Rolling Mill

Soundclips

Four soundclips — clean and dirty, bridge and neck.

What customers are saying

Eighteen unedited reviews from real Rolling Mill owners. 18 reviews

1. Installed a set of AlNiCo V Rolling Mills (overwound bridge, chrome covers) in my Squier Double Fat Tele Deluxe. These pickups are just plain awesome. I own 8 guitars, four with humbuckers — one has authentic Gibson ‘57s. This is hands-down the best set of humbuckers I have ever played, and I've been playing for over 40 years. IronGear flat out ROCKS — do not let the low prices fool you. Every bit as good as anything from the two “big boys” on the block at over twice the price, and as good as many boutique pickups at three times the price.

   — Jim Kubitza, Lacey, Washington

2. Overwound Rolling Mill fitted to a Gordon Smith — classic rock covers band. I'll keep it short: I WILL be changing the pickups in my other guitars. Monster, clean and dirty, just a great sound. Nice people too — spoke on the phone and got proper advice.

   — Al, Cheshire

3. First IronGear purchase — installed on the carbon-fibre-necked special I'd just built. The Rolling Mills are very good indeed. They have the clear musical sound that I always require. They also work well coil-tapped (3-way switches for series/parallel/single coil). They are certainly not outclassed by the much more expensive other pickup I have on the special.

   — Mark Rider, Nuneaton

4. I'm utterly floored by the quality of the build and materials, and consistency and depth of the tone they deliver. Replaced the woolly Epiphone G400 stock pickups with overwound bridge and standard neck. The overwound bridge is a fantastic mix of grit and sparkle, with definition that lifts above the mix but with underlying smoothness — no ice-pick. The neck is smooth and rich with solid low-end grunt and life in the mids. Chunky bluesy sounds come pouring out with ease, and a dip of the tone control takes it firmly into woman-tone territory.

   — Dave, Derby

5. Just finished installing Rolling Mills in my new build. The neck is warm and fat and the overwound bridge will push an amp with the big boys. The coil splitting gives very believable single-coil tones. These had me playing more in one night than I typically play in a month. On future builds I will be back for more — for the price, I'd have to be stupid not to.

   — Brian Thornock, Syracuse, NY

6. Rolling Mill bridge in my Epiphone Les Paul Standard — what a blinder. Smooth as silk, classic blues/rock “real deal” tones. Just installed the neck Rolling Mill too — tone and volume issues with the stock neck pickup are now resolved. Both Rolling Mills deliver equal amounts of honeyed dollops of classic rock/blues loveliness.

   — Michael, Glasgow

7. Rolling Mill and Hot Slag as a matched pair for my Michael Kelly Patriot Custom. I don't know how IronGear do it for the price, but they are without doubt the best matching pair of humbuckers I have ever heard. Even on my small 15-watt Fender Valve they're just so good; coil-tapped, they give a lovely Strat and Tele sound. On my larger Fender Deluxe 90 DSP it's pure heaven.

   — Chris Cutmore, Essex Guitar Services

8. I have been remarkably pleased with these pickups. They have far exceeded all my expectations and after replacing a set of Bare Knuckle Mississippi Queens (over three times the price!) in a custom-made Gordon Smith I haven't been able to put the guitar down. Beautiful cleans and searing lead with great sustain. I can't believe what fantastic value they represent.

   — Chris Dean, Winchester

9. Installed a set of Rolling Mills on my Epiphone Sheraton and all I can say is Wowwwwww. These pickups rock. I also have a USA 335 (you know which make!) and the Rolling Mills sound way better. For anyone out there who is a bit dubious, all I can say is: buy these babies. You won't make a better purchase in your life.

   — Brian, Henfield

10. Overwound Rolling Mill for the bridge of my Schecter PT Custom. This pickup is right on the money, it's amazing. Wife and family come first these days, so I went IronGear instead of EMG or SD. At my first band practice in 5 years, the other lad had a Fender Strat with an SD Custom; we used the same amps. The Rolling Mill sounded better. It just sounded clearer.

    — Steve, Sunderland

11. Fitted Rolling Mills into a MIJ Tokai Love Rock — strung up, plugged in, and f**k me they're good. Both pickups clear and balanced across all strings, extremely responsive. Clear warm tone, breaks up nicely with attack. Try Albatross on the neck or Bring it on Home with the treble backed off — these pickups sound and respond wonderfully, and I prefer them to products of big-name competitors I've purchased over the years.

    — Stuart, West Yorkshire

12. I removed the DiMarzios from my Gibson LP and installed Rolling Mills. Plugged into my micro cube — heard Jimmy Page Heartbreaker coming out of the speaker. Total vintage with some extra power. Off to my HiWatt 50 combo: WOW. I have owned many guitars over 30 years and tried many different pickups, and these really do leave them all behind.

    — Graeme, Leeds

13. Received my new Rolling Mill pickups for my LP within 20 hours of placing the order. Replaced an old DiMarzio SD bridge and an old Gibson neck. The transformation is amazing. These pickups are the best thing I have ever heard on my LP. I was after a classic vintage Paul Kossoff sound — these fit the bill perfectly.

    — Paul, Stockport

14. Bought a set of Rolling Mills for the neck and bridge of a 90s Epiphone Flying V. Got the nickel-covered ones to match the chromed hardware — they look great. Then I was amazed by the tones coming out of this cheap little body. They really sound great clean and distorted and have enough output range to cover nearly every contemporary style. Who needs the big brands when you can get your guitar singing with this little investment? Properly awesome.

    — Charlie Hurst, Staines

15. Solid construction and excellent sound quality. I'd say the pickup is as good if not better than any of the Seymour Duncan PAF type pups which retail at more than twice the price. The “sweet and soulful Slash/Kossoff” description on the website is absolutely spot on. After 3 months I've decided to ditch the SD Pearly Gates from the neck of my LP Standard too.

    — Colin, Perthshire and Kinross

16. Received Rolling Mills (with overwound bridge) the day after ordering, installed in my Les Paul Custom, fired up the AC30 — blown away by the sound, feel and responsiveness. Beautiful Page-esque raunch from the bridge, with wonderful Neil Young dirt on tap. The neck/middle positions are so smooth and warm, with that fabled flutelike PAF sound. After using other more famous brands in the past, I can safely say IronGear pickups are more than a match.

    — Gary Higgs, Workington

17. Bought a used Musicman Silhouette fitted with IronGear Hot Slag and Rolling Mills. My first thought was to ditch these “cheap” pickups. A year on, the Silhouette has become my “go-to” workhorse guitar. The more I played, the more I became aware that they not only easily match high-end pickups but surpass them in some ways, least of all the cost-point. I've been playing 45 years — if anyone is in any doubt, just go for it. You will NOT be disappointed.

    — Stevie Savage

18. Installed a pair of Rolling Mill humbuckers into a very tired low-budget Ibanez and the difference is astounding. If anyone is on the fence because “they can't possibly be any good for that price”, do yourself a huge favour and just press the order button. Easily as good if not better than pickups I've had from SD. IronGear pickups will be going into all my guitars including the higher-end ones.

    — Dave Firman, Hemel Hempstead