Hi Phil, hey just saw this! Thanks for the video!!!

This is the kind of specific guitar nerdy video that made me start watching KZread. Awesome Phil!

This is one of the rare pickup demos on youtube where I could actually hear a difference. Absolutely sick sounding

I keep catching myself playing the little riff you play on the clean sample....its stuck in my head!!!....keep up the good work Phil!..my favorite channel!

@PhillipMcKnight

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jaime

That was a terrific presentation of Pete's Alnico IV Thornbucker pickup. I appreciate the detail, enthusiasm & transparency with which you share gear, service, mods and ideas with us. AND, the spirit of camaraderie you afford fellow Tubers. Thank you!

The Pete Thorn Suhr is on the dream guitar list.

Thank you guys for cementing. I try and read them all. Let me know what pickups you would like to see or hear next.

@judih.8754

3 жыл бұрын

Phil, you say "thank you for your time" at the end but it's in reverse. Thank you for taking the time to make these informative, no bs videos. They really help in making gear decisions. Cheers!

@anthonygiomi590

3 жыл бұрын

??? Paul i asked a couple questions the other day about different PRS's guitars i want to buy. But where in the greater Phoenix area can i go that has a good enough selection of PRS. I want to try the S2 McCarty SC 594, The SE Pauls Guitar, The SE Zach Meyers simi hollow, The SE Mark Holcomb, and The SE Tremonti. I also would like to find a PRS guitar with the same set up you like with one tone one volume and a 3 toggle switch. Do you think PRS would send me the guitars for me to try. And i send them the ones i dont want back and keep the ones i want with a check ?

@majesticpbjcat7707

3 жыл бұрын

Phil! Just bought a Charvel So Cal off eBay and it has a slightly protruding skunk stripe. How can I go about fixing this situation? What are my options?

@zoso2850

3 жыл бұрын

Love IV magnets..the SD Saturday night special. Uses them..and I absolutely love that pup..so much clarity and it sounds just perfect to my ear

@WattchomanBrandySavage

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Phil for the great content!

Wow that's cool, first time I've ever seen a guitar that you can switch out pickups so efficiently, literally plug and play.

Great video, Phil. We all know the Thornbuckers sound awesome, and you gave a perfect insight into the specifics of why we think they sound awesome.

Great, now I have buy Thorn Buckers

One of your best vids to date, great well rounded demo and the Thornbuckers sounded incredible!! Thanks man!

Loads of respect for Pete. If he puts his name on these then they’re going to be well designed. They sound great.

I installed a set of Thornbuckers and absolutely agree. They sound like huge single coils and one of the most beautiful clean sounding pickups I've played. I think I would go with an Aldrich or THorbucker+ in the bridge if I could do it again.

Very awesome tonality and versatility! It's quite amazing how each setting has its own unique voice. Great playing too!

Yes, sounds nice, a little mellower, less harsh in the mids than a '59.

I added thornbuckers to my G&L ASAT semi-hollow. What a difference! Made my guitar sound so much better then stock pickups! Originally came with G&L version of JB and Jazz.

Awesome as always, Phil! We appreciate your time and knowledge

Thank you, Phil! This episode made me COMPLETELY rethink my need for aggressive deathbucker p/u's. You CLEARLY demonstrated the need for clarity over power!

One of my absolute favorite pickup sets. I have the Thornbucker Neck and Thornbucker + bridge in my Pete Thorn signature Suhr. The Suhr SSH+/SSV combo is amazing as well.

Best pickup reviews on KZread. You put a lot of effort in the pickup comparisons even to the point of buying a special guitar for the purpose. Today I'm going to add a treble bleed circuit in one of my guitars to check it out. It seems to really make a difference. Thanks again, Phil.

Lower out put pickups Rule. It took me half-my-lifetime to realize and understand Tone. Loving the Thornbuckers = sound phenomenal. I'd love to Hear them, side-by-side vs. Lollar low-wind Imperials???

Hey, Phil! Thank you so much for the in-depth review covering all the pickup combinations. Also, thanks for reminding me to check out Pete Thorn's channel (which I have been doing for a few months).

Very nice sounding pickups to my ears! Definetly seems to help keep the clarity alive in distortion, something that can sometimes be a huge issue.

Best picky demo'er on the planet. These sound fantastic. You may have genuinely convinced me to order one.

I got a used Charvel DK 24 HSH, put a Thornbucker set with ML single in the middle, added push pull for series parallel in the neck and bridge and a trable bleed on the volume. Overall spent $1000 and got an amazing guitar :)

We appreciate you too Phil! Keep doing what you do!

Those pups are really awesome and versatile for a wide range of genres . Nice demo and I give them a two handed thumbs up coming from a jazz blues guitarist.

First off I am just wondering what was in this video that warranted 12 thumbs down??? Phil, great video. You do a great job of capturing the sound as accurately as possible when making these videos. I have been prefering mid output pickups more and more. I put a Saturday Night Special in one of my guitars and instantly fell in love. Like all things these are tools in a toolbox it just depends on how you use them. Thank you!!!

Man, I so enjoy your pick-up reviews. Have a guitar just dying for a set of those Thornbuckers. Thanks Phil! Stay cool and keep rockin' it!!!!

Great job Phil. I wish there were more pickup demos like this. I really liked the split sound. Also that dirty Shirley sounds incredible!

Great review and nice to have a baseline comparison. Also really happy you demonstrated various roll off levels…it's how I have played fo many years. Kudos

Those pickups sounded awesome. You keep showing me things that I need to buy but I can't afford to do that. Thanks for all the great videos.

Great stuff from Phil... as ALWAYS! Love what you do!

Most helpful and informative video about pick ups! Learning a ton and loving this series.

I did a sharpen my axe on an old Chapman ML1 I bought cheap. Put a Thornbucker in the bridge and two V60 in the middle and neck. Hey presto a Suhr HSS super strat.....possibly! Vanity project for sure but it sounds great. Thanks for all you do to keep us sane in this crazy world. 👍🤘🏻🎸👍🤘🏻🎸👍🤘🏻🎸

Using the 59 to hear the clarity difference was great. I really like the coil split on these too. They sound great. I'm not a big pickup modder but man, those sound great.

The Thornbuckers were very nice, balanced and clear, and probably more useful than the '59's in a variety of settings. Even though the '59s bass frequencies were a bit over the top, they had a growl that I liked, and I imagine they would be more fun to play. Thanks

What a great video. This was an outstanding demonstration of some wonderful pickups. Thank you!

Thanks for your videos phillip, like the guitar collection you're getting. Keep it up!

Your playing really make those pickups shine. Keep up the work!

I just got a set of these for my les Paul and I am so in love. What a beautiful paf tone. They really do it all, clean up great but can still kick some ass

I packed up around 2-dozen guitars in their cases as we’re moving shortly (read: wife said get the guitars off the walls and into cases ;). It’s a few weeks away so I kept one guitar out to play. A Suhr T-style with thornbuckers. Wonderful sound and really unique out of phase settings in the 2 and 4 positions. Enjoy :)

I've had these for over a year. It's my go-to neck pick-up. Got it in 3 guitars.

Those Thorn buckers sound great,love Pete's playing and channel. now I love his pickups.👍great comparison review Phil.

Love Thornbuckers, I got one in my PRS S2 bridge position and a 59' in the neck. Since my S2 was routed for 3 pickups I cut out a spot for a single coil in the middle and put in a texas special. Not many HSH PRS out there ;)

That was a great review Phil. Your demonstration showed just how versatile and unique those pickups are.

Hi Phil, thanks for the (as always) great video. I was looking at a SD '59 Custom Hybrid (I know that's not the same one you tested) for an HSS Cutlass, but you might have just changed my mind. I trust your opinion so much that you thinking highly of something puts me totally at ease in buying it. You've taught me so much since I started watching your videos, so thanks!

Great review! I like that the volume doesn't drop when playing notes, that's pretty cool!

They sound super clear and delicious. That has got to be the best split-coil humbucker sound I can recall hearing, ever...

Thanks for a great review. The Thornbucker sounds great. Please can you do a comparison video, Thornbucker vs Probucker and Burstbucker.

These have become my favorite pickups! Super smooth!

I have the Thornbucker+ in bridge of my Strat and it RAWKS! It splits unbelievably well in combination with the middle pickup. Great presentation of the pickup Phil!

Sounds absolutely amazing through my phone. I’m sold. Thanks Phil!

I purchased a set of the Thornbuckers for my Burny LP Lawsuit guitar and they sound really amazing. I have re-wired it wired 59 style and to be honest they do sound much better in a traditional wiring scheme in my opinion. The sound great and they are priced really well.

Hot swappable pickups+Phil's video ideas=some of the best online content available. Those pickups sound pretty great!

Pups sound great! Thanks Phillip!

I put a set of Thornbuckers in a Schecter E-1. I love them.

I have a Sheptone Blue Sky Set in my R8 and my 76 Destroyer, but always liked Pete Thorn’s tone. Turns out the are the same kind spec 8.4K / Alnico 4 (which is kind of a weird magnet) usually they are A5 or A2… My favorite single coil is the Motor City Woodward 3 which is another weird magnet for a Strat A3, but it is by far the best for a Hendrix/SRV type tone. Now I’m looking for a good P90… I heard a Masterbuilt Thinline Strat with Dual Seymour Duncan Antiquities P90 and Rosewood neck that kind of Floored me. The ones in my R6 Custom Shop are pretty good too.

sound fine. still think i prefer the '59. great demo, though. i appreciate the ease of the juxtaposition.

Man what a great video. honestly.... that was amazing to hear. Thanks Phil I have a 2009 candy purple style 2 charvel with the seymour duncans and always wondered what it would sound like with Thorn Buckers now I know. And want of course ahhhh!!!

Phil you just keep nailing it with your videos. Thanks so much

I loaded a pair of Thornbuckers (Thornbucker +) in the bridge in my Carvin CT624 a few years back! Great pickups and worth the money IMO. I'm running with a Freeway switch and a pull on the tone knob to get a tone of tonal options.

Nice sounding Alnico IV's! This was a great review, keep up the good work Phil!

The other day I watched a Pete Thorn video from 8 years ago on the plexi tone pedal and was blown away by his playing. I honestly forget how good that guy is sometimes, then wham he a video from 8 years ago reminds me. Very few guitarists come close to achieving that level of playing. Elite Imo.

When shopping for pickups resistance alone is one bit of info... What I would also like to see specified Is the gauge wire used, the thickness of insulation, number of windings used and total length of winding..

@sergeantcrow

3 жыл бұрын

P. S I know that many companies give you the chance to listen and provide charts.. I suppose I'm being silly as for now only looking at the cheapest sets... and asking too much..

I've had both and yeah they 59 is draper and a bit rougher. The thornbuckers are very bright and clear without the "pokyness" of say they 59. Its more evident in person. Its a great rock sounding pickup and sits in a good place for a band or mix. I like the 59 for some stuff but wouldn't choose it

They both sound usable for different applications. Suhr for distortion. 59 for heavy fuzz. Great demo AB.

What a range of ear-candy, big full-bodied sound with clear mids and crystal-like treble tones

Don't play guitar but guitar is my favorite instrument love the channel keep on jamming you know your gear 🤘🤘🎸

The TB and TB+ have been on my short list for a long time. I need to finally pull the trigger one of these days!

Confused. The title says ‘Duncan JB’ but what was used were ‘59s….

Dude, that Somnium system is amazing! I was already leaning towards the Thornbuckers to replace the ProBuckers in my Epi Explorer, and this just sold me. Also, I had never considered a push-pull treble bleed circuit. Have I been missing out on tonal variations all this time?

Shur Thornbucker's sounding real good. Now this 5 second pickup swap now that was impressive

From listening to recent videos I thought I liked the SD 59's but these are just that much better overall. Being able to quickly swap the PU's in one guitar is so cool.

Thanks a lot. Good rhythm section btw. Great feel.

These sound great but Have you ever tried the Fender Wide Range Cunife reissues? They are a humbucker with clarity and punch.

i love it when I spot typos. Makes me feel smart. haha

I have a set of those pick ups (matter of fact the bridge one is the TB+) in one of my guitars and became my go to one to do it all guitar. I was surprised and amazed how versatile and very useful Humbucker and single sounds it have.

The single coil bridge clean sound was very gretchen goes to nebraska-ish. Also the main thing this video taught me is to never disengage the treble bleed. :)

Suhr classic T HH...I will own one someday...and after this I’m thinking thornbuckers are a must!

Let me suck up a bit, Phil your word are gold thanks

Ordering a set of those puppies today to go in my Yamaha SBG1300 TS.

Really like those pickups. The short riff at 6:04 was nice!

Definitely getting these! Great review!

@PhillipMcKnight

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I have Thornbuckers in my PRS CE24 and they’re terrific

The thornbuckers remind me of combing the clarity of a Tele with a humbucker.

Phill.... Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Exactly what i wanted to know about Pete's PU's.

Made it to the end😏😉 I realy like the bridge pickup from the thornbucker set. In the neck I still like the 59 more🤔 ist a frequence thing. I Real should test the set💜 thanks for the demo🤘🖖

I definitely soured on the Somnium when you first got it, but it has been an incredibly useful tool for these pickup demos.

i have a strat with a thornbucker on the bridge and it sounds huge... if you listen to it, with drive - without looking - you can say it´s a PRS.

@nafis6668

Жыл бұрын

good amount of midrange punch and clarity.

Thank You Phil 🤘🏼🎸

I like that better than anything I've heard in awhile!! Finally something worth trying! Thanks and great review Phil!! JMHO..8) --gary

Ima drop a set of these in my PRS SE Custom 24 from a few years back along with 2 toggle switches for parallel/series. For the price they're pretty hard to beat. Pete has some good ears.

Solid vid Phil!

Big chords sound big. 💯

I wonder how the thornbucker set will sound on a es335 style body guitar?

Will this mean that every guitar has its Thorn? 🤦🏽‍♂️

@wilaustu

3 жыл бұрын

Every Floyd Rose has its Thorn

I have the same exact pair with treble bleed and coil split on my Strandberg Metal . I replaced the Fishman Fluence modern pickups because they are a one trick pony. They do have a very single coil sound . Great pickups

Sounds great! I've been eyeing alnico IV humbuckers for a project for a while. Would love to see this compared to the Duncan Saturday night specials and Tonerider alnico IVs. I've heard a lot of PAFs actually had alnico IVs not Vs 🤔

@leftygtrplr6184

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I'd love to hear that comparison.

@ForeverDownByLaw

3 жыл бұрын

I've had both the Thornbucker and the SNS. The Thornbucker is a very mid heavy pickup, the SNS is more even sounding to my ear. Either can sound a bit too polite imo. A Throbak Wagner kicked both of them out of my HSS strat, expensive but worth it. The new Shawbucker double tap in my Tele Deluxe is a great sounding pickup that I prefer to either the Thornbucker or the SNS.

@leftygtrplr6184

3 жыл бұрын

@@ForeverDownByLaw Thanks Patrick, appreciate the input! I will check out the Throbak as well.

@ForeverDownByLaw

3 жыл бұрын

@@leftygtrplr6184 No problem. Another great affordable pickup is the Dimarzio 36th Anniversary. I quite like that one.

Great video and channel!