There is a really cool video interview over on the Guitarnoize blog. There are 4 parts and Seymour talks about all kinds of pickups and designs as well as some of the artists he has worked with over the years. One of the coolest parts is when he talks about the Tele-Gib.. I built one… Read More »
What are active pickups and what are the advantages and drawbacks? An active pickup is one that uses electronics to enhance or modify the signal from the guitar’s strings. Unlike passive pickups that are constructed of wire wound around a magnet, active pickups require an external power source to operate. Along with the external power… Read More »
For Stratocaster players, it’s the challenge of the ages: keep the tone, but ditch the annoying single coil hum. A few years ago, we came out with the patented Classic Stack Plus pickup that answered the call. But what about those players who want a Strat tone that’s bigger, beefier, ballsier, and brasher than vintage?… Read More »
For years, guitar modders have known the secrets of getting vastly different tones out an electric guitar by changing the wiring of the humbucker pickups. Typically humbuckers are wired in “series,” for the “loud and proud” sound that most folks associate with these popular pickups. But there are additional tonal options available. For example, one… Read More »
Hot Rails is one of the most popular single coil pickup replacements Seymour Duncan produces. They are available for the Strat and, up until now, for the bridge position of a Tele. Upgrading to Hot Rails is like getting a new guitar. And not just any new guitar, but one voiced to put out the… Read More »
The new Seymour Duncan SFX-11 Twin Tube Blue is perfect for the blues player. Like the Twin Tube Classic and Twin Tube Mayhem, the Twin Tube Blue is voiced for the blues. Modern blues, Chicago blues, Texas blues, and classic rock. It features two premium, mil-spec, subminiature, USA-made Phillips-Sylvania 6111 dual triode tubes. These tubes have a sound… Read More »
One of the simplest, effective mods you can do to your guitar “on the cheap” is to experiment with tone caps. First before we get started lets get answers to a few questions about these little buggers. What is a tone cap and how does it work? Read more...
One very simple maintenence procedure can help keep your guitars’ signal at its best and prevent the loss of ground connection. Clean your jacks! We are talking about the 1/4″ jacks on your amplifier as well as your guitar. Read more..
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