Proudly presenting the classic version of the EASIEST top-mounted cigar box guitar pickup! No routing. No cutting. Just attach to the top of your cigar box guitar. The humbucker design makes it quieter than single coil pickups. 

  • Dimensions: 1.75 in. x 1.75 in. x ~ 0.125 in. (43mm x 43mm x 3.5mm)
  • Impedance: ~2.40 KOhms
  • Each pickup is sealed with a sturdy cellophane casing for the best protection of the copper wires.
  • Precision wound & tested to ensure the highest possible consistency and quality
  • Proudly MADE IN THE USA, right here in Gonic, New Hampshire, in the C. B. Gitty workshop

We now wind these versatile pickups in-house here at Gitty Headquarters in Gonic, New Hampshire. They are a continuation of the popular line of GittyBucker and WickedBucker pickups, created by Marty Tauber, and carry forward a legacy of design used by cigar box guitar legend Dan Sleep and first created by cigar box guitarist/inventor, Elmar Zeilhofer. Marty Tauber helped us build the winding machine and trained the Gitty crew on his methods for winding these pickups, and we are proud to carry on his work.

Basic usage info:

  • The bar magnet should be perpendicular to the strings (run under them cross-ways), not in parallel with them. Should be mounted so that the magnet is facing up, and branding label facing down.
  • The red wire is positive. The black is ground.
  • Try to keep the pickup top around 1/4-inch to ⅜-inch from the strings (closer=louder/hotter, further=quieter).
  • The copper wires can be fragile. Take care when installing to avoid pulling or damaging of the copper windings or installation wires.
  • Optional Mounting Ring and Cover Plate not included.