I got these put in my Schecter earlier this year because the active hot rodded stock pickups never sounded good to me, way too much buzz when overdriven for metal and hard rock. The AHB-1 exceeded my expectations. Not only does it have a clear tone with a big mid scoop in clean and overdriven tones that I love, but it becomes a whole other pickup depending on where the volume is. Putting the volume near full really gives you that very responsive and articulate metal tone that rivals Fishman, halfway gives you a more passive modern tone on the crunch side, and closer to being off retains a lot of sound giving you a great alternative rock sound. This thing is crazy versatile and genre-defying! I also have a Sustainiac in the neck, this thing really crushes those lead tones for stuff like thrash and metalcore, and works with the Sustainiac neck beautifully. Would highly recommend this for people who like all kinds of metal and rock with an active twist.

It sounds like a TB2B with a boost. Great dynamic pickup.

Great neck pickups! Love them!

I've used blackouts for a good while now and I love them . The only thing that could make them better is being functional without the battery. Lol . But there still the best pickups on the planet .. but for some reason I can't seem to get this one working . I've tried everything I know to do.

Smooth, balanced. Cleans up really well, and will roll on the gain with the volume knob. I'm considering these for my other guitars now. My only gripe (more of a knit-pick) has to do with the wiring diagram on the website. There is no option for HH with one volume and one tone for these specifically (there is for the Mustaine's), which would have helped with my decision. I figured I could follow a similar one and work it out, but I was pleasantly surprised when the included instructions had the diagram I was hoping for.

I’ve been trying to get a good sound out of my Derick Whybley telecaster for 5 years. It had a duncan design humbucker, which sounded okay, but i knew it could do more. Tried shawbucker 2 with fender pots and hardware, sound went to a lot of highs with almost no lows, even though at the store the pickup sounded great on a strat, and then few years later here i am deciding to try blackouts. It was the best decision i could make, since i run jb and hot rails on my other guitar, which is strat and wanted something different for tele. They sound exceptionally good and having a no-hum guitar with very clear sound is such a pleasure.