A high-output passive humbucker set built for heavy, saturated tones, standard humbucker size and mounting.
11 guitars checked: 3 likely drop-in, 8 requires modification.
For your ESP E-II Eclipse
Requires modificationThis guitar's stock pickups are active and wired differently from passive ones. Switching to a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
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Pickup type
Humbucker
ConfirmedDimensions (L × W × D)
Not published
Needs verification11 guitars checked: 3 likely drop-in, 8 requires modification.
ESP
Fits the standard humbucker route on this guitar, a straightforward solder-in swap.
Guitar ships passive on a standard humbucker route, matches this set's mounting and dimensions.
Gibson
Fits the standard humbucker route on this guitar, a straightforward solder-in swap.
Standard passive humbucker route on a mahogany body, matches this set's mounting and dimensions.
Jackson
This is the exact pickup set that comes stock on this guitar from the factory.
This is literally what Jackson ships stock on this guitar per Jackson's own current product page, a genuine drop-in rather than just a similarly sized third-party part.
ESP
This guitar's stock pickups are active and wired differently from passive ones. Switching to a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
This guitar's stock EMG pickups are active and run on a 9V battery with dedicated active wiring. Swapping to a passive pickup set means removing the active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack.
ESP
This guitar ships with active pickups, so fitting a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
This guitar's stock EMG 57TW and 66TW pickups are active, run from a battery and use EMG's own 7-pin harness with push-pull pots. Swapping to a passive set means removing the active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack.
ESP
This guitar ships with active pickups, so fitting a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
This guitar's stock Fishman Fluence Modern pickups are active and run from a battery with dedicated active wiring. Swapping to a passive set means removing the active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack. The stock pickups are also direct-mounted into the body, so the mounting method for a passive set would need sorting out.
ESP
This guitar ships with active pickups, so fitting a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
This guitar's stock Fishman Fluence Modern pickups are active and run from a battery with dedicated active wiring. Swapping to a passive set means removing the active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack. The stock pickups are also direct-mounted into the body, so the mounting method for a passive set would need sorting out.
ESP
This guitar's stock pickups are active and wired differently from passive ones. Switching to a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
This guitar's stock Fishman Fluence pickups are active and run on a 9V battery with dedicated active wiring and push-push voicing switches. Swapping to a passive pickup set means removing that active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack.
ESP
This guitar ships with active pickups, so fitting a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
This guitar's stock Fishman Fluence Open Core Classic pickups are active and run from a battery with dedicated active wiring and push-pull voicing switches. Swapping to a passive set means removing that active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack.
Fender
This guitar's stock pickups are active and wired differently from passive ones. Switching to a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
This guitar's stock EMG pickups are active and run on a 9V battery with dedicated active wiring. Swapping to a passive pickup set means removing the active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack, not just swapping the pickups themselves.
Jackson
This guitar's stock pickups are active and wired differently from passive ones. Switching to a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
This guitar's stock EMG pickups are active and run on a 9V battery with dedicated active wiring. Swapping to a passive pickup set means removing the active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack.
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