Is Satin Nickel a Good Draw Pull
Product Details
Imperial® Humbucker
The Imperial® Humbucker is our take on the original 1950s P.A.F. pickup. We've designed the Imperial® to draw from the long revered qualities of the original P.A.F.s while improving on their frequency balance and giving a slight boost to the bridge pickup's output.
Avg. DC: Neck 7.6K, Bridge 8.4K
Low Wind Imperial®
Ideally suited for guitars that have a darker overall tone, our Low Wind Imperials produce more treble response and a tighter low end than our standard Imperial®. Great for use in semi-hollowbody and hollowbody guitars.
Avg. DC: Neck 7.0K, Bridge 7.9K
High Wind Imperial®
Get a thicker, fuller sound that will push your amp harder and faster than our standard Imperials while delivering a smooth tone and softer attack. We often recommend these for thin-bodied guitars like Gibson® SGs.
Avg. DC: Neck 8.4K, Bridge 9.4K
Pickup Dimensions
Lollar Imperial Pickups
Soundfiles above played by Greg Timmons with a Fender Brown Vibrolux and a Gibson 335.
All Low Wind Imperial soundfiles with clean and dirty tone were played by Greg Timmons using a LP Copy and a brown Fender Vibrolux amp.
Clean soundfiles played by Greg Timmons with a Fender Super Reverb and an LP copy.
Dirty soundfiles played by Greg Timmons with a 65Amps London and a LP copy
Standard Covers
Chrome
Nickel
Gold
Black Chrome
No-hole Chrome
No-hole Nickel
No-hole Gold
No-hole Black Chrome
Satin Gold
Satin Nickel
No-hole Satin Gold
No-hole Satin Nickel
Uncovered Double Black
Uncovered Zebra
Uncovered Reversed Zebra
Aged Gold
Aged Nickel
Made-to-Order Covers
Choose any combination of Cover Ring and Top shown below.
NOTE: Pickups with Made-to-Order covers may require additional time to build and fulfill.
Cover Rings
Nickel
Chrome
Gold
Black Chrome
Tops
Matte Black
Gloss Black
White
Cream
Pearl
Tortoise
Mint
Parchment
Colors shown here may vary slightly from actual colors due to differences in computer monitors.
What They Are Saying
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Exactly what I was looking for.
Blues Guy
Location: California
Date: March 4, 2021
I was fortunate to have Luthier, CB Perkins,in northern California install the high wind version in my Hamer sunburst custom. These are the best paf Humbucker I have played. The high wind version gives great versatility, from jump blues to classic rock, they cover everything. The set is beautiful, and I particularly like the middle position. The bridge offers full bodied mids, top end shimmer, and bottom girth. The neck is great for hot blues, from Allman Bros to Eric Clapton. I live this set.
Recommended
Low Wind/Eastman ER2
James
Location: Denver,CO
Date: February 22, 2021
I recently acquired an Eastman ER 2, a fully hollow body with no f holes and a very interesting design. It came stock with Kent Armstrong pickups that are of very good quality. But for my taste, they were too dark and the tone pot didn't offer much life. Plus, Lollar has basically ruined my ears for anything other than that glassy, round, clear tone that is their pedigree. The brushed or satin covers look amazing and this higher end axe now has tremendous character and tonal range. The product description of the low wind is spot on—they don't push an amp as hard but there is plenty of power here nonetheless.
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Excellent balance and clarity
Dean Swiatek
Location: North Adams, MA
Date: January 31, 2021
So I finally got some Lollar Imperials (reg wind) installed in my '81 Les Paul Custom, replacing the stock Tim Shaws that had gone microphonic. I got them wired up with I guess Jimmy Page wiring, coil splits, a series/parallel switch on the neck and a phase shift in push/pull pots. For what it's worth I went black, uncovered which may offer a brighter sound. First and foremost is the sound. These are fairly bright and balanced pickups. Very clean in nature with highs equal to any unpotted pickup while being potted, but that is not to say the can't handle gain. They actually work well with my Marshall Studio 15 which the stock Tim Shaw pickups did not - that amp generally does not like lower output pickups very much. All around a nice upgrade - much larger than I thought it would be. Something else worth noting is both pickups are very well balanced between both pickups. Most of the time with lower output pickups, the bridge is pretty thin and quiet compared to the neck, but the guys at Lollar pickups have overcame that problem, hence the choice for an Alnico V bridge and Alnico II neck. Finally the coil splits are very usable in these pickups as well as the pickups work well with the same EQ when split and when not. I was able to set up my Marshall Studio 15 for a nice OD sound when it's not split, and clean when split, which also makes a nice solo boost. Putting the neck into parallel makes the low end of the neck pretty much match the bridge when playing lower notes as well.
Recommended
Great pickups
Big T
Location: Atlanta, GA
Date: January 16, 2021
Had these installed in a fender player hh telecaster. I bought the low winds and I am highly impressed. My tele used to be dark but now with the low winds the guitar is now lively.
Recommended
Low Wind Perfect for SG Neck
Rob
Location: Chicago area
Date: August 21, 2019
I just put an Imperial Low Wind in the neck position of my Chicago Music Exchange special Gibson SG. You may not think of an SG as a versatile guitar, but with the the Imperial Low Wind in the neck and the custom CME T-Type in the bridge I can cover pretty much anything. The Imperial LW is the sweetest, most beautiful humbucker I have ever played (and I've been playing for 55 years). I had no idea an SG could sound so rich and clear at the same time. I have 7 guitars, but the other electrics may not see much use going forward, except when I need some whammy.
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Beyond My (High) Expectations
eg64
Location: Stutgart, Germany
Date: January 20, 2019
I 've been reading about lollar pickups in guitar magazines, oddly enough mostly reviews of high end guitars rather than tests of the actual pickups. It all came down to how clear and musical they were, attributing things to them that I felt very often ruled each other out so that kind of stuck in my head. I did some internet research and decided not to buy something cheaper and/or more popularly known and approved but something a bit more "exotic", 30% reason, 70% because I like taking risks at times ( the net and especially youtube being what they are...) I had this sg faded as my "rock" guitar for one band, and an old japanese strat for the blues/soul-band I gig with and wanted the sg to be more transparent so I could play clean(ish) funk and soul rhythms with the volume down and, of course, crunchy chords or bluesy leads on full without sacrificing the rock'n'roll qualities it has. I have to say that, before swapping pickups, I changed the factory bridge and tailpiece for bell-brass and aluminum parts and was quite happy with the result. But I wanted to go all the way and reckoned that even though the upgrades cost me more than the guitar, the result would be a guitar that i'd have to pay alot more for, had I bought it from some manufacturer. Once I had the Imperials installed, the guitar was not merely made better, for me it's now the versatile instrument a really good sg can be. I liked the faded because it sounded great unplugged and now I can hear all these qualities amplified. Frequencies don't seem to fight each other but sit well in their place so chords are not just like one block but more of an orchestra where you can hear what all frequency ranges add to the full sound. The guitar had good and even sustain before but to me it sounded a bit sterile. That is no more. There's sweet overtones in abundance but the actual note always rules. I can color the notes easily in all kinds of ways. The guitar now shows it's harp-like character when played delicately and bites almost single-coilish when you provoke it. In my bands the guitar is more prominent without being louder and still seems to leave more space for, well, everybody else actually. This pickup almost works like a good mastering studio. When you look at these pickups, you see how much care has been taken in making them. Just look at the solder joints or the quality of the cables whith extra paper insulated wires. To me, this indicates how much attention to detail went into the sound. I 've heard Jason Lollar on the doug&pat show and how the pickups are measured to specs before they go out and how much research had to be done. That's what you hear. It's good to see these products available over here. I somehow feel my strat is waiting for something....
Recommended
Lollar Imperial Low Winds
Jonny G.
Location: Florida
Date: December 12, 2018
1) I don't usually write reviews 2) I was already satisfied with my Les Paul tone before I swapped them out 3) I am completely blown away by these pickups! I popped a pair of Lollar Imperial Low Wind pickups in and was just floored by how much more clarity and presence these pickups had. I put them in a 2006 Les Paul Gibson Standard that previously had Burstbucker Pros in it. All I can say is that the hype is real. My buddy, who is a tone guru, listened to it and also agreed, these pickups just got it! I was skeptical on the low winds, vs regulars. From the sound clips I felt you lose a bit of the low mids vs the regulars, but thats what the vintage Les Paul tone was all about; no hum, but voiced more like a single coil, bright and snappy. You hear more of the guitars natural tone, rather than the pick ups interpretation of it. So point blank, spend the money and get these or any Lollar pickups you may need... they are worth the investment and the difference is palpable.
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Superlative
Claudio
Location: London
Date: August 24, 2018
I lost my money and time with others pick ups.. I installed theme in my guitar and i really have no words to describe. Just, they are far from my personal imagination, they are really the best.
Recommended
Lollar low winds
Eduardo
Location: CA
Date: October 15, 2017
I love these pickups! I put them in my Gibson es-335 over a year ago and I am very happy with the tone I have gotten out of them. They are bright, woody and articulate. I would recommend them to anyone with an es 335 looking for that vintage paf tone!
Recommended
Imperial High WInd
george
Location: Montreal, canada
Date: August 5, 2017
Guitar is Les Paul Custom '94. Bridge position
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Basically what the other reviews are saying...
KNJ
Location: South Fremantle, Australia
Date: May 20, 2017
I've had my regular wind set for 9 years, so the honeymoon trial period is well and truly over (I think...). They've gone in and out of various guitars, hollow and solid body, 6-strings and a 12-string, and they have sounded balanced in all of them. The characteristics I like most about these pickups are they're clearer and airier, but they have a great midrange character when driven. They're also quite dynamic. Some other humbuckers seem to compress too much for my liking. These bounce back when I dig in. But perhaps the most valuable quality I feel these have over any other humbucker set I've tried would be the "both pickups on" in-between setting. Other sets are usually a little neck-heavy, and I'm tinkering for hours and days (weeks... months....) convincing myself I've got there... The middle setting on these are clearly the most pronounced and funkiest I've heard. Solid
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absalute bliss
pigman
Location: Minnesota
Date: Apr30l 14, 2017
i came across these pickups installed in 335 without knowing that they were in it,...WOW.....i,m sold and am going to get all my other guitars set up with them, very musically very balanced, smooth and tasty like harmonic chocolate milk
Recommended
Imperial bridge standard wind
Bill Johnson
Location: Victoria BC
Date: Apr0l 12, 2017
This is my second set of imperials, the first installed in a lightweight lespaul standard, they were clearer and more dynamic than the stock pickups. I had used several high end PAF type pickups, but I found the Lollar Imperial set the most responsive and articulate to my style of playing. I normally prefer a single coil pickup most of the time, but these Lollar humbuckers have the brightness and touch sensitivity that I have sought to give the blues country and jazz sounds I imagine. I have never played an original PAF so besides just playing the instrument, I'm basing my impression on recordings and videos of myself playing the guitar. I am now ordering a low wind neck for my ES-335. For what it costs a Canadian to purchase one of these, you had better believe I'm convinced.
Recommended
Imperial Underwound Neck Pickup for my PRS S2 Semihollow
Malamore
Location: MN
Date: February 8, 2017
I love my PRS S2 Semihollow Singlecut but the neck pickup wasn't cutting it. Too thin and plain sounding. I swapped it out for an Imperial Underwound pickup (4 conductor for coil splitting) and the guitar is perfect. The pickup can handle rock to jazz. It's super versatile.
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Is Satin Nickel a Good Draw Pull
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