by Juha Ruokangas | Aug 14, 2025
Cruelty Free I set out to find a completely cruelty-free guitar, only to realize how limited the pickup options really were. What’s with the beeswax in almost all pickups? We tried modern alternatives, but the sound wasn’t there—and the old-school ones squealed like...
by Juha Ruokangas | May 26, 2025
No other guitar can do this For me, the Valvebucker is definitely a gamechanger. The directness and that extra special clarity in the sound is incomparable! It has helped me out of many “stuck-in-a-box” situations because it immediately sparks creativity and...
by Juha Ruokangas | May 13, 2025
Works with ease with a real rig or plugins The new pickups sound wide and open but you still get a good grip of the tone. And they just seem to work, with a real rig or plugins! Where I was searching a long time and twisting knobs before, these pickups just work with...
by Juha Ruokangas | Mar 7, 2025
There’s no going back I absolutely love them. There’s no going back. All the air and clarity pushing through the tone. And the character! These Ruokangas humbuckers are simply inspiring and damn good!
by Juha Ruokangas | Mar 7, 2025
A single-coil guy I’ve been a single-coil guy almost my whole life, so getting used to humbuckers has taken some time. I’ve been playing these daily for over two weeks now. It’s coming together. The top end is just beautiful—there’s plenty of it, it cuts...
