste dire que ces micros ont changés la façon de voir ma première guitare achetée en kit, montée dans le garage et puis un peu laissée de coté. je viens seulement de les monter et la, wahoou, quel son, quel crunch; quel son riche en harmoniques, pleine t cristallin à la fois, bref, un vrai bonheur. pour redescendre un peu, ces micros sont faits pour le rock avec un grand R, le blues et la pop. Donc pour tous ceux qui veulent upgrader leur vieille gratte, ça peut valoir le coup à condition d'avoir au préalable une lutherie honorable. salut benoit