Gibson Original Mini-Humbucker pickup
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Gibson Original Mini-Humbucker

A bridge mini-humbucker with an Alnico 2 magnet and vintage output.

vintage outputsoft & warm

Specs

DC resistance
6.2k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 2
Coil
Hum-cancelling

From Gibson's published specs (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules. No videos, reviews or player posts about the Gibson Original Mini-Humbucker collected yet.

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