THE MAGNETO DESIGN LAB MINI-'58. LATE '50s INSPIRED MINI HUMBUCKER.
The Magneto Design Lab Mini-’58 is a beautiful-sounding and versatile humbucker with a classic but often overlooked design. Starting with the Epiphone Sheraton in ’58 and John Lee Hooker, to the Les Paul Deluxe in ’69 and Pete Townshend, mini humbucker pickups have a long lineage as a beloved pickup. The Mini-’58 is inspired by and stays true to that vintage design, but with a few tweaks to give it a bit more personality. The Mini-'58 also available in a Mini-3+3 version, a recreation of the pickup available in the famous Silvertone 1446L. But that’s just the beginning. The Mini-’58 is at home in a Gibson-style guitar, Strat-style HSS with one of our Strat single coils, or in the neck position of your Tele with one of our Tele single coils. And for mounting, we offer Firebird & Epiphone-Style Trim Rings or Les Paul Deluxe Mounting Rings. From Country to Blues, Pop to Classic, and Alt Rock, the Mini-’58 is the forgotten pickup that can do it all!
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The Sound: Clean · Dynamic & Clear · Articulate Drive Tones To Spanky Cleans · Balanced In All Positions · Responds Beautifully To Volume & Tone Adjustments · Hear Them Now
The Materials: Black Bobbins · 42 AWG Plain Enamel Wire · Custom Charged A2 & A4 Magnets · Nickel Silver Cover & Baseplate · Carbon Steel Bar Slug & Screws · Braided Push Back & 4 Cond. Wire · 50mm Spacing · Approx. 6.7k & 7.9k · High Output Version Available
The Construction: Hand Wound Bobbins · Potted or Unpotted · Un-Aged Or Carefully Aged Finish · Low Wind Versions Available · Bright & Fat Mod Available · Individually Handmade & Tested In North Carolina
“Dear Magneto Design Lab, finally had a chance to install the mini humbucker you folks meticulously made for me. And I have to say, I am blown away by the clarity, the cleanliness, just the right amount of hotness. It’s perfect. I’ve installed on a 2018 Gibson Les Paul Classic with p90s, and replaced the bridge p90 with your beautiful mini humbucker. I am absolutely delighted. Will be gigging with it very soon. Please feel free to use this testimonial as you see fit. Thank you very much!!”
“I just wanted to take moment to let you know that I absolutely love my [Mini-‘58] pickups. I could not be happier with my purchase.
Keep up the great work! ”
“I’m loving these Magneto Design Lab mini humbuckers a bunch! By far my favorite pickups to date!”
“Thank you for the quality of your work...they sound exactly how I wanted!”
“The mini 58 sounds awesome. It paired perfectly with my bridge. It’s rich and articulate.”
“SMOKING sounding.”
“I have received the [Mini-‘58] pickup set and have installed them my Les Paul Deluxe. The bridge pickup sounds exactly as I had hoped, and the neck has a bit more girth. Together they sound great, as well.”