May 18, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
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 [...]
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November 14, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
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 [...]
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July 10, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
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? [...]
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January 31, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
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 [...]
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January 22, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
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 [...]
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January 18, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
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 [...]
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November 13, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
Introducing Hottie Pickups! With the help of Seymour Duncan the folks at Hottie Amplifiers have created pickups that capture the creamy distortion and harmonic complexity of their Hottie Amps. Original Hottie Pickups have honey-sweet tone, touch sensitivity, and a perfect blend of warmth and presence. Sold as singles or sets. Custom options available. Credit: Hottie Amplifiers.
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October 16, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
Master “Tone-Legend”, Billy F Gibbons of ZZ Top, offers a personalized new bridge, designed to achieve greater tone and performance for the Telecaster and Esquire style guitars along with an extremely cool Spanish electric solid-body guitar from Bolin Guitars, dubbed “The Super Model“. The improved bridge-plate is designed to accommodate both Seymour Duncan’s Billy Gibbons’ [...]
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September 12, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
Two new Slash Signature model Les Pauls will bereleased in early October. One model made by Gibson USA and the other by Epiphone. The Gibson USA model is limited to 1,000 pieces total and features Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro II pickups, weight relieved body, proprietary wiring, caps, resistors and tone pots and is topped off [...]
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July 6, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
Nice Guy…Punk Legend! The image of Billy Zoom on stage with his wide legged stance, satisfied grin and vintage Gretsch® Silver Jet guitar is well documented in the annals of American punk rock lore. A co-founder of the band, “X” from Los Angeles, California in the late ‘70s during a time when pop culture was [...]
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June 20, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
Two new ESP Horizon guitars are available. The FR-II which features: Neck-Thru-Body, 25.5″ Scale, Mahogany Body, Quilted Maple Top, Maple Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, Locking Nut, 42mm Neck Width, Thin U Neck Contour, 24 XJ Frets, Black Nickel Hardware, Gotoh Tuners, Floyd Rose Bridge, EMG 81 (B) / 85 (N) p.u. Finish: STR The NT-II which features: [...]
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