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Lollar Novel sB Pickup Set in Matte Black / Nickel
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SKU: 0-806-115-21
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Product Description
The Lollar Novel sB Pickup Set in Matte Black / Nickel delivers the thicker, more authoritative voice of a vintage style humbucker or P90, while keeping the clarity, definition and touch response of a high end single coil. Built by adapting one coil from Lollar’s acclaimed dB humbucker into a standard humbucker footprint, these blade style pickups drop straight into a traditional humbucker route and reward you with singing sustain, a vocal lower midrange and a smooth, blooming attack.
Perfect for players who want more body and punch from their single coil tones without sacrificing articulation, the Novel sB set excels in everything from expressive clean work to driven rock and blues. With carefully matched neck and bridge units, plus DC resistances optimised for balance and dynamics, this set gives you a refined, modern take on classic tones that sits beautifully in a mix and responds effortlessly to your playing nuances.
Blade Single Coil Tone in a Humbucker Slot
The Novel sB takes one side of Lollar’s dB humbucker and houses it in a standard humbucker sized cover, so it drops into a traditional humbucker route with no modification. The blade design ensures even string sensing across the entire fretboard, giving you consistent output and focus whether you are bending high up the neck or digging into rhythm work. It is an elegant way to get articulate single coil character in guitars that are routed for humbuckers.
Thicker Voice with Exceptional Clarity
Voiced to be fuller and thicker than a typical single coil, the Novel sB still retains the clarity and definition that Lollar blade pickups are known for. You get a strong, vocal lower midrange that recalls a smoother vintage humbucker or P90, but with a tighter, more controlled top end and a clear note separation. Chords stay open and detailed, while single notes have a rounded, singing quality that works brilliantly for melodic lines.
Sustain, Bloom and Dynamic Response
These pickups are designed to enhance sustain and the way notes develop after the initial pick attack. You will notice a pleasing bloom as notes open up, making vibrato and held lines feel more expressive and three dimensional. The balanced output and carefully chosen DC resistances let you move from soft, nuanced picking to aggressive attack without the sound collapsing or getting muddy, giving you a wide dynamic range under the fingers.
Matched Neck and Bridge Set
The Novel sB is supplied as a two piece set with dedicated neck and bridge pickups, each wound to complement its position. The lower wound neck (around 5.6k) stays clear and articulate, avoiding the woolliness that can affect some neck pickups, while the hotter bridge (around 7.2k) provides extra push and presence for leads and riffs. Together they offer a cohesive, versatile tonal palette that covers everything from glassy neck cleans to punchy bridge drive.
Features
- Blade Style Single Coils in Humbucker Size - Each Novel sB uses a blade pole piece design housed in a traditional humbucker sized cover, giving you smooth string to string balance and consistent output across the fretboard, all in a drop in format for humbucker routed guitars.
- Thick, Vocal Tonality with Clear Definition - Voiced for a richer, thicker sound with a strong lower midrange, the Novel sB set evokes the feel of a smoother vintage humbucker or P90 while maintaining the articulation and clarity associated with Lollar single coils.
- Enhanced Sustain and Note Bloom - Designed to emphasise sustain and the way notes develop after the initial attack, these pickups deliver a musical bloom and responsiveness that makes bends, vibrato and melodic playing feel more expressive and alive.
- Matched Neck and Bridge Outputs - With average DC resistances of approximately 5.6k in the neck and 7.2k in the bridge, the set is carefully balanced so positions complement each other, giving you usable, musical tones in every switch position.
Specifications
General
- Pickup Type: Blade style single coil
- Set Configuration: Neck and bridge
- Mounting Size: Standard humbucker route
- Finish: Matte Black / Nickel
Electronics
- Average DC Resistance (Neck): 5.6k
- Average DC Resistance (Bridge): 7.2k
- Recommended Potentiometers: 500k
- Recommended Capacitor: 0.047 µF
