Porter Pickups- Smooth Humbucker

Smooth Humbucker

Porter Smooth Humbuckers have great mid range but also distort smoothly. They also have good clean and sustain for a well balanced pickup. The Smooth shines with light overdrive and riffs, and has a non-harsh tone for strumming and complex clean chord applications. They have a little more low end tone than other pickups we sell, but don't get too muddy. They feature a AlNiCo II magnet, and can be wound to your specs depending on the output you are looking for.

Style Suggestions

Jazz, Classic Rock, Blues and Slide. This pickup is popular as a neck pickup for Jazz and Blues, but also works well as a bridge for Classic Rock other styles. This pickup can work well in both positions for a nice even tone, and to tame some of the bridge position harshness, but still rock. If you love a neck pickup with a sweet tone, the smooths are your pickup.

Goes Well With

Our favorite combination (and our customers) is pairing the Smooth in the neck position with a Classics. The Smooth/Classic is one of the signature Porter tones, and is one of the widest "Neck to bridge" range of tones and uses. The Smooths also work well with another Smooth.

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Smooth Humbucker-Neck
Smooth Humbucker-Neck 2
Smooth Humbucker-Dist. Neck
Smooth Humbucker-Dist Neck 2

Smooth Humbucker $90 ea. Uncovered, $100 With Covers

Humbuckers sold as individuals with or without a cover. Please choose models and add 2 separate ones to the shopping cart for set purchase. Build your custom set with any combination, of Classic, Clear, Smooth, or Overdrive humbuckers.
Uncovered Humbucker
Covered Humbucker