Description
Designed alongside progressive metal guitarist Jake Bowen for his Ibanez signature model, the Titan Neck pickup was built to solve a specific problem: how do you run walls of delay, reverb, and chorus without turning your tone into mush? Bowen’s answer was a neck humbucker that keeps its shape no matter how many effects get piled on top.
Tonally, the Titan Neck leans punchy and full-bodied rather than dark or woolly, which is exactly why it works so well as a lead and clean-tone pickup. Bowen switches to it whenever he needs rounder note definition and extra attack for solos, and it’s his go-to for ambient, effects-drenched clean passages too. The pickup’s balance across the low, mid, and high end means smooth overdriven leads come through with clarity instead of collapsing into noise – you keep the character of your guitar even when the pedalboard is doing a lot of work.
This nickel-covered version pairs the Titan’s ceramic magnet output with a classic look that suits vintage-leaning builds as well as modern rigs.
- Recommended position: Neck
- Magnet: Ceramic
- DC Resistance: 10.37 kOhm
- Wiring: 4-conductor
- Quick Connect: No
- Introduced: 2013
A solid pick for players chasing that Bowen-style blend of clean attack and effects headroom, whether you’re building a lead-heavy prog rig or just want a neck pickup that won’t fold under a busy signal chain.
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