I'm a big fan of non-traditional pickups, with some of my favorite sounds coming from Wide Range Humbuckers, Filtertons, and Minis. Well, Lollar just released their Firebird style pickups in humbucker form and I'm loving the sparkle and tight bottom end of these pickups. What turns me off about most humbucker sets is that the neck position tends to be too muddy or overly "warm" for my tastes. These Birds offer such nice clarity even in the neck position and help retain that sparkle, snap and chime I love so much.

I had my tech drop this set in my Squier Paranormal Toronado. With its 24.75" scale it plays like an offset rocker, and the Bird set matches the vibe well, bringing the guitar to life.

Here I'm exploring the clean sounds across each pickup position. Check the notes below for all the details and specs of this setup.

Thanks to Lollar for sending these pickups over to demo!

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Chapters -
00:00 Intro/Bridge Position
00:16 Overview
00:45 Middle Position
01:32 Neck Position
02:53 Middle Position (pt. 2)
03:14 Bridge Position (pt. 2)
03:50 Tone Roll-Off

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Gear -
Squier Paranormal Toronado
Lollar Pickups The Bird set - chrome
500K pots
D'Addario .11s

Strymon Flint v2

70s Fender Vibro Champ
10" Weber Alnico

Soyuz 1973 mic
Warm WA12 Preamp
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