Guitar Pickups
Everything published on Viyolens under Guitar Pickups — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
P90 Pickup Guitars: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing a P90 pickup guitar requires understanding P90 tone characteristics, evaluating different manufacturers from Gibson to Epiphone, and assessing build quality across price ranges. This guide he...
Guitar Pickups Single Coil: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Selecting single-coil guitar pickups requires understanding output levels, magnet types, and construction quality. This guide helps you upgrade confidently.
Single Coil Pickup: A Complete Guide
Pick Up Humbucker: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The stock pickups aren't cutting it anymore. Here's how to buy the right humbucker for how you actually play, not just the spec sheet.
Gretsch Left: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Finding the right left-handed Gretsch guitar doesn't have to be daunting. This buying guide breaks down body styles, pickups, build quality and price tiers to help you make a confident choice.
Guitar Pickups: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Before you spend on a new amp or more pedals, it's worth looking at what's under the strings. Choosing the right pickups might be the most direct route to the sound you actually want.
The Best Pick Up Humbuckers for the Money
No fake shootouts — just an honest map of where the humbucker market's money goes, depending on what you actually play.
The Complete Guide to 7 String Ibanez Guitars
Ibanez's 7 string guitars deliver expanded harmonic possibilities with the signature precision engineering that defines the brand, making them essential instruments for players exploring metal, progre...
The Complete Guide to Guitar For Metal Music
Metal guitars demand specific characteristics: sustain, responsiveness and tonal clarity through distortion. Discover what features define metal-suitable guitars and how to choose an instrument that s...
Active Pickup Guitar: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Buying an active pickup guitar requires understanding how they differ from passive designs, battery requirements, and real-world implications.
Bare Knuckle Pickups Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Bare Knuckle pickups get talked about with real reverence — here's what hand-winding, magnets and output actually mean once you look past the marketing.
Common Yamaha Revstar Mistakes to Avoid
It's a genuinely good range, but a few honest mistakes crop up again and again. Here's what to check before you buy a Yamaha Revstar.
Yamaha Electric Guitar: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Pickups, necks, bridges and budget: a practical, no-nonsense walk through everything worth checking before you buy a Yamaha electric guitar.
Gibson Usa Pickups for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Upgrading to Gibson USA pickups represents your first serious tone-shaping decision as a guitarist.
The Complete Guide to P90 Guitars
P90 guitars produce distinctive warm, woody tone that distinguishes them from modern pickup designs. The iconic P90 pickup delivers characterful, expressive playing experience ideal for blues, rock, a...
Common Guitar Pink Mistakes to Avoid
It's easy to fall for a shade of pink and forget to check the guitar underneath. Here are the mistakes worth avoiding before you spend a penny.
Common Bare Knuckle Pickups Mistakes to Avoid
Bare Knuckle pickups don't disappoint often — bad buying, fitting and setup decisions do. Here are the mistakes to dodge before you order.
Fender Guitar Pickup: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing a Fender guitar pickup requires understanding magnet types, output levels, and sound goals. This buying guide covers specifications, price ranges, and what to avoid.
Guitar Pickups Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Guitar pickups are electromagnetic transducers, and understanding what separates one type from another is how you make informed decisions about your tone — rather than guessing.
Electric Guitar Blue: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Buying an electric guitar blue means balancing aesthetics with specs. This guide covers what matters: pickups, hardware, finish quality, and price tiers—so you avoid expensive mistakes.
Humbucker Pickups for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The genuinely useful basics, no jargon overload: why your guitar might already have one, and what neck versus bridge actually means.
Pick Up Humbucker for Beginners: A Complete Guide
You don't need a physics degree to buy and set up a humbucker properly. Here's what genuinely matters first.
The Complete Guide to Bridge Pickup Guitar
The bridge pickup guitar position offers bright, articulate tone ideal for lead playing and cutting through mixes. Learn how to choose and upgrade effectively.
The Complete Guide to Classical Electric Guitar
A classical electric guitar amplifies nylon strings without sacrificing classical feel. Learn about pickup types, tone, and whether you need one.
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Electric Guitar
A versatile amplified instrument for rhythm, lead and genre-spanning performance, from clean tones to high-gain sounds.
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Fender Stratocaster
The fender stratocaster is a versatile electric guitar known for bright tones, comfort and wide genre appeal.
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Lap Steel Guitar
A distinctive slide instrument for smooth, sustained phrasing in country, blues, Hawaiian and experimental music.
Left Handed Guitar
Mirror-image instruments designed for left-handed players across acoustic, electric, bass and specialist styles.
Schecter
Schecter guitars combine modern styling, strong playability and versatile performance for rock, metal and gigging musici...
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Squier Telecaster
Tele-style electrics with sharp articulation, simple controls and the classic twang many players rely on.
Yamaha Electric Guitar
Yamaha electric guitar models combine versatile tones, comfort and dependable performance for many genres.
Yamaha Revstar
The Yamaha Revstar is a distinctive modern electric guitar with strong style, comfort and versatile tone.
