A few sound clips of The HomeWrecker "Crooked Halo" single coil model. In a swamp ash strat. Bogner Ecstasy 101b on the Blue Plexi channel. A 2003 Silver Klon Centaur was used on and off of the recording. 

CH Neck

CH Clean

Tapped Durden Hum & CH Neck

Strat, Silver Klon Centaur occasionally on and off, with older Bogner Ecstasy, on Blue Channel in Plexi mode. 
Running through the gamut of tones and styles. 

HOMEWRECKER PICKUP SAMPLES

CROOKED HALO Single Coil Plexi Drive Position 3(Middle)

CROOKED HALO Single Coil  Plexi Drive Position 2 (Bridge/Middle)

CROOKED HALO Single Coil Plexi Position 1 (Bridge)

Swamp ash strat with Silver Klon Centaur on and off, with Bogner Ecstasy on the green channel with the Fender Twin Setting. 


Strat Bridge/Middle

Strat Middle

Strat Bridge Clean

9.5k Alnico 5 or 8. Vintage/Modern. 
This has a 14.5k next level up that will show the more modern side. 
I played through the gamut of different styles and timbres. Very Versatile pickup. This was made to go from classic rock to heavier territories. This guy was developed for session players who needed a transparent minimally colored humbucker to chameleon through all styles. Also specialized winding pattern between the coils allows to sound P-90ish when tapped. Not like a tapped humbucker.

Gear used:
Solo Dallas 50watt head (JTM50 mod)
1971 Marshall cab with Matching Greenbacks 
Solo Dallas Schaffer Replica Tower
Left Handed Gibson LP Studio 
Colossal Cable

Slowburn hot Tower Sleazy Riffage

Beautiful like the name. This is our flagship vintage vibe neck humbucker. Influenced by select PAF, T-Top and Super 70s style pickups. This is meant to balance with our bridge pickups, and never overpower. Coil tap option unlocks extreme versatility, as it sounds like a rounded single coil, not a tapped humbucker. Valentina also plays well with overdrive, cutting through the mix without being an icepicky. Making it an extremely versatile pickup.

Valentina Neck Solo (Cruz)

Valentina Neck Single Notes (Cruz)

Valentina Neck Plexi (Cruz)

Valentina Neck Coil Tapped (Cruz)

Valentina Neck Coil Tapped Dist (Cruz)

Valentina Neck Clean

Valentina dirty (Bogner Mars)

Valentina (Bogner Mars)

Valentina Neck Gammut

Valentina Clean gamut

HomeWrecker Pickups was founded by Joshua Hernandez in Los Angeles, CA. Originally from East San Jose, CA. Hernandez has played different sides of the music industry as a session/songwriter/live player, and as a craftsman. A very well respected instrument repair man known for practical modifications. 

He is exclusively endorsed by a few prestigious companies such as, Bogner Amplification, Steve Clayton Picks, Pigtronix, IK Multimedia.

For his technical work, he apprenticed under luthier, Keith Holland, sharpening his attention to detail for a few years before making a grand leap to Los Angeles. During that time he spent a year and a half in different bands touring all over Latin America. Living between Bogotá, Colombia and Lima, Peru. In his time off between tours, instead of returning to the U.S. He was introduced to local craftsmen. Learning a whole new approach to string instrument design and fabrication. 

 When his touring contract was up. Hernandez returned to the U.S. accepting an offer for a title position @ ESP Guitar Company. 

In 2009, He Co-Founded MHD pickups. In Oct. 2011 he parted ways with MHD and ventured off on his own. During that time he worked a title position at ESP Guitars. Wearing multiple hats maintaining a warranty department. This involved working directly with the VP/Production manager on ESP/Ltd production, contributing to A-List artist repairs, and lastly, special projects from the custom shop.  Didn't stop there. His thirst for live performances and love for playing kept him very busy. As things evolved and touring was put on the back burner, session work picked up, becoming a ghost writer/session player in the night time working with various production teams. As well as running/developing all new HomeWrecker operations over time.

The session work was key. This was used to develop the many flavors that the HomeWrecker product line has to offer.

"There were times I recorded at state of the art studios (East West, Serenity West) with a overwhelming selection of amplifiers and mics to choose from, then there were times I showed up to a small single apartment, plugged directly in to an interface, and utilized certain pedals to shape the tones. This compromise allowed me to voice things to sound great direct in. What I would call a more transparent and natural sound from the coil."

"The beauty of being an active player is, I get to put my own product to the test in studio & live situations." says Hernandez. "With HomeWrecker, in short, I am taking a very simple, old technology and literally putting a new spin on it."

Take a look at the menu, as it is always evolving. If you have a certain sound that you want to bring to life, feel free to contact me directly. 

-J Hernandez 



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