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New!! Seymour Duncan Blackout Humbucker
9-volt active humbucker for aggressive playing styles. Recommended for old school metal, garage, punk, thrash, drop tunings, and other heavy rock styles.
The "other" USA-made active humbuckers use unbalanced inputs in a differential preamp. The problem is, an unbalanced differential preamp is not very effective at cancelling hum. Our engineers figured out how to capture the tone that players want in an active design, but using balanced inputs. The result is 12dB to 14dB less noise, plus more lows, more highs, and more output. Simply put, Blackouts have more tone than other active pickups.
Blackouts are available in individual neck and bridge models, or as a two-pickup set. All versions come with all necessary mounting hardware, including pots, jack, and a battery clip.
For all humbucker guitars. The blade magnets make this pickup suitable for both humbucker and Trembucker string spacings.
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New!! Seymour Duncan Blackout Humbucker - Set
9-volt active humbucker for aggressive playing styles. Recommended for old school metal, garage, punk, thrash, drop tunings, and other heavy rock styles.
The "other" USA-made active humbuckers use unbalanced inputs in a differential preamp. The problem is, an unbalanced differential preamp is not very effective at cancelling hum. Our engineers figured out how to capture the tone that players want in an active design, but using balanced inputs. The result is 12dB to 14dB less noise, plus more lows, more highs, and more output. Simply put, Blackouts have more tone than other active pickups.
Blackouts are available in individual neck and bridge models, or as a two-pickup set. All versions come with all necessary mounting hardware, including pots, jack, and a battery clip.
For all humbucker guitars. The blade magnets make this pickup suitable for both humbucker and Trembucker string spacings.
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New!! Seymour Duncan Alternative 8 SH-15
High output humbucker with Alnico 8 magnet for extra output. Perfect for all rock styles and great for use with high gain amps.
Seymour Duncan's first production pickup to use an Alnico 8 magnet, the Alternative 8 starts with hot coils wound for maximum output. With the addition of the Alnico 8 magnet, output is enhanced with a huge, punchy sound, full of fat mids and present upper-mids. This is a dynamic pickup that doesn’t get “sizzly” or dark like some high-output ceramic magnet pickups.
Recommended for bridge position. Matches great with a moderate output neck pickup like the SH-1n ’59 or the SH-2n Jazz Model. Pairs well with a distortion pedal like the SFX-05 Lava Box or the SFX-08 Power Grid distortion (available Spring 2008).
Works great in most guitars set up for humbuckers, especially in balanced and warm instruments and those with rosewood fingerboards.
Nickel or gold-plated cover. Trembucker.
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New!! Seymour Duncan P-Rails
Ground breaking, patent pending design allows a full-size humbucker to split to either a “real deal” P-90 or a traditional single coil. Perfect for a wide variety of styles including country, pop, surf, jazz, blues, classic rock, and heavy rock.
Until now, if you wanted humbucker, P-90, and vintage Strat® tones, you’d have to haul three guitars to the gig. Enter P-Rails™. It’s a full-size humbucker that splits to either a full-size P-90 or a special Alnico-powered single-coil Rail pickup. The humbucker sound is full and expansive, owing to the mis-matched coil configuration. The P-90 is a super fat. And the Rail coils, when used together, sound like the “2” and “4” positions in a great Strat.
Seymour Duncan P-Rails are best used in a matched neck and bridge set. To get both humbucker and P-90 tones, use a two-way switch (push-pull or mini-toggle). To have humbucker and P-90 tones and bring in the added dimension of the single-coil Rail, use a three-way switch (DPDT on-off-on).
P-Rails can be used in any guitar set up for a traditional humbucker or Trembucker. A single P-Rails will bring added dimension to your guitar. However, to optimize P-Rails’ unique splitting capabilities and get the best single-coil Rails tones, use a neck and bridge set.
Normally, in humbucking mode, P-Rails are wired in series, for a high-output sound that works great for classic rock and heavier tones. However, when wired in parallel, the coil mismatch produces a very usable P.A.F.-style humbucker tone with less phase cancellation associated with standard parallel wired humbuckers, complete with present upper-mid “bloom” and pronounced string articulation.
Players
Peter Stroud / Sheryl Crow Band, Blues Saraceno, Eric Miker / Decemberadio
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Seymour Duncan Antiquity Humbucker
The Antiquity humbucker is a faithful replica of the great sounding "patent applied for" humbuckers that Seth E. Lover designed in 1955. The pickup comes with slight variations in DC resistance, just like the old ones. Seymour Duncan decided to wind the bridge pickup a little hotter and better balanced for its position. The mounting ring is slightly higher for the increased pickup height. The pickup is not wax potted to retain the sound and appearance of the originals. Again, each pickup is built by hand in the "Antiquity" room and every magnet and bottom plate are signed to guarantee that you are getting an original Seymour W. Duncan Antiquity™. Hookup wire includes the classic braided "push back" cloth braid wire.
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Seymour Duncan APH-1 Alnico II Pro Humbucker
Warm, moderate-output humbucker. Great for jazz, blues, classic rock and slide. The Alnico 2 magnet and moderate windings yield a warm, sweet tone with more natural string vibration for great sustain. Classic rock players who get their distortion from the amp rather than the pickup love the APH-1. It allows them to back off the crunch and get beautiful clean tones with softer attack. Compared to the '59, the Alnico II Pro has a rounder sound with a spongier bass response. Comes with four-conductor hookup cable and no logo.
Often the APH-1 is used in both neck and bridge positions, eg Slash. Or, in the neck with a higher output pickup like an SH-11 Custom Custom or SHPG-1b Pearly Gates for heavier rock or hotter blues sounds from the bridge position.
For brighter toned instruments. Works especially well with maple and ebony fingerboards. Also works great with hollow and semi-hollow body guitars. Options of Nickel or gold-plated cover, Trembucker version.
Players: Slash / Velvet Revolver & Guns ‘N Roses (neck & bridge), Michael Wilton / Queensryche (bridge), Jeff Tamelier / Tower of Power (neck), Tim Mahoney / 311 (neck), Troy Van Leeuwen / Queens of the Stone Age (neck)
We do a package price on two of these pickups - look for the Slash set in Seymour Duncan pickup sets.
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Seymour Duncan SH-1 '59 Humbucker
SH-1/ TB59-1b -- The most important thing about the vintage Patent Applied For pickup was its warm, smooth tone and sustain that was unlike anything heard before. The SH-1 is built with the same kind of enameled wire, nickel-plated studs, and balanced coil windings that humbucker inventor Seth Lover used in his first pickups. It looks and sounds just like a '59.
Available in black, zebra (cream & black), reverse zebra and white as well as the following colors at no extra charge -- red, red & black, pink, green, light blue, dark blue & yellow.
Single conductor cable is standard, four conductor is available upon request. With traditional or Trembucker spacing. Also for 7-string guitars, available in black only.
Players: Ben Harper (neck & bridge), Robben Ford (neck & bridge), Mike Einzinger / Incubus (neck), Robert Smith / The Cure
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Seymour Duncan SH-2 Jazz Humbucker
SH-2 -- This pickup is for players who need an accurate, clear tone for fast jazz runs. The brighter sound has slightly less output and is a good match with most pickups. A popular combination is The Jazz™ in the neck with either a JB™ (SH-4) or Duncan Custom™ (SH-5) in the bridge. Available in black, zebra (cream & black), reverse zebra and white as well as the following colors at no extra charge -- red, red & black, pink, green, light blue, dark blue & yellow.
Players: Jerry Horton / Papa Roach (neck), Dave Mustaine / Megadeth (neck), Doug Pettibone / Lucinda Williams (neck)
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Seymour Duncan SH-3 Stag Mag™ Humbucker
Uniquely constructed humbucker uses Alnico 2 rod pole pieces to achieve true single-coil sound when split (tapped). Recommended for classic rock, jazz, blues, funk and country. The Stag Mag uses the same type of magnets as a vintage single coil. Each coil is as powerful as a single-coil. When the pickup is split (sometimes called "tapped") such that only one coil is used, the sound is bright and glassy, like a vintage Strat® pickup. In full output, humbucking mode, the tone is rich and full with a bright high-end. Comes with four-conductor hookup cable.
Though often used in the bridge position, the Stag Mag can be used in the neck as well. Use with any guitar with traditional string spacing in the bridge position (1.925" or 48.9mm). Works with rosewood, ebony or maple fingerboards.
Make sure to use the Stag Mag with a switch to maximize the real-deal single-coil tone when split. See the Seymour Duncan website for wiring diagrams for split wiring and other cool mods.
Players: Greg Hetson / Bad Religion, Michael Ciravolo / Gene Loves Jezebel, Mike Scott / Prince, Charlie Crowe / Brooks & Dunn
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Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB Bridge Humbucker
A completely balanced coil configuration produces great harmonics and a high output with just the right blend of sustain and distortion. You get the best of both worlds: from sweet warm tones to raw rock 'n' roll. Combine this with the (SH-2) Jazz Neck and you've got Seymour's personal favorite combination. Available in black, zebra (cream & black), reverse zebra and white as well as the following colors at no extra charge -- red, red & black, pink, green, light blue, dark blue & yellow.
Recommended for Bridge position. With traditional or Trembucker spacing. Also for 7-string guitars, available in black only.
Players: Paul Stanley / KISS, Gary Rossington / Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ty Tabor / King’s X, Steve Marker / Garbage, Nick Hexum & Tim Mahoney / 311, John Connolly / Sevendust, Dave Mustaine / Megadeth
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Seymour Duncan SH-5 Duncan Custom™ Humbucker
"P.A.F. on steroids" tone. Used for classic rock, heavy rock, funk, punk, R&B, metal and drop-tunings. Beefed up Patent Applied For tone for a hard-driving, kickin' sound with the right balance of power, sustain, and distortion. This pickup cuts through with a distinctive high end and midrange attack. The ceramic magnet and custom coil design give it compressed dynamics, an enhanced harmonic structure, and a punchy bass. Perfect for dropped tunings without "mushing" out. Comes with four-conductor hookup cable. Recommended for Bridge Position
Often a Duncan Custom is paired with an SH-1 '59 in the neck for bigger P.A.F. tones in the bridge and vintage-correct P.A.F. tones in the neck. For balanced and warm instruments. Works especially well with rosewood fingerboards. Options of Nickel or gold-plated cover; Trembucker; 7-string version.
Players: Mike Chlasciak / Halford (bridge), Whitey Kirst / Iggy Pop (bridge), Rick Jackett / finger eleven (bridge), Will Adler & Mark Morton / Lamb of God (bridge)
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Seymour Duncan SH-6 Duncan Distortion™ Humbucker
High output humbucker built for aggressive playing styles. Recommended for old school metal, nu-metal, gothic, garage, punk, thrash and other heavy rock styles. Great for drop tunings. Yields high output while retaining clarity. The massive ceramic magnet and hot coil windings deliver tremendous power and raw distorted rock sounds. More aggressive than the SH-5 Duncan Custom. Comes with four-conductor hookup cable. Available for both neck and bridge positions.
Often a Distortion bridge is paired with an SH-2n Jazz Model in the neck for good clean tones and versatility. For balanced and warm instruments. Works especially well with rosewood fingerboards. Options of Nickel or gold-plated cover; Trembucker; 7-string version.
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Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader Humbucker
Ultra high output humbucker built for aggressive playing styles. Recommended for punk, garage, thrash, metal and other heavy rock styles. Designed for the heaviest tones a passive pickup can produce. The combination of three ceramic magnets, over-wound coils and twelve black oxide cap screws make the Invader an electrifying force of energy. The wide magnetic field pumps power into your amp with a totally heavy sound.
Comes with four-conductor hookup cable. Available for both neck and bridge positions - most commonly used in the bridge position. The Invader neck pickup has considerably reduced output for tonal versatility. For all instruments. The wide pole pieces work for both humbucker and Trembucker string spacing. Optional
7-string version.
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Seymour Duncan SH-10 Full Shred™ Humbucker
High output tone for heavy rhythms and speed riffs. Used for classic rock, heavy rock, hip hop, fusion and aggressive solo playing. Double rows of Allen screw pole pieces help fine tune the high end, leaving a tone that's fat and chunky, yet perfectly defined for speed riffs. Gives tonal control in high-gain situation. Less aggressive than an SH-6 Distortion. More articulate than an SH-5 Custom. Comes with four-conductor hookup cable.
Available in both neck and bridge models- most commonly used in the bridge position. The Full Shred neck pickup has reduced output and more treble for tonal versatility. For balanced and warm instruments. Works especially well with rosewood fingerboards. Option of a Trembucker.
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Seymour Duncan SH-11 Custom Custom™ Humbucker
High output humbucker for use in bright guitars. Great for pop, country, blues, classic rock and heavy rock.
The Custom CustomTM is our SH-5 Duncan CustomTM humbucker with an Alnico II magnet for warm and smooth highs, more midrange, and a spongier bottom end than the SH-5. It's a good choice for players who need a traditional vintage tone with increased output. Comes with four-conductor hookup cable.
Recommended for Bridge Position. Often a Custom Custom is paired with a Pearly Gates for bluesy P.A.F. tones in the neck. For brighter toned instruments. Works especially well with maple and ebony fingerboards. Options of Nickel or gold-plated cover; Trembucker.
Players: Josh Homme / Queens of the Stone Age, Michael Wilton / Queensryche, Clint Lowery / Sevendust, Greg Hetson / Bad Religion
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Seymour Duncan SH-12 George Lynch Screamin' Demon™ Humbucker
Moderate output, P.A.F.-style with added "growl." Great for classic rock, jazz-rock fusion, heavy rock and aggressive instrumental rock. This pickup was designed in the Custom Shop for guitar legend George Lynch. It has the big open sound of our '59 ModelTM with a little less bite and a little more growl. The tone is big, percussive with a defined treble response that doesn't get harsh. It uses one row of allen screws and one row of standard slotted screws for a unique "airy" sound. Comes with four-conductor hookup cable.
Recommended for Bridge Position. Often paired with a moderate output neck pickup like the SH-1 '59 for P.A.F. tones. For balanced and warm instruments. Works especially well with rosewood fingerboards. Option of Trembucker.
Players: George Lynch / Dokken & Lynch Mob, John Frank Werner / Andrew W.K., Marco Pena / Ataris
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Seymour Duncan SH-13 Dimebucker™ Humbucker
Ultra high output blade humbucker built for aggressive playing styles. Recommended for rock, metal, hard-hitting solos and other heavy rock styles. The Dimebucker uses a powerful ceramic magnet coupled with stainless steel blades for hard-hitting crunch. The SH-13 has both high d.c. resistance and a high resonant peak. The result is a high-output, aggressive humbucker with more treble bite and clarity than an SH-8 Invader; as well as punchy bass response and exceptional dynamics. The blades make the Dimebucker great for balanced bends. Comes with four-conductor hookup cable and its own form-fitting mounting ring.
Recommended for Bridge Position. Dimebag used a '59 Model in the neck for P.A.F. tones. For all instruments. The double blades make this pickup suitable for both humbucker and Trembucker string spacings. Comes in any colour you want. As long as it's black.
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Seymour Duncan SH-14 Custom 5™ Humbucker
Like a higher output '59 Model with a deeper bottom end and expanded output. Perfect for pop, country, blues, classic rock and heavy rock. Developed by contributors to the Seymour Duncan web user group who replaced the ceramic or Alnico 2 magnet in an SH-5 Custom or SH-11 Custom Custom with an Alnico 5. Compared to the SH-5 and SH-11, the Custom 5's tone is more vintage, with less distortion, but it's still very strong and powerful. Clean sounds are rich and full with enhanced presence. Comes with four-conductor hookup cable.
Recommended for Bridge Position. Often a Custom 5 is paired with a '59 for real-deal P.A.F. tones in the neck. For balanced and warm instruments. Works especially well with rosewood fingerboards. Options of Nickel or gold-plated cover; Trembucker.
Players: Paul Stanley / KISS, Troy VanLeeuwen/Queens of the Stone Age, Bruce Kulick / Grand Funk Railroad & Union
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Seymour Duncan SH-55 Seth Lover Humbucker
The SH-55 was designed jointly by Seymour and humbucker inventor Seth Lover. Just like the original 1955 P.A.F.s, the SH-55 utilizes a nickel silver bottom plate, butyrate plastic bobbins; plain enamel wire, an Alnico bar magnet, a wooden spacer, and black paper tape. The SH-55 uses a nickel silver cover instead of brass, which magnetically eliminates too much of the pickup's natural high-end tone. To be completely true to the original design and tone, the pickup is not wax potted. The tone is vintage P.A.F. - smoother and warmer than the 59 model.
The neck pickup will warm up even the coldest guitar. And the unpotted covers give the bridge pickup just enough boldness to break up early and really cut. Also available with a gold-plated cover. Single conductor cable standard. Four conductor cable available upon request. Pickup comes with flat bottom, slanted surround; springs, height screws and pickup surround screws.
Technical Specifications
DC Resistance - 8.1khz
Resonant Peak - 5.9 khz
Players: Joe Perry / Aerosmith (neck & bridge), Gary Rossington & Rickey Medlocke / Lynyrd Skynyrd (neck & bridge), Blues Saraceno, Dweezil Zappa, Sheryl Crow (neck & bridge), George Pajon Jr. / Black-Eyed Peas (neck & bridge), Steve Stevens (neck & bridge)
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Seymour Duncan SH-PG1 Pearly Gates™ Humbucker
Warm, slightly-hotter-than-vintage humbucker. Great for blues, classic rock, southern rock, jam, and hard rock. Originally designed as a recreation of the pickups in the '59 Les Paul® Standard that defined the raw, rebellious sound of Texas blues-rock.
The Pearly Gates is sweet, but slightly rude, with great sustain and a bright top end that make harmonics jump out of the guitar. Comes with four-conductor hookup cable.
Often used in both neck and bridge positions. Can be used in the bridge with an APH-1n Alnico II Pro in the neck for smoother tones; or, a Pearly Gates in the neck with an SH-11 Custom Custom for heavier rock sounds from the bridge position. For brighter toned instruments. Works especially well with maple and ebony fingerboards. Also works great with hollow and semi-hollow body guitars. Nickel or gold-plated cover. Trembucker.
Players: Dickey Betts (neck & bridge), Warren Haynes/ Gov’t Mule (neck & bridge), Howard Leese / Heart (neck & bridge), Greg Martin / Kentucky Headhunters (neck & bridge)
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Seymour Duncan PATB-1 Parallel Axis Original Trembucker™
Parallel Axis Trembucker provides modern sound. Great for country, pop, classic rock, jazz, blues, funk and heavy rock. Produces a modern, hi-fi sound. The tone is balanced, sweet, and bluesy with exceptional sustain. More output and mids than the PATB-3b Blues Saraceno model. The more gain you add, the more it sings, making it extremely versatile. Comes with four-conductor hookup cable.
Available in both neck and bridge models. The bridge version is high output. The neck version is compensated for tonal balance. Recommended for vibrato-equipped guitars. Works especially well with rosewood fingerboards.
Players: Richard Patrick / Filter, Gavin Rossdale / Bush, Jodee Frawlee / Starr Faithfull
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Seymour Duncan PATB-2 Distortion Trembucker
Parallel Axis Trembucker provides modern high-output sound. Great for old school metal, nu-metal, gothic, garage, punk, thrash and other heavy rock styles.
A powerful ceramic magnet and over-wound coils give this pickup a huge singing tone with a clear, articulate high-end and plenty of grind on the bottom.
Recommended for bridge position. Often paired with a PA-TB1n Original Parallel Axis Trembucker or PA-STK1n Parallel Axis Stack® in the neck position for versatility. Recommended for vibrato-equipped guitars. Works especially well with rosewood fingerboards.
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Seymour Duncan PATB-3 Blues Saraceno Trembucker
Parallel Axis Trembucker provides an old-school P.A.F. tone. Recommended for pop, country, jazz, blues, funk, classic rock, and heavy rock.
Originally created in the Custom Shop for Blues Saraceno, this pickup had to have the tone of the great old P.A.F. and the power to cut through for Blues’ unique and sometimes over-the-top style. According to Blues, this pickup provides a “’notched’ tone with a “honky,” old-school, retro vibe.”
Recommended for bridge position. Often paired with a PA-TB1n Original Parallel Axis Trembucker or PA-STK1n Parallel Axis Stack® in the neck position for tonal balance. Recommended for all vibrato-equipped guitars.
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