Lollar Pickups has introduced the new Monolith humbucker model, a higher-output pickup designed for guitarists who play both modern and extreme styles of music.
Many high-output humbuckers suffer from either a boxy voicing or a harsh and brittle top end. The Monolith is designed to deliver balanced tone in all positions and increased dynamic and frequency ranges, using AlNiCo 8 magnets.
The bridge position offers a midrange forward sound with increased harmonics and fundamental frequency response and the right amount of compression when palm muting for a satisfying attack and grunt. And, like Lollar’s other pickup designs, the neck position is designed to be open, clear, and balanced with the bridge, offering a prominent midrange that offers a more vocal sound for leads and clean passages.
Splitting the coils on these humbuckers provides a full-bodied single-coil sound. When under gain, the split coils provide the percussive and aggressive tone for lower tunings and extended scale length instruments that progressive and djent players seek.
The Monolith humbuckers are available individually, or as two-piece sets for both 6 and 7-string guitars. For 6-string sets, Lollar also offers an F-spaced bridge position pickup (53 mm) to match a wider string spacing required for guitars with tremolos.
Specs for the Monolith humbuckers are:
- 6 string Avg. DC: Neck 12.9K, Bridge 19.3K, F-spaced Bridge 19k
- 7 string Avg. DC: Neck 14.7K, Bridge 19.6K
- Recommended Capacitor: .022uf
- Recommended Potentiometers: 500k
Lollar Monolith humbuckers’ street price varies based on options, starting at $190. For more information visit LollarGuitars.com/Monolith_Humbuckers.
