New Seymour Duncan Pickup – “Whole Lotta Humbucker”
Sounds pretty nice, but pickups interact with the other elements of your signal chain. Hard to tell how good they are till they’re in your guitar. But these seem like they’d be worth a try. I recently switched the Alnico 5 magnet in my burstbucker pro humbucker which is in my Les Paul, and replaced […]
Win a Guitar with the new Synyster Gates Pickups
Seymour Duncan just released the new signature Synyster Gates pickups, and are giving away a Schecter guitar loaded with them. The contest is worldwide. The Seymour Duncan Invader has a well-earned reputation as the most aggressive passive pickup ever. It’s the weapon of choice for metal, punk and rock players who seek maximum power and […]
Seymour Duncan ’59/Custom Hybrid Pickup
I just wanted to welcome our newest sponsor, Seymour Duncan. The pickup they are advertising, the ’59/Custom Hybrid, is pretty interesting. It was actually developed by member of the the Seymour Duncan forums, BachToRock. The pickup takes one coil from a Seymour Duncan ’59 pickup and one from a SD Custom. As you can hear […]
New Rail-Hammer Pickups
Joe Naylor, most known for starting Reverend guitars, Naylor Amps and a few other ventures, has just announced this new Patent Pending pickup design. The press release explains the concept behind these pickups, but basically they are half rail, and half pole piece humbuckers. Another unique thing about theses pickups besides the design is […]
Win a Set of Rice Hand-Wound Strat pickups
The father and son team of Rich and Cris Rice have over 50 years combined experience building custom guitars. They are a true custom shop, able to build any guitar you can dream up. Check out their site at www.ricecustomguitars.com to see a gallery of their work. And check out the forums where they document many […]