Best Humbucker Pickups Under $800 2026

Affordable humbucker pickups under $800 - great value without compromising quality

Last updated: January 7, 2026 • Next update: January 14, 2026

PRICE RANGES: Under $100 Under $200 Under $300 Under $500 Under $800

SKILL LEVELS: For Beginner For Intermediate For Professional For Advanced

GENRES & STYLES: For Rock For Metal For Jazz For Blues For Hard Rock For Heavy Genres

BRANDS: Seymour Duncan DiMarzio EMG Bare Knuckle Gibson Mojotone Fishman Suhr Tesla Fender Lollar TV Jones PRS

Bare Knuckle Silo Set Cov BRN - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.5/5 (27 reviews)

Sound:

10/10

Build:

10/10

Value:

7/10

Bare Knuckle Silo Set Cov BRN

by Bare Knuckle

Rock Jazz Blues

Key Feature:

• High output for distortion

✓ PROS

• Thick, powerful tone
• High output for distortion

✗ CONS

• Can be too thick for some styles
• Different mounting requirements

Bare Knuckle Silo Set Cov BRNPickup set for electric guitar2 Hand-wound humbuckersFor bridge and neck positionOutput:...

⭐ 4.5/5 (27 reviews)

Sound:

10/10

Build:

10/10

Value:

7/10

Art. 556108

$527

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Bare Knuckle Polymath Set Cov PC - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.9/5 (55 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

8/10

Bare Knuckle Polymath Set Cov PC

by Bare Knuckle

Jazz Heavy Genres Hard Rock

Key Feature:

• Thick, powerful tone

✓ PROS

• Versatile for many genres
• Great sustain characteristics

✗ CONS

• Different mounting requirements
• Less vintage character

Bare Knuckle Polymath Set Cover PCPickup Set for Electric Guitar2 Hand-wound humbuckersFor bridge and neck...

⭐ 4.9/5 (55 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

8/10

Art. 555860

$582

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Bare Knuckle Halcyon Set Fibreboard BK - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.5/5 (6 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

10/10

Value:

8/10

Bare Knuckle Halcyon Set Fibreboard BK

by Bare Knuckle

Heavy Genres Blues Rock

Key Feature:

• Great sustain characteristics

✓ PROS

• Thick, powerful tone
• High output for distortion

✗ CONS

• May overpower small amps
• Less vintage character

Bare Knuckle Halcyon Set Fibreboard BKPickup for Electric GuitarMike Stringer Signature ModelHandwound...

⭐ 4.5/5 (6 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

10/10

Value:

8/10

Art. 614194

$516

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Seymour Duncan Antiquity Humbucker Set Nickel - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.7/5 (13 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

7/10

Seymour Duncan Antiquity Humbucker Set Nickel

by Seymour Duncan

Rock Hard Rock Blues

Key Feature:

• Cancels electrical interference

✓ PROS

• Versatile for many genres
• Great sustain characteristics

✗ CONS

• Different mounting requirements
• May overpower small amps

Seymour Duncan Antiquity Humbucker Set NickelHumbucker SetANT-HN at the neck and ANT-HB at the bridgeMedium outputAged...

⭐ 4.7/5 (13 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

7/10

Art. 376984

$615

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Seymour Duncan Everything Axe Loaded PG WH - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.8/5 (6 reviews)

Sound:

10/10

Build:

10/10

Value:

8/10

Seymour Duncan Everything Axe Loaded PG WH

by Seymour Duncan

Rock Metal Blues

Key Feature:

• Great sustain characteristics

✓ PROS

• Great sustain characteristics
• Versatile for many genres

✗ CONS

• Less vintage character
• May lack brightness of single-coils

Seymour Duncan Everything Axe Loaded PG WHLoaded and wired pickguard for electric guitarFor ST-style modelsUltra...

⭐ 4.8/5 (6 reviews)

Sound:

10/10

Build:

10/10

Value:

8/10

Art. 553752

$505

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Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Firebird Set - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 5.0/5 (25 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

7/10

Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Firebird Set

by Seymour Duncan

Jazz Blues Hard Rock

Key Feature:

• Cancels electrical interference

✓ PROS

• Thick, powerful tone
• High output for distortion

✗ CONS

• Can be too thick for some styles
• Less vintage character

Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Firebird SetSet of Pickups for Electric GuitarFirebird StyleAgedOutput: Medium2 Dual...

⭐ 5.0/5 (25 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

7/10

Art. 556800

$571

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Bare Knuckle Polymath Set Cov BK - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.5/5 (31 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

8/10

Value:

6/10

Bare Knuckle Polymath Set Cov BK

by Bare Knuckle

Jazz Blues Rock

Key Feature:

• Great sustain characteristics

✓ PROS

• Thick, powerful tone
• High output for distortion

✗ CONS

• May lack brightness of single-coils
• May overpower small amps

Bare Knuckle Polymath Set Cov BKSet of Pickups for Electric Guitar2 Hand-wound humbuckersFor bridge and neck...

⭐ 4.5/5 (31 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

8/10

Value:

6/10

Art. 555997

$527

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Kloppmann HB 59 Light Aged Set CR - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.6/5 (50 reviews)

Sound:

10/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

8/10

Kloppmann HB 59 Light Aged Set CR

by Kloppmann

Blues Rock Hard Rock

Key Feature:

• High output for distortion

✓ PROS

• Versatile for many genres
• Great sustain characteristics

✗ CONS

• May lack brightness of single-coils
• Less vintage character

Kloppmann HB 59 Light Aged Set CRSet of Pickups for Electric GuitarPositions: Bridge and neckPickup type:...

⭐ 4.6/5 (50 reviews)

Sound:

10/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

8/10

Art. 564661

$505

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Seymour Duncan Signat. Lari Basilio Pickup CH - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.4/5 (25 reviews)

Sound:

10/10

Build:

10/10

Value:

8/10

Seymour Duncan Signat. Lari Basilio Pickup CH

by Seymour Duncan

Hard Rock Blues Jazz

Key Feature:

• Cancels electrical interference

✓ PROS

• Versatile for many genres
• High output for distortion

✗ CONS

• Less vintage character
• May lack brightness of single-coils

Seymour Duncan Signat. Lari Basilio Pickup CHPickup Set for Electric GuitarLari Basilio Signature Set1 Trembucker -...

⭐ 4.4/5 (25 reviews)

Sound:

10/10

Build:

10/10

Value:

8/10

Art. 563602

$549

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Seymour Duncan Lari Basilio Set Chrome - Professional Music Instrument Photo

#10

⭐ 4.7/5 (16 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

8/10

Seymour Duncan Lari Basilio Set Chrome

by Seymour Duncan

Rock Blues Jazz

Key Feature:

• High output for distortion

✓ PROS

• Great sustain characteristics
• Thick, powerful tone

✗ CONS

• Different mounting requirements
• Less vintage character

Seymour Duncan Lari Basilio Set ChromePickup Set for Electric GuitarLari Basilio Signature Set1 Humbucker and 2 Single...

⭐ 4.7/5 (16 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

8/10

Art. 565419

$549

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Seymour Duncan Everything Axe Loaded PG BK - Professional Music Instrument Photo

#11

⭐ 4.5/5 (54 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

7/10

Seymour Duncan Everything Axe Loaded PG BK

by Seymour Duncan

Hard Rock Metal Jazz

Key Feature:

• High output for distortion

✓ PROS

• Thick, powerful tone
• Great sustain characteristics

✗ CONS

• May overpower small amps
• May lack brightness of single-coils

Seymour Duncan Everything Axe Loaded PG BKLoaded and Wired Pickguard for Electric GuitarFor ST-style modelsUltra...

⭐ 4.5/5 (54 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

7/10

Art. 553753

$505

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Cream-T Billy F Gibbons Whiskerbuckers - Professional Music Instrument Photo

#12

⭐ 4.5/5 (11 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

10/10

Value:

8/10

Cream-T Billy F Gibbons Whiskerbuckers

by Cream-T

Heavy Genres Metal Rock

Key Feature:

• Versatile for many genres

✓ PROS

• Great sustain characteristics
• Thick, powerful tone

✗ CONS

• May overpower small amps
• Less vintage character

Cream-T Billy F Gibbons WhiskerbuckersSet of Pickups2 HumbuckersFor neck and bridge positionHand-wound boutique guitar...

⭐ 4.5/5 (11 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

10/10

Value:

8/10

Art. 558611

$527

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Bare Knuckle Halcyon Set WH - Professional Music Instrument Photo

#13

⭐ 4.6/5 (51 reviews)

Sound:

10/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

8/10

Bare Knuckle Halcyon Set WH

by Bare Knuckle

Blues Hard Rock Rock

Key Feature:

• Cancels electrical interference

✓ PROS

• Thick, powerful tone
• Versatile for many genres

✗ CONS

• Less vintage character
• Can be too thick for some styles

Bare Knuckle Halcyon Set WHPickup for Electric GuitarMike Stringer Signature ModelHandwound humbuckerPositions: Bridge...

⭐ 4.6/5 (51 reviews)

Sound:

10/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

8/10

Art. 614196

$516

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Seymour Duncan Little ’78 ST Pickup Set BK - Professional Music Instrument Photo

#14

⭐ 4.9/5 (42 reviews)

Sound:

10/10

Build:

10/10

Value:

7/10

Seymour Duncan Little ’78 ST Pickup Set BK

by Seymour Duncan

Jazz Rock Blues

Key Feature:

• Great sustain characteristics

✓ PROS

• Cancels electrical interference
• Thick, powerful tone

✗ CONS

• May overpower small amps
• Less vintage character

Seymour Duncan Little ’78 ST Bridge Pickup BKPickup Set for Electric GuitarHumbucker in single coil formatSingle coil...

⭐ 4.9/5 (42 reviews)

Sound:

10/10

Build:

10/10

Value:

7/10

Art. 576494

$549

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Kloppmann HB 57 Light Aged Set N - Professional Music Instrument Photo

#15

⭐ 4.9/5 (22 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

8/10

Value:

7/10

Kloppmann HB 57 Light Aged Set N

by Kloppmann

Hard Rock Heavy Genres Blues

Key Feature:

• High output for distortion

✓ PROS

• Thick, powerful tone
• Great sustain characteristics

✗ CONS

• May lack brightness of single-coils
• Less vintage character

Kloppmann HB 57 Light Aged Set NPickup Set for Electric Guitar2 humbuckersFor bridge and neck positionClear but still a...

⭐ 4.9/5 (22 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

8/10

Value:

7/10

Art. 564620

$538

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How to Choose the Best Humbucker Pickups

Budget Planning

• Under $200: Entry-level
• $200-$500: Intermediate
• $500-$1000: Advanced
• $1000+: Professional

Quality Check

• Sound clarity & tone
• Build materials & finish
• Hardware durability
• Overall craftsmanship

Key Features

• Your musical style
• Skill level match
• Intended use case
• Brand reputation

Frequently Asked Questions

Key factors include build quality, sound characteristics, playability, brand reputation, warranty coverage, and value for money. Consider your musical style, skill level, and intended use to find the best match.

Budget depends on your needs and experience level. Beginners can find quality options for $200-500, intermediate players should consider $500-1500 range, while professionals often invest $1500+ for premium features.

Higher-priced humbucker pickups typically offer better materials, craftsmanship, and performance. They're worth it if you're serious about music, perform regularly, or need professional-grade features.

Top brands combine quality, innovation, and reliability. We evaluate brands based on build quality, sound performance, durability, and customer satisfaction to recommend the best options for different budgets.

Both have advantages. Online offers better prices and selection, while stores allow hands-on testing. We recommend researching online first, then testing in stores if possible. Many online retailers offer excellent return policies.

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Best Humbucker Pickups Under $800 2026

Bare Knuckle Silo Set Cov BRN

Bare Knuckle Polymath Set Cov PC

Bare Knuckle Halcyon Set Fibreboard BK

Seymour Duncan Antiquity Humbucker Set Nickel

Seymour Duncan Everything Axe Loaded PG WH

Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Firebird Set

Bare Knuckle Polymath Set Cov BK

Kloppmann HB 59 Light Aged Set CR

Seymour Duncan Signat. Lari Basilio Pickup CH

Seymour Duncan Lari Basilio Set Chrome

Seymour Duncan Everything Axe Loaded PG BK

Cream-T Billy F Gibbons Whiskerbuckers

Bare Knuckle Halcyon Set WH

Seymour Duncan Little ’78 ST Pickup Set BK

Kloppmann HB 57 Light Aged Set N

How to Choose the Best Humbucker Pickups

Budget Planning

Quality Check

Key Features

Frequently Asked Questions

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