The Black Winter is as dark as the winter in Scandinavia and delivers a powerful and aggressive sound. The perfect balance of this pickup allows you to switch from a heavy and dirty sound for extreme riffs to a sharp sound for articulated solos. Perfect for all extreme metal.
Designed for black metal, this humbucker faithfully and powerfully reproduces the aggressive grain characteristic of Nordic extreme metal with incredible clarity in the mids and highs while the lows remain controlled and precise.
Ceramic / 4 conductors / Bridge resistance: 16.6k - Neck: 13k
To satisfy guitarists looking for the most powerful pickups, the new Black Winter Rails version takes ferocity and precision to a new level.
Designed for the most extreme Metal genres, this evolution combines the aggressiveness of the original Black Winter with the modern advantages of rail design. The result: a passive pickup that delivers a punchy, balanced sound from string to string, with even greater gain and sustain. Whether you unleash yourself on fast leads or thunderous palm mutes while pushing the limits of drop tunings, the Black Winter Rails offer the clarity and definition needed to dominate the mix.
The addition of rails to the triple ceramic magnet base brings a lot of definition to the original model. By evenly distributing the magnetic field across all strings, the rail design ensures unmatched balance, even with the most powerful distortions. This tightens and sharpens the lows for a more focused power feel while extending sustain for fast leads that require particular playability. Whether you venture into the lowest tunings and layer complex chord progressions, the Black Winter Rails keep every note defined, giving you the responsiveness and articulation the modern Metal sound demands.
The Black Winter Rails are available for 6- and 7-string guitars and fit standard as well as vibrato bridges. Handmade in Santa Barbara, California.