Birmingham

So let me start with a little about me to see if my review is worthy of you taking serious. I've been playing forty years now. I've been a word of mouth luthier for over thirty years. I played professionally for several years. And last but not least for about thirty years I bought, sold, and traded guitars. I was also a buyer for a few really rich guys with huge guitar collections. I've owned several hundred guitars in my lifetime. I've owned and played so so many pickups over the years is ridiculous. When it came to Tonerider pickups I've basically ignored them for years now. I've installed quite a few over the years and they were all okay but just not for me I thought. Then I saw these Birminghams advertised and heard many examples and thought to myself I'm going to give them a try. One of my favorite things about Tonerider is the affordability of their products. I bought my set for a Les Paul that I've never really found the perfect set for. Now get this, I pulled a set of WCR Godwoods out to replace with Birminghams, which even to me is insane, but...
After all these years I've finally found the tone I was chasing for this Les Paul with this pickup set. I was truly shocked! There is a ton of low cost options out there but they always sound slightly anemic to me. I was expecting that with these but no, quality all the way around. See when you finally make the jump to a great winder you will hear that difference and these have that in spades. The best way I can describe it is a quality pickup has a very vowel like presentation and often it has that winders signature in their sound. They're very much alive when you play them. You can tell these guys spent some time dialing these in for something very distinctive. I can't recommend these enough and I'm definitely trying more. Tonerider is a great low cost excellent pickup manufacturer. At these prices what's to lose?

I don’t write a lot of reviews this pickup is perfect
You can twang for days rock tones are awesome
Air- strong mids- bass is full and low in the mix at the same time

I have a 2005 Washburn X20 Pro that originally came equipped with unbranded stock pickups in an HSS configuration. These offered basic versatility but lacked the definition and character of higher-quality pickups.

I opted to install a set of Tonrider pickups (City Limits in the neck and middle, Birmingham in the bridge), which has resulted in a drastic improvement. I've obtained a much richer and more balanced tonal palette, with greater definition, clarity, and power. The Birmingham humbucker offers superior output and the versatility of coil-splitting, as well as good balance with the City Limits single coils which, for their part, provide bright and balanced tones. Overall, with this Tonrider pickup configuration, the guitar has gained in sonic quality and versatility for various musical styles. I am very satisfied with the improvement achieved.

The sound of 80s rock

I have bought many different sets from TONERIDER. Every set is a winner. Truly amazing pickups. Transform your guitar today!