John Moyer of Disturbed Rockin his Rockfield pickups!
Zoltan of Five Finger Death Punch endorses Rockfield Mafia Pickups!
John Konesky of Tenacious D pumps out amazing tone with Rockfield Mafia pickups and chops to burn!
Watch John Moyer of Disturbed on his Rockfield Equipped Traben Bass on their new single "Inside the Fire"
Watch BobaFlex video "Home" from their new release "Tales from Dirt Town". The Video features Rockfield SWC Pickups in a Michael Kelly Patriot Custom and Rockfield Zebra Pickups in a Michael Kelly Patriot Shadow that Todd Rockfield himself modified for Mike Steele! Check it Out!
Check out Guitar World's Review of the B.C. Rich WMD Warbeast equipped with Rockfield Fat Ass and Mafia Pickups! It won a Platinum Award!!!!
Check out My Ruin featuring Rockfield artist Mick Murphy on his BC Rich Mockingbird special equipped with Rockfield SWV Pickups!
Check out Chatreeo and his amazing test of Rockfield Fat Ass Pickups in a Michael Kelly Patriot Black!
Who is Chatreeo? We don't know! Michael Kelly found this video on You Tube and shared it with us. All we can understand Chatreeo saying is "humbucking" - Rockfield's universal language of tonal love.... You won't need to understand Chatreeo to hear the amazing versatility and just plain bad ass tone of Rockfield Fat Ass Pickups. Check it out!
It's unanimous! Rockfield SWC Pickups rule!
"The icing on the cake is the Rockfield pickup set. These two pickups generate an incomparable balance of power, sustain and punch, perfectly flattering the Warbeast's intelligent design." Guitar World Magazine
"Fattest humbucking tones of the bunch" Darrin Fox, Guitar Player Magazine
"Excellent pickups deliver everything from warm jazz textures to screaming rock tones" Art Thompson, Guitar Player Magazine
“Rockfield’s Fat Ass pickup defined and enhanced these qualities with tight lows, thick crunch and sizzling highs. The Fat Ass’s harmonic enhancement is focused on the guitar’s upper midrange and deep treble tones, creating rich musicality that does not interfere with clarity. This big humbucker also pumps out tons of output, which is unusual for such a clear pickup. Neck position sounds were similarly surprising. The Warbeast’s Mafia humbucker sliced right through my Rectifier’s dense distortion. Its tone was full, crisp and devoid of any nasal quality. Both pickups cleaned up well when I rolled the guitar’s volume down, making it possible to leave my distortion maxed and still get a fantastic rhythm sound.” Erik Kirkland, Guitar World Magazine
Rockfield Zebra
Finishes Available: Zebra (Flat Cream & Black)
Bridge Pickup Product code: RZB
D.C. Resistance: 8.65K
Magnets: USA Alnico V
Lead wire: 4 Conductor
A PAF on Steroids! Just enough to kick start your favorite amp! This Bridge pickup takes from vintage specs and sprinkles in a little thunder and lightning to make a vintage style PAF pickup with more bite and beef than that of the standard PAF. The highs are crisp and ring will the mids are boosted and thick. The low end is more defined and pronounced but not too much to overpower the true definition and tone of this pickup. Thick and full of sustain this is a very versatile pickup for many Rock and Roll applications.
Neck Pickup Product code: RZN
D.C. Resistance: 7.93K
Magnets: USA Alnico V
Lead wire: 4 Conductor
We decided it would be best to keep the tradition going to have a matching neck position pickup for most if not all of our bridge position models. I mean, why not continue a good thing? This neck pickup is a great compliment to the bridge position Rockfield Zebra, but the twist here is it can also be used by itself in any position for vintage PAF style applications. Bold and mean by its own right this pickup has a great balanced warm tone that is thick and full of life. Wonderful clear note definition - distortion or not. Very articulate and balanced with sustain for days!
Bridge Pickup Product code: Black: RSWVBB Chrome: RSWVCHB Gold: RSWVGDB Antique: RSWVAB Zebra: RSWVZB
D.C. Resistance: 8.23
Magnets: USA Alnico II
Lead wire: 4 Conductor Braid
SWV is short for Select Wound Vintage. Everybody has them. Why? Because they kick ASS! This is where some say it all started and came from. A changing of the guard if you will in the future engineering of guitars and guitar pickups. If it wasn’t for the original PAF design, who know where we all would be? With all that being said, this pickup rings true of that vintage tone we speak of with of course, a Rockfield twist. We again went to specific people in the know and found out herds of info about how the originals were made. That along with our knowledge made for a great combination and tonally a blast from the past. A warm singing and smooth replication of classic PAF style tones that are clear and ring like church bells on Sunday afternoon.
Neck Pickup Product code: Black: RSWVBN Chrome: RSWVCHN Gold: RSWVGDN Antique: RSWVAN Zebra: RSWVZN
D.C. Resistance: 7.43K
Magnets: USA Alnico II
Lead wire: 4 Conductor Braid
This pickup is perfect in the neck position of any guitar where there is a need to get that sought after warm, thick vintage PAF tone. This versatile neck position pickup takes from its vintage brethren a unique and bold tone that is smooth, warm and balanced from top to bottom. The Rockfield SWV neck position humbucker is sweet and full with great lows, mids and ringing highs.
Bridge Pickup Product code: Black: RSWCBB Chrome: RSWCCHB Gold: RSWCGDB Antique: RSWCAB Zebra: RSWCZB
D.C. Resistance: 9.15K
Magnets: USA Alnico V
Lead wire: 4 Conductor
The Rockfield SWC (Select Wound Custom) bridge pickup was designed from the ground up by meticulously researching old design documents, spec sheets, wood shed articles, building, testing and re-testing for countless days and endless hours. Most importantly though we shut up and listened to what the players wanted. After all the questions were answered and the research and testing were done, we finally came out of the lab with a killer pickup that we as players are also extremely proud of.
The Rockfield SWC pickups are slightly over wound and provide “ringing bell like” clean tones and growling vintage style leads with endless warmth and sustain. However, turn up the gain in your favorite amp and the natural bold and spongy tone of these pickups sizzles and cooks into a very full aggressive distortion without loosing note or tonal definition. The Split coil option or “Tapped” positions are useful and articulate well for a great pickup in any format!
Neck Pickup Product code: Black: RSWCBN Chrome: RSWCCHN Gold: RSWCGDN Antique: RSWCAN Zebra: RSWCZN
D.C. Resistance: 8.45K
Magnets: USA Alnico V
Lead wire: 4 Conductor
Obviously, we had to complement the SWC bridge position pickup with a neck pickup that was just as strong as its brother. So back to the drawing board we went. With the main design concepts down and fundamentals selected, a tweak here and a tweak there gave us a perfect blend of clean and bold tone that is round and spongy as it is singing and smooth. Tested and re-tested in many formats including with other makes and models of bridge pickups, we feel this neck pickup is the perfect addition to any guitar!
Bridge Pickup Product code: Black: RTBOB Zebra: RTBOZB
D.C. Resistance: 13.68K
Magnets: USA Alnico V
Lead wire: 4 Conductor
Here it is - a hot PAF using USA Alnico V magnets. Custom wound to produce screaming highs, thick mids and a low end which is huge tight and spongy, this pickup can strip the paint off the walls while retaining a nice full round tone. Notes fly and sing out of the Turbo and fill any venue with a balanced attack and fullness that is familiar and yet new at the same time.
Neck Pickup Product code: Black: RTBON Zebra: RTBOZN
D.C. Resistance – 12.43K
Magnets: USA Alnico V
Lead wire: 4 Conductor
Most manufacturers will only offer a hot bridge pickup and leave out the neck position. We asked some players and most said that they would appreciate a neck pickup that is just as thick and mean as its bridge counterpart but with a tad less output for versatility and increase tonal options. The Turbo neck pickup can thicken up a lead or add meat to the middle position (both bridge and neck pickup). With the same soul as its bridge position counterpart, the Turbo neck or the T-Bone as we call it is actually a great pickup in any position.
BC Rich guitars called and asked us, “We like the turbo series but can you do them with a ceramic magnet?” We replied, “That’s a great Idea! Sure we can! Can you use them in everything?” (We didn’t win that battle but it was worth a shot) The use of a ceramic magnet gives any pickup extra power due to the increased magnetic field that they provide. This feature makes the Rockfield Mafia pickups produce a hotter and thicker tone that’s really aggressive and full. The increased low end and thick mids and in your face highs is what rock and roll was built on! Balanced and full of sustain this pickup is a great representation of its namesake, a truly intimidating killer. To date, three Guitar World Magazine Platinum Awards have been bestowed upon Mafia equipped BC Rich guitars!
We wanted to make sure the neck version of the Rockfield Mafia pickup was just as full sounding as the bridge position. We wanted to do this without taking away from what we had already accomplished. Once again we went into the woodshed and made very minor modifications to the overall design and concept of this pickup. When we came out we were confident that the Mafia neck pickup had that punchy bold tone with the same aggressive characteristics as the bridge version. A tad brighter with a little less output really takes this pickup into the smooth and warm realm of the tonal spectrum. All while maintaining that balanced bite and in your face aggressive tone that the mafia is known for!
Rockfield Fat Ass
Finishes Available: Black
Bridge Pickup Product code: RFAB
D.C. Resistance: 12.43K
Magnets: Alnico V
Lead wire: 4 Conductor
Aggressive in its own right, the Rockfield FAT ASS bridge pickup was designed for a specific group players in mind - the players that have those crazy super acrobatic playing styles that we all stare at in amazement. The ones at the gig that make everything look so effortless and easy. As you watch in amazement you say, “Man I need to practice” or my favorite, “Crap, that’s it man I quit!” this pickups custom designed bobbins house larger pole pieces that help transfer string vibration from pulls, bends and leads so the user gets less tonal drop off and better articulation and note definition. The Rockfield FAT ASS has a well balanced overall tone that is mean and bold with major sustain, huge bottom end and cutting mids and highs that jump out at you. Each note is full and rings true from this pickup while you take advantage of a look that is that just plain mean and in your face.
Neck Pickup Product code: RFAN
D.C. Resistance: 11.19K
Magnets: Alnico V
Lead wire: 4 Conductor
Great pickup for Bridge or neck but designed to compliment the FATT ASS bridge pickup in the neck position. This pickup, like the bridge position FAT ASS has a full round tone that helps transfer string vibration from pulls, bends and leads so the user gets less tonal drop off and better articulation and note definition. This is made possible by yes… the custom designed bobbins that house the larger pole pieces. Custom wound with a little less bite but still just as aggressive, this pickup has great balance and sustain with a huge low end response and mids and highs that scream and cut for an tone that is truly inspiring.
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