Top Finds of 2010 / Voltage Guitar Pickups

As a gear fanatic and tone hound these are the things I love most - Upgrades and mods, a new piece of gear, and a proper gig or session. But there is something else which brings even more joy, something that stands out way above the rest. I call this "the mother of all rushes"... and that is - The discovery of a completely new and original product. In our history of gadgets, gizmos, and whatchamacalits, there are non more exciting than the coming of a new creation. Whether it be cosmetical, electrical, or for user friendliness. For those of you who have never heard of Voltage Guitar Pickups I implore you to please pay attention and make sure to visit their website once you've run through our post. I was blessed with a set of Voltage Chaos pickups earlier this year and the only thing I can say is... things will never be the same.

Voltage Chaos Pickups

(Strat Model)

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Take a close look at these pickups. At first look they may seem like just another everyday normal run of the mill Strat set. But then you look closer and notice there is something you have never seen on a set of Strat pups. Builder and designer Ben Sheppard calls this his "Voltage" single coil design. Now, this cool mesh grill design may look cool (beyond cool if you ask me), but there is a purpose behind this hip look. Ben designed these pickups to provide the player with healthy jumped in both power and sustain. This gives the already slick and unmistakable "Strat" sound an even cooler and much more versatile tone. The Chaos pups are wound from 5.8k to 6.2k and built with the finest parts and components. Each pickup is also calibrated for use in it's proper position for the ultimate in tone shaping and pickup blending. I've had a chance to rock these pickups now for a good period of time, and I will say they are like nothing I have ever played through a Strat. I have gigged, recorded, practiced, written, and compared these pickups to many others. One thing is for sure... these baby's are an animal all their own. This was a product that at first glance had me impressed as well as curious beyond belief. And even cooler was how great these pickups looked once they were wired into my guitar. Many times a company or builder will use looks solely to sell his/her product, and many times this technique works. This is not one of those incidences, nor is this design a gimmick of any kind. 


For my testing of these pickups I would plug into a handful of different amps, A/B them with a Strat sporting traditional pups, and would run them through a handful of different stompboxes. I began the adventure with a 22 watt 65' Deluxe Reverb reissue (on loan froma  good buddy) plugged into the normal channel, with a coily Bullet Cable and nothing else in the signal chain. The normal channel's Vol/Bass/Treble I set straight up the middle, this giving me a big'n'punchy blackface tone that sounded like absolute heaven. I began with the neck pickup, strumming away and a handful of different licks and chords. Right away the Chaos pickups chimed away with beautiful brute force and originality. It wasn't so much that they sounded extremely different or alien of a vintage Strat pickup. All of the snappy cutting power of a standard Strat pickup was there, only with more focus and clarity. The highs that these pickups let loose had a bell-like top end that shimmered and shined like diamonds. The bass was very present but not overpowering, with a smooth curve and tight corners. Then there was the midrange that these pickups produced (my favorite), a sound that slammed right in-between everything else and gave the amp a well balanced overall tone. The fact that these pickups gave more of everything made them very very versatile and also gave them a wider dynamics range. To warm them up I only needed to roll back on the guitar's tone control, and rolling back on the volume they would hold their own. Some pickups you start playing around with the guitar's volume control and you listen as your tone goes to all hell. Same goes for the guitar's tone knob. These pickups responded beautifully to this little trick, making them a prime choice for those of you who dial in & out on the fly. I also noticed how sensitive they were to my pick attack. This would later provide me with some tasty tasty sustain when matching them up with an overdriven amp and dirt pedals. Next I ran through a bunch of different chords, from the simplest to the most complex. Through every type of chord I played I was able to get stunning good balance. The pickups created great string articulation and clarity, had plenty of bite, and were easily tamable. Even the lightest of my touches I was able to enhance what the amp would dish out. I then pushed the Deluxe Reverb into a natural tube driven grit, and here is where these pickups did most of their magic. What had been projected through my clean tones was now flowing even stronger through a wave of gritty goodness. It seemed like the lows, highs, and mids became even stronger once I added in a little grime. Touching down softly on the strings produced light semi-dirty tones that bloomed in & out. The harder I dug in - the more the Chaos pickups gave me. Through very loud amp tones I was able to control and mold amp feedback as if pushing a paint brush. And still I took them further. It was time for me to break out something a little stronger, something with more wattage and output. My next choice would be a Super Lead slammed into a huge sounding rock tone. I wanted to see just how much these pups could do. To get an idea of the differences between the Voltage Pickups and a traditional vintage set of single coil pickups, I first played through my 60's Strat build. I ran through some blues licks, rhythm power chords, leads, and bends and double stops. Comparing the standard set of pickups to the Chaos set I easily heard the difference. It wasn't a matter of better or worse, nor did one set out weigh the other in any way. With the Chaos pickups everything was brighter, thicker, and meatier. Instead of softer, warmer, and spankier like you would get from a vintage set. The rockin good tone form the Super Lead made for great classic rock, hard rock, punk rock, blues rock, and every other type of rock I played. Switching from one pickup position to another was something quite special. Every pickup position kicked out a character of it's own, leaving me with an arsenal of golden tones to choose from. Here I broke out the pedals. First I plugged into some dirt boxes, then modulation, then wahs and the like. Through clean boosters the pickups were enhanced, never getting in the way of the root tone and only taking it further. Overdrive pedals were are something you will discover these pickups love most. Just like overdriven tube amps I was able to get lots of richness and clarity. With fuzz boxes I was able to maintain better string separation and huge amounts of sustain. Mixed in with a little delay I was able to shape some of the most epic sounding rock tones I have ever heard. I needed not blend these pickups with a compressor or EQ pedal. In the studio the Chaos pickups proved to be a very powerful weapon, as well as on the stage, and in practice. Anyone looking for pull more from their Strat's would do themselves nicely by wiring in a set of Voltage Pickups. Up until now I have played these pickups through more amps, pedals, and effects units than I can count. Each and every experience has been a positive one, a memorable one, and one full of inspiration. Hands down... there is no way to go wrong here. 

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You can check out more info on Voltage Guitar Pickups by visiting www.voltageguitarpickups.com Also make sure to stay tuned for more pickup features from this magical company in the near future. Keep on tuning in for the rest of Analog War Cry's Top Finds of 2010!!

Imagine it's 1967

I know it's been a while since we've featured any pickups here on Analog War Cry, but I assure you it was well worth the wait. This here is Chevalier Pickups, formally known as Copperhead Pickups. If ever you've had a chance to hear a set of these or own a set yourself, you know how fantastic they are. And if you're a newbie to the world of Chevalier pups you are in for a very special treat. Last year I set on a quest to put together a proper 60's style Straocaster. I went ahead and got myself a body, a neck, and got to work. Soon after I would discover it was easier said than done. I was able to find awesome vintage style tuners and trem setup, and great parts/components. Then it came to the pickups and I got stuck. I wanted to get as close to a 60's/Hendrix tone as humanly possible. Something that could push both stellar clean and dirty tones. While on my hunt I would come across a Copperhead Pickups review and to say the least, I was impressed and inspired by what I had read. A few weeks later a set of pickups would come knocking on my door and my search for the perfect tone would end. Now I am proud to say I own a guitar that is on a level that not many ever reach. All thanks to a cat named Jeff Chevalier.

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Chevalier

1967's

• Hand wound to typical 67' wind count
• Plain enamel wire
• Alinco 5 magnets/Period correct stagger
• Grey vulcanized fibre flat work/Nod to Jimi
• Cloth covered leads
• Built for immaculate tone
• Custom customer specs also available

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I honest to God don't even know where to start with these pickups, they have been such a blessing and have gotten me more compliments on my tone than any other piece of gear I own. Every show I've played with them, recording I've done, friend who has heard them, and tech who has heard them has been blown away by them. The 67's are wound to exact 1960's specs and are built with period correct parts and components. The outcome? A spot-on unmistakable classic 60's tone. Later Jeff would inform me that these were his tribute to the sound found in Jimi's spectacular late 60's Strats. Boy did he nail it. What else can I say about these baby's? They are built beautifully and will never ever leave my guitar. Now for some tones.

I will never forget the moment after plugging into my Strat just after having wired in the set of 67 pickups. I plucked down on that first chord and there it was.... that unmistakable snappy, bright, warm, and edgy sound of a proper 60's era Stratocaster. And all it took to achieve the sound was a decent guitar cable and proper tube amp. From here things would only got better too. The amp I started testing the pickups through was a Super Lead cranked up to a healthy howling grit. What better amp to test these pickups with right? The 67's playing through the amp's natural crunch sounded like something out of a dream! Within the pickups tones I could easily identify all of my favorite Hendrix records and tunes. Mixed with the powerful Super Lead the pickups created an overdrive type distortion that was full of jumping harmonics and overtones. What really stood out though was the amount of definition I was getting. I could hear every note perfectly! If I'd chug down, play a double-stop, or bend a string. The 67's would pickup every detail and nuance, then dish it out with killer classic rock flavor. For me, finding usable med to high overdrive with a Strat has not been easy. Usually I get too much raspyness, brittle character, or too sharp of a vibe. This is no problem if every you've played a vintage Strat. Something about the way the pickups were wound back then really let Strat's hold their own. This is the sound and feeling projected when playing through the 67's. I slowly started adding in more gain, cutting highs, and adding lows and mids. Here I was able to get more of an aggressive sound. A tone perfect for cutting through any setup, perfect for stacking guitar parts, and a perfect root tone for building on top of. While in the neck pickup position I began to experiment with some of my guitar's tone and volume controls settings. I was able to roll back on the guitar's volume to get a subtle, airy, light grit. I was still able to hear the pickups vintage character perfectly, and even more importantly still had the amp's root tone intact. With some pickups if you roll back the volume you find out things get muddy or out of focus. Not here. I then switched pickup positions to the neck/middle and played away. This pickup position for some reason has always been difficult to pull great tones out of. The Chevalier 67's blew right through this pickup setting like nothing. I had a great combination of boomy lows and thick midrange honk. The pickups also adapted and responded to tweaking the amp's tone controls quite nicely. I was able to dial in not just one sweet spot, but several. My pick attack had a lot to do with how I was able to pull so many tones from these pickups. With the amp set to a light overdrive I was able to get completely clean and serene guitar tones, just by picking softly. Then by digging in I was able to get everything the amp was dishing out. The really nice thing about playing these pickups through a sweet sounding light crunch was the 50/50 clean/dirty tones I would get by alternating my picking strength. Boy do I love me a set of pickups that can do that. It's something I've heard in Tom Petty's playing that I've always loved. Pickups like these are perfect for accenting your vocals and chorus'. I then took the Super Lead to high/medium gain levels and switched to the middle/bridge pickup position. Here I heard many many possibilities. Depending on how I'd set the tone and volume control on my guitar I was able to get everything from classic rock and blues tones, to alternative rock and country rock tones. Something I discovered while in this pickup position was a kind of cocked wah sound. I don't know if it was the cap I had in the guitar or what. But by shaving off some of the guitar's tone I got this subtle throaty sound that was perfect for riffing, leads, and power chords. Then the time for adding in some booster, overdrivers, and fuzz boxes came. For me it is all fine and dandy if a pedal can work great with an amp. But I like to use pedals, and if a pickup can't get along with my pedals it's time for that pickup to go. This of course was not the case here. Every type of dirt box or booster I threw at the Chevalier 67's exploded with fierce tonality. Pushing a fuzz pedal and vibe through my partner's Super Lead never sounded so damn good. Spot-on Hendrix city all the way. Even when dialing insanely cruel fuzz tones the pickups held their own and pushed out clear and defined notes. Single note runs also sounded killer, which in fact didn't sound like single notes at all. The amount of size these pickups can push out makes even the smallest of notes sound like giants. Since having the 67's in my Strat I have played gigs, recorded, let some friends record with them, and best of all written with them. There is nothing like a great sounding set of pickups to get your juices flowing. I am all about the classic rock, psychedelic, blues rock thing. These pickup? Perfect for that job. And this isn't the only arena they're champions in. At one point I was running some jazz solo exercises with my Strat because my buddy had borrowed my semi-hollow guitar. All it took to get a sweet dark'n'beautiful tone was playing with the right amp and tweaking the guitar's tone knobs. In the end it's all about feel. If you don't feel it - you don't feel it, PERIOD! Dream up or think of the most awesome sounding Strat tone your mind will let you imagine. The mirror of that tone is the Chevalier 1967's.

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For more info on these amazing pickups go to www.chevalierpickups.com You can also reach the Chevalier Pickups site by clicking the direct link in our sidebar. I know Jeff is either int he works or already producing Tele pickups, which we will try are hardest to bring your way. Stay tuned

Authentic Vintage Tone Today

We said we'd be back with some more killer gear from Raw Vintage, well here it is. For those of you who might have missed the last Raw Vintage feature we had done some reviews on their vintage quality pure steel saddles and tremolo springs. Raw Vintage is a company that has made it pretty clear what they're here to do, and that is to provide us with some really great guitar products, period! It is so important for those of us who play or collect vintage guitars to be able to fit them with the proper hardware and parts. Let's face it an authentic vintage piece just doesn't work unless it's sporting the correct outfit. Then there's that breed of gear junky that loves to build and modify his own gear. We hope we can inspire you cats to look into these killer products and get the chance to play your dream guitar.

Our next feature from Raw Vintage is their vintage voiced 50's and 60's Strat pickups, and these are no joke, serious, vintage tone machines. It's really something special when someone can builds gear that recreates the great sounds of our golden age of rock and roll. It is the many years experience in rewinding vintage pickups that gave Raw Vintage the ability to create their own authentic vintage voiced pickups. They used similar vintage pickup building techniques such as staggered pole pieces, Alnico magnets, AWG-42 gauge wire (same as the heavy formvar magnet wire used in vintage pickups), and wax potting. You can check out more info on Raw Vintage's pickup building techniques on their website. We had a chance to put each a 50's and a 60's set into action, testing each set of pickups through both vintage and modern amps. The outcome was something that floored us and absolutely satisfied our tone junky thirst. These are not your average boutique pickups.

(pickups available in aged or non-aged appearance)

RV-5661

50's Tone Pickups
(5.8~6.1Kohm)

If you've ever had the chance to play a proper 50's Stratocaster you know there is nothing quite like it. Pickups manufactured back in the 50's had something about them that created an even, warm, and defined tone. A sound we spend lots of time trying to achieve. So what is it about vintage pickups that makes them sound so good? It isn't some sort of magic or secret building techniques. So what is it? I'll tell you what it is, it's simply a matter of components and building strategies. This is why vintage pickups sound the way they do and the reason we're all hungry for them. The Raw Vintage RV-5661 pickups are everything you would want from a 50's Strat pickup from the sound on down to the look. What if you have an aged guitar that you don't want to swap shiny new pickups into? No problem, Raw Vintage makes both aged and new pickup styles. I swapped a set of RV-5661's into a standard mexican made Stratocaster and instantly I could hear a difference. All the bounce, jangle, and pop one would expect from a great set of Strat pickups came singing through my guitar. The 50's rock sound is one that had lots of spank in it, it was a sound that also worked great for blues, R&B, and blues. One thing that is a must in order to recreate a good set of 50's style pickups is warmth, period! I played the 5661's first through a 57 Tweed Champ, a reissue of course. All the way through the Champ's volume knob I was able to get some great usable tones. The blend of the low wattage amp and the Raw Vintage pickups created some of the best rhythm guitar tones we have ever been able to dial-in. We moved it up to some more power next by plugging into a Twin, here is where these pickups let themselves be known. All it took was a bit of the Twin's high's, mids, lows, and hint of reverb to get those immaculate clean tones we all love to play with. The depth in the sound of these pickups really shined as I turned up the volume and began to get some grit. Harmonics and richness in every note, and perfect amount of sustain without the use of a compressor. That's a good sign you're playing a quality set of pickups. Even when I dug into the strings things didn't become muddy, instead the strings resonated in all the right places which made them produce a warm, natural overdrive. The 5661's kept the amp's sound clear and consistent. To get back to a bouncy clean tone all I had to do was roll the guitar's volume back. I also noticed I could get clean tones by simply playing lighter, the sound would mellow out growl only when pursued. These are great pickups for those of you who like to let your hands do all the talking. The RV-5661's will produce everything from pristine cleans, punchy dirt tones, and screaming leads. Raw Vintage has really created a set of genius pickups, and all simply by following some traditional techniques. Oh how I love that good ol' rock and roll. Grab a set and bring back the sound that has worked for so damn long, you can't go wrong.

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RV-6264

60's Tone Pickups

(6.0~6.3Kohm)

The 60's, they were a wonderful time for music, rock most of all. I see the 60's as the birth of heavy rock, experimentation, and the road that has led us to where we are today in rock and roll. There was a lot going on with both guitars and amplifiers that guitar players had to get accustomed to, having the right set of pickups was key in order to make sure you rocked. The Raw Vintage RV-6264 60's voiced pickups bring back all those fierce, in your face, and lovely tones we all love and worship. I put the set of RV-6264's in a 60's project Strat I was working on, they're still in this guitar and probably won't be going anywhere. First I played the pickups through a Twin Reverb, set it clean and let it fly. I was able to get a beautiful chimed and spanky sound, the kind of sound that's perfect for chord work, finger picking, country, blues, and funk. The sound was bright but not tinny, and had a sweet balance of lows and mids. Each string came across even and not jagged, which accented the beautiful cleans of my Fender amp. I've played single coils in the past that have produced uneven string projection, this leads to ugly sounding chords, and more work when recording. This is not an issue with these pickups. Next I added in some of my favorite overdrivers to the clean setting to see what kind of a dirty sound I could get from the 6264's. I noticed right away how well the lows, mids, and highs all stayed intact at all levels of overdrive. Some single coils will howl in all the wrong places or become muddy when played through certain overdrive or distortion pedals. I was able to keep my tone in check without much fiddling of the amp's eq knobs, and the pickups cleaned up nicely when I rolled back the volume. Now it was time for some serious overdrive, some english amp style overdrive. After all, what kind of a test would this be without playing these pickups through a vintage Marshall? I set in a perfect amount of rhythm grit, and flipped between each pickup position. The neck pickup had a perfect amount of output, great for those dirty Hendrix style rhythm tones. All I had to do to kick it into lead madness was step on my booster. Instantly everything from Stevie Ray, and Clapton, to Blackmore, and Buddy Guy came pouring from my amp. I was also able to get some nice dirty jazz tones by laying off on the drive and rolling back on my guitar's tone and volume. In the middle pickup position you get just as good a fat and clear sound only you get hint more mids and highs, this works for great for switching out your rhythm tones in case you're clashing with another guitar player. The ultimate joy in these pickups is definitely in the bridge pickup though, it's not too harsh and has just the right amount of output. The bridge position produced a smooth, balanced attack on the strings which made for some silky, aggressive lead work. Playing the lead pickup through a fuzz pedal was even better, all-out psychedelic rock heaven! It's clear these pickups were designed to work great in all positions. Along with all the in-between settings the possibilities are endless. The RV-6264's work great for so many uses and sound great for all types of music. Whether you're looking to build a solid 60's replica, need to replace a vintage set pups, or just want to upgrade your tone, these bad boys will sa-tis-fy! Enjoy and keep rocking on boys and girls.

For more info on Raw Vintage Products go to www.rawvintage.com or click the direct link in our sidebar. We will continue to keep you guys informed on any news and updates from raw Vintage so make sure to keep your eyes peeled.

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1 part quality + 1 part talent = KILLER TONE

I have been so fortunate this last year to come across some pretty great boutique gear companies. One of them being Rumpelstiltskin, a fantastic one-man operation pickup company run by the talented Aaron Campbell. All of Campbell's pickups are hand-wound one at a time, right here in the good ol USA, with tip top materials and parts. You will not only hear the quality in these pickups but notice how well they are put together when take them out of the box. The specialty of the day for Rumpelstiltskin is and always has been Strat and Tele pickup sets. They hit everything from the '54 Strat sets, Pre-CBS Strat sets, to killer sounding Black Guard Tele sets and beyond. Aaron's spin on these classic pickups is spot-on, it is something you can tell the man has studied and studied well. These are perfect pickups for tricking out a guitar or adding some extra needed character to an already ok sounding axe of yours. There is one thing that's for sure, that much needed vintage howl that has been missing in today's music can easily be found in these amazing pickups. If you don't know now you know.

Black Guard Tele

Telecaster set

This set instantly gave me the feel and tone of the authentic vintage Blackguard Telecaster. I've been lucky to have had some pretty cool guitars in my hand, a Blackguard being one of them. This is a tone one will not forget easily and will fall in love with on the spot. I'm happy to say Aaron has captured this beautiful tone. There is something about these pickups that just stands out from the many I have tested and tried. One thing, holding them in your hands you can feel the work that went into building them, this is an area in gear that I just can't get enough of. How can you go wrong when you have a nicely built piece of gear? People who know me know that the Telecaster is my #1 guitar of choice, they also know that I am one tuff judge when it comes to Tele pickups. The Tele tone is unlike any other, it's a guitar tone that has worked so well for so long and for so many types of music. The classic, traditional, and spot-on twangy tone that these Rumpelstiltskin pickups deliver will have even the most hardcore of guitar collector drooling and satisfied. To make sure I got the most our of these bad boys I tested them through a series of clean and classic vintage Fender amps. The chime and ringing goodness floored when I struck that first chord, there is a bite to these pickups that give them their own signature tone while maintaining the classic Blackguard tone. You can definitely hear a bit of Aaron Campbell's flavor in these pickups. I've never been much of a "chicken picker" but you can sure as hell count me in when it comes to blues, funk, and rock. I slammed down on some James Brown funk chords and was quite impressed at the how well they held their clarity, each string well balanced and defined. With a tad bit of overdrive, just a hair, these pickups sound absolutely immaculate! I almost want to say I was able to get a killer Stevie Ray tone out of these pickups. There is a response to these pickups that I haven't been able to get out of most Tele pickups. When I cranked up the overdrive level of my stompbox they were able to hold their own, and boy did they do it well. One thing about some other Tele pickups I haven't dug in the past is how they begin to sound muddy once you introduce a fair amount of drive. You won't get that unwanted character out of these pickups, whether it be funk, blues, rock, you will be able to hang. The Rumpelstiltskin Blackguard pickups passed with flying colors and I would highly suggest you get your hands on some before they blow up...These are one one of the best kept secrets in the underground and boutique world.

Pre-CBS Strat

The name of these pickups says it all. If you've been fortunate enough to try out the classic Pre-CBS Fender guitars and pickups you know how wonderful they sounded and played. It is just a fact that the guitars from back then were built much better than the standard runs that are available today. What about them is better? Play one and you'll know the answer to that question. Well now you can get the tone of those killer guitars in any Start model available today. Think of the great tones from yesteryear and you have what these pickups are capable of, it is a gift sent from heaven! Again I must speak on the attention to detail and quality of Rumpelstiltskin pickups, you know you're holding something special once you get them in your hands. These Pre-CBS model pickups just like Tele sets are built just as beautifully. Now the tone. If I could get it down in one word it would be...immaculate. The springyness, definition, and pop of a great Strat pickup all live inside this amazing Rumpelstiltskin model. There is a character to these pickups that bring back all the great tunes I grew up with. I ran them through my favorite overdrive, boosters, and fuzz pedals, getting some of the most tasteful and true to vintage tones possible. Now we all know how killer a fuzz pedal sounds through a humbucker, but I still think that the best way to get a killer fuzz tone is with a quality single coil pickup. These pickups fall into that category of pickups that work really well pedals no matter what kind the effect. The bridge pickup had lots of tasty highs, with a hint of tight lows, and well balanced mids. The bridge pickup being perfect for cutting through any mix when things get wild on stage. The in-between of the bridge and middle pickup sounded to me like everything I just described only a bit more of it, more balls if you will. The middle pickup alone is the perfect position for slamming down on chords and picking. The mid pickup rings really well as if being pushed by a hint a compression, how Aaron did that I do not know. Now my favorite position, which surprisingly enough is most Strat players least favorite position. The mid/neck pickup setting, oh baby! Through these bad boys you get everything you want, great for rhythm strumming, picking, lead work, and everything in between. I found some really wonderful tones by rolling back on the volume, which reminds me. These pickups hang in there when backing off on the volume control, the eq stays intact and doesn't get too muddy and lost. The neck pickup really growls and sings like a beast leaving it's cave. I had a blast with these pickups and had to throw them into a Stat style guitar of my own...actually my rhythm guitar players Strat, but I do get to play it and see it everyday. I can't say enough about these pickups. Aaron Campbell has a special and great talent for knocking out some wonderful sounding pickups. He is part of that elite group of pickup builders that will continue to be a favorite amongst the "player" community.


For more info please check out the Rumpelstiltskin website at www.rumpelpickups.com or click the logo in our links. If you're looking for a great vintage tone or looking to upgrade your guitar these are perfect for the job. Have a blast!!!