News & Product Announcements
Product news
All new pickup announcements and day-to-day updates are now posted to our Facebook page — the live feed below shows the latest. Scroll down for our older product-launch archive.
IronGear News via Facebook
The latest from the IronGear Facebook page — product announcements, customer stories and demos.
Product launch archive
Major IronGear pickup launches over the years — newest first.
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IronGear Vintage 6TS
Vintage Single Coil for Stratocaster™
Read more about the Vintage 6TS →The IronGear Vintage 6TS provides dynamic vintage Strat tones, with solid bass, a smooth, warm mid-range and chiming highs.
It's been voiced to give gritty attack and controlled clean tones without brittleness. This pickup uses AlNiCo II staggered poles with medium bevelling and works really well for classic rock, funk or warm clean tones.
The Vintage 6TS is available with black, white or parchment covers.
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IronGear Jailhouse Rail II
Humbucker for Stratocaster™
Read more about the Jailhouse Rail II →The Jailhouse Rail II is a true 4-Wire humbucker in single-coil format.
The pickup has been through a complete redesign and redevelopment since the original version.
In this incarnation, IronGear have achieved a brilliantly balanced combination of excellent noise rejection, brilliant clarity that retains the essential character of a Strat™ pickup, and gutsy output that can really get your tone cooking!
The pickup is supplied with a choice of black or white covers, but can also be installed with the cover removed if preferred.
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IronGear Tesla Shark
Classic AlNiCo II Humbucker
Read more about the Tesla Shark →IronGear SLASH the cost of upgrading again! Grab those aviator shades and Top Hat, it's the bare-chested IronGear Tesla Shark!
Checkout the specifications of this pickup — AlNiCo II Magnet, 8.54 kΩ bridge, 7.92 kΩ neck and available with a “reverse zebra” bridge!
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IronGear Metal Machine
Hot Ceramic Humbucker
Read more about the Metal Machine →The Metal Machine is the first pickup from IronGear that has been specifically designed for Metal.
From the gut churning bottom end, through the mid-range roar, to the smooth highs. It screams with precision, clarity and power and cuts through high-gain settings with amazing definition.
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IronGear Smoke Stack II
Dual Single-Coil Pickups for Stratocaster™
Read more about the Smoke Stack II →The Smoke Stack returns! In this incarnation, the Smoke Stack II really pushes the boundaries, with twin coils giving the choice of traditional Strat tones and, with the secondary coil, a hot-rod to be reckoned with!
The Smoke Stack II provides maximum flexibility from a traditional format Strat™ pickup that will preserve the classic looks of your guitar.
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IronGear Steel Twin II
Dual Single-Coil Pickups for Telecaster™
Read more about the Steel Twin II →The Steel Twin II is the result of a complete redevelopment of the popular Tele monster pickup! The latest version — Steel Twin II, features dual coil pickups for bridge and neck positions.
You can now have all of the clarity and finesse of the Steel Foundry standard pickup alongside the roar and venom of the Steel Foundry Overwound all in one pickup! The Steel Twin's two separate coils can be easily managed with a standard switched pot, and having the extra boost of the overwound coil at your fingertips is truly exhilarating!
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Pig Iron & Steel Foundry Overwound
Higher Output Pickups for Stratocaster™ & Telecaster™
Read more about the overwound sets →IronGear proudly announce the introduction of OVERWOUND versions of our massively popular Strat™ and Tele™ sets.
Need a bit of extra kick at the bridge, or neck? Or maybe you just want a complete hot rod set? These powerful little demons are just what you've been waiting for.