Steam Hammer
A high-output ceramic humbucker — one of IronGear's "Big Three" since 2007. Stunning, controllable performance with real midrange power and plenty of top end.
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Pickup Overview
There are hot pickups, and then there's the Steam Hammer. Stunning, controllable performance — bolt everything down, turn up the wick and hold on.
This pickup excels at high-gain rock sounds, with real power in the midrange and plenty of top-end to really cut through with superb note definition. The Steam Hammer (along with the Hot Slag and Rolling Mill) is one of the "Big Three" humbuckers that introduced IronGear to the world-wide guitar community in 2007.
Available with Black, Cream / Ivory or White open coils.
Sound Clips
Bridge — Clean
Bridge — Dirty
Neck — Clean
Neck — Dirty
Specifications & Supporting Information
Technical Specifications
- DC Resistance (Bridge)
- 15 kΩ
- DC Resistance (Neck)
- 14 kΩ
- Magnet Type
- Ceramic
- Coil Wire
- 44 AWG enamel
- Conductors
- 4-conductor (coil-split capable)
Build
- Format
- Humbucker
- Pole Spacing
- Bridge 52 mm · Neck 50 mm
- Baseplate
- Custom etched nickel silver
- Supplied With
- Mounting screws & springs
Recommended Components & Applications
- Recommended Components
- 500 kΩ pots, .022 µF tone capacitor
- Applications
- Hard Rock · Metal · High-gain — see also the Hammer Head for the same recipe with hex polepieces
What Players Are Saying
"The Steam Hammer is on its own level — controlled but absolutely brutal when you push it. My old Squier sounds like a different guitar." — Squier owner
"What can I say? The Steam Hammers are just… well, PERFECT. With them in place it matches the sound I've been hearing in my head for weeks. They have tremendous power but never screechy." — Paul, Dragondreams Music, Normanton
"I'm using my pickup selector a lot more now — they're so well balanced. The Steam Hammers in single-coil mode have that wonderful bell tone of a good Strat; in humbucker mode they sound like I've always wanted a Les Paul to sound." — Project guitar build
"I just bought a Steam Hammer (bridge) and was prepared to be disappointed but actually I'm blown away — orgasmically so. Smoother and fatter for clean and lead than my EMG 60, and absolutely annihilates stock pickups." — Stu, Gloucester
"Just finished my Hamer Standard with a pair of Steam Hammers — staggeringly aggressive and clear. Twangs nicely on the cleans, roars on the gain. Awesome." — Hamer Standard owner
"Just got my Steam Hammers in my Epiphone SG — WOW! Aggressive with bite and awesome sustain, but incredibly versatile for the mellower end of the spectrum too." — Ben, London
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"Thank you for the superb pair of Steam Hammer pickups. They've turned a great guitar into something that, sound-wise, blows the real thing out of the water — with not a hint of muddiness." — Ian, New Mills
"'A small tactical nuke in our living room' is how my wife described the noise — but in a good way. The Steam Hammers gather every nuance and subtlety of string tone." — Paul, Dragondreams Music
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