Full Description
The Octane delivers more aggressive, tighter lead lines and focused power chords.
Built using a custom Alnico 8 magnet, Octanes are warmer than ceramic magnet pickups, and allow for amazing harmonic complexity at high gain settings.
All Octane pickups are fully wax potted to avoid microphonic feedback, and come with supplied with #3/48 screws, springs and an installation guide.
Neck 8.5k / Bridge 12.5k / F-spaced Bridge 12.7k, Custom Alnico 8
Tech Specs
| Octane Neck | Octane Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | H3N | H3B |
| Magnet | Alnico 8 Bar | Alnico 8 Bar |
| DCR | 8.5k | 12.5k (F-spaced 12.7k) |
| Inductance | 4.9H | 6.7H |
| Hookup Wire | 4-Conductor | 4-Conductor |
| Baseplate | Nickel Silver | Nickel Silver |
Dimensions
Wiring Diagrams
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 3-Way Toggle
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 3-Way Toggle / Push-Pull Coil Split (Vol)
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 3-Way Toggle / Push-Pull Coil Split (Tone)
- 2 Humbuckers / 2 Vol / 2 Tone / 3-Way Toggle
- 2 Humbuckers / 2 Vol / 2 Tone / 3-Way Toggle / Push-Pull Coil Split
- 1 Humbucker / 1 Vol
- 1 Humbucker / 1 Vol / 1 Tone
- 1 Humbucker / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / Push-Pull Coil Split (Volume)
- 2 Humbuckers / 2 Vol / 2 Tone / 3-Way Toggle (50’s Wiring)
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 5-Way Lever
Full Description
The Octane delivers more aggressive, tighter lead lines and focused power chords.
Built using a custom Alnico 8 magnet, Octanes are warmer than ceramic magnet pickups, and allow for amazing harmonic complexity at high gain settings.
All Octane pickups are fully wax potted to avoid microphonic feedback, and come with supplied with #3/48 screws, springs and an installation guide.
Neck 8.5k / Bridge 12.5k / F-spaced Bridge 12.7k, Custom Alnico 8
Tech Specs
| Octane Neck | Octane Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | H3N | H3B |
| Magnet | Alnico 8 Bar | Alnico 8 Bar |
| DCR | 8.5k | 12.5k (F-spaced 12.7k) |
| Inductance | 4.9H | 6.7H |
| Hookup Wire | 4-Conductor | 4-Conductor |
| Baseplate | Nickel Silver | Nickel Silver |
Dimensions
Installation & Wiring Diagrams
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 3-Way Toggle
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 3-Way Toggle / Push-Pull Coil Split (Vol)
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 3-Way Toggle / Push-Pull Coil Split (Tone)
- 2 Humbuckers / 2 Vol / 2 Tone / 3-Way Toggle
- 2 Humbuckers / 2 Vol / 2 Tone / 3-Way Toggle / Push-Pull Coil Split
- 1 Humbucker / 1 Vol
- 1 Humbucker / 1 Vol / 1 Tone
- 1 Humbucker / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / Push-Pull Coil Split (Volume)
- 2 Humbuckers / 2 Vol / 2 Tone / 3-Way Toggle (50’s Wiring)
- 2 Humbuckers / 1 Vol / 1 Tone / 5-Way Lever
Media
Superb!!
Lovem
I put this pup into a Harley Benton Guitarbass VS, which is basicly a Bass VI ripoff. Couldn't think of a better upgrade for a Meshuggah-style tuning (F). Extremely happy, no mud, very tight with lots of attack. Love the sound and i use it in my latest recordings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvh1RVV_4e8.
I recently upgraded my Chinese-made Tokai Love Rock with a set of Tonerider Octane pickups / wiring with 500k cts pots and the transformation has been nothing short of astounding. These pickups have breathed new life into this fantastic budget friendly guitar, elevating its sound to a whole new level.
If you're looking to upgrade your guitar, I highly recommend considering the Tonerider Octane pickups. They offer exceptional value for money and can dramatically improve the sound and performance of your instrument. With their rich tone, versatility, and excellent build quality.
Fitted in a Jackson Soloist it is super clean and tight, shovel the gain on and it eats it up like your feeding it chocolate buttons; I feel this pickup could handle the filthiest hi-GAIN amp around and not break a sweat...in other words you really need to pump the GAIN to get the big gain sounds unlike a SD Hot Rails which rios FAT Juicy Gain with little or no knob turning.
I think the Octane would be great with Joe Satriani, Chris Broderick (Megadeth), Technical Extreme Metal, Virtuoso instrumental list or PROG players and anyone who seeks articulate pickup first & foremost.
If choosing bewteen IronGear's STEAMHAMMER or Tonerider Octane which are so damn near identicle I's go for STEAMHAMMER for its better ceramic distortion but every bit as tight...Octane Alnico 8 gives slightly less bass in the distortion but tigher and cleaner. BUY both!! They'll handle many genre but are built to shine in Rock to METAL Genre's.
I think a good 7.8k - 11k P90 for the neck asan alterative to the matched NECK Pickup.
For me its a £45 new keeper! Out performs a 2nd hand £80 SD...if you can get any SD pickups for less than £80 BUY EM' their the best Brand in the world & simply cant go wrong! These Octanes are pro-level for the fincially challenged musician.