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EMG KHBB Kirk Hammett Bone Breaker Humbucker Guitar Pickup Set

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At a glance

Condition
New
Dimensions
8 x 5 x 6 in
Weight
1 lb
Color
Black
Material
Stainless Steel
Guitar Bridge System
Fixed
Set Name
Kirk Hammett Bone Breaker set
Warranty
2 year warranty.

Features 4

  • The result of taking Metallica's tone and adding some new elements without sacrificing gain for clean or vice-versa
  • Features slight pre-amp adjustments and combines Alnico 5 and Ceramic magnets to create the perfect tone-beast
  • Consists of the BB-B Ceramic bridge and the BB-N Alnico 5 neck pickups
  • Offers crisp crushing leads or smooth rounded rhythm tone at the flip of the selector switch

Description

Kirk Hammett has been ripping up solos for Metallica for over 30 years. Riffs on Ride the Lighting, Master of Puppets, and the Black Album are a must learn for all rock guitarists. For Kirk, his tone starts with EMG pickups. “Metallica’s crunch sound is often cleaner than people expect”, says Kirk. “My taste in tone has definitely changed over the years. I don’t like to use as much distortion these days-I prefer my tone to be nice and crisp”. The new Kirk Hammett Bone Breaker set is the result of taking the success of Metallica tone and adding some new elements without sacrificing gain for clean or vice- versa. By making slight pre-amp adjustments and combining Alnico 5 and Ceramic magnets the perfect tone-beast was created. The Bone Breaker set consist of the BB-B Ceramic bridge and the BB-N Alnico 5 neck pickups. If you are looking for rhythm or lead tone, the Kirk Hammett Bone Breaker set offers crisp crushing leads or smooth rounded rhythm tone at the flip of the selector switch.

Specs 23

Brand EMG
Color Black
Guitar Pickup Configuration H-H
Guitar Bridge System Fixed
Number of Strings 6
Manufacturer EMG
Number of Packs 1
Unit Count 1 count

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Top Amazon Reviews


Bone breaker pickups
I love these pickups they sound almost just like Kirk. they fit to any guitar that has a double humbucker setup and are relatively easy to install you just have to know a little bit about electronics but they also have a ton of YouTube videos about these. Definitely worth the money and if you end up not liking the tone of either the neck or bridge you can always swap them out with other pickups as long as you don’t have your guitar always plugged in the battery should last a long time other then that they should always work the best and give you the sound you’ve been looking for ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2025 by Cameron

Greatest Pickups Ever
This set is very high quality set, and almost complete. I had to purchase a 3 way toggle switch separately, which was also available on Amazon. It's also EMG so that everything will just plug together. The only soldering I noticed to do was the ground wire to the tremolo plate. This kit even includes a new stereo jack. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2026 by hyper wild

Great set of pickups!
I am a huge fan of emg pickups. Four of my five guitars have emgs. I recently got an ibanez rg series from 2007 in good condition. I just didn't like the passive pickups in it so I decided to try out my first signature emg set. I have either 81/85 or 81/60 as those are my favorite especially the 60. kirks bone breakers are very similar to the classic 81/60 sound, but seem to have more clarity while retaining the emg sound and output that emg is known for. I would recommend this set to anyone who likes emgs and Metallica! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2025 by wil

Carefully install. Don't bend the module pins.
Excellent pickup. Silent. No hum. Very responsive with clarity.
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2026 by slick.rickster95

Amazing tone
I love these pickups. I installed them in my Donner DMT-100 with a little bit of modification to the pickup cavity of the body. The install would have only taken 30 minutes max if it wasn’t for the modification needed for the pickups to drop into the body.
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2024 by william

Pickups
Perfect
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2026 by Michael Moffett

Wonderful
You have to add in a battery slot but other than that it comes with everything you need to start shredding in an hour or so.
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2025 by Christopher

NOT WAHT I THOUGHT THEY BE
NOT REALLY ANYTHING SPECIAL..
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024 by Ronald A. Mediate Jr.
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