Wolfetone Cerberus pickup
Photo: Wolfetone (opens in a new tab)
Wolfetone

Wolfetone Cerberus

Very low output, warm and smooth.

Hotter than 13% of the 280 bridge humbuckers we have · estimated from resistance

  • Alnico 3 magnet: a weak pull: airy and open, with a soft attack

Specs

DC resistance
8k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 3
Coil
Hum-cancelling

vintage outputsoft & warm

From Wolfetone's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules. No videos, reviews or player posts about the Wolfetone Cerberus collected yet.

Fits the bridge of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24, Superstrat (HH) or HSS Strat.

Similar pickups

280 fit the same slot · ranked on measured specs · top 40 shown

Upgrading from the Wolfetone Cerberus? Put it on the map and see what sits where you want your tone to go.

Each score is how close a pickup is on measured specs, out of 100. The meter shows how many of those specs we could compare; a grey score means few could be. Filters cover the top 40. How scoring works

  1. Closest match
    Gibson Custombucker

    no spec differences found

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.

    low confidence
    Compare →
  2. Bare Knuckle PG Blues
    Bare Knuckle PG Blues
    bridge humbucker

    Alnico II magnet: warmer, smoother

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.

    low confidence
    Compare →
  3. Fender Shawbucker 2
    bridge humbucker

    Alnico II magnet: warmer, smoother

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.

    low confidence
    Compare →

Played the Wolfetone Cerberus?

Tell other players how it sounds in your guitar. These are visitors' own comments: checked for spam before they appear, but not fact-checked like the sourced quotes above.

Loading comments…

Add your take

Compared with another pickup? optional

Comments are checked before they appear. Only your name is shown.

Compare side by side