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Worth The Treble: A Simple Mod To Give You Some Zing

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Peter
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Many players prefer their pickups running at full tilt all the time, partly because they don’t like the sound when they back off the guitar’s volume. Constantly running on ten is fine if your music calls for it (and sometimes … Continue reading →

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Eliminating ‘Wolf Tones’

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Peter
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Throughout the evolution of the electric guitar, players have continually searched for more. More volume, more sustain, more gain, more tone. Some methods are better at achieving it than others, and some can actually hurt your sound if you’re not … Continue reading →

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Three Cool Alternate Wiring Schemes for Telecaster®

Posted on March 30, 2012 by scott
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One of the great things about the Telecaster is the fact that there are so many cool alternate wiring schemes you can use. I want to tell you about three of my favorites. Continue reading →

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Balancing Pickups With Different Outputs

Posted on January 6, 2011 by patricia

By Brandon Ficquette, Seymour Duncan Customer Support A while back, Frank Falbo posted a great tip about adjusting your pickup height to fine-tune your output and sound. But what about balancing the output of more than one pickup? You can … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of a Solder Joint

Posted on December 8, 2010 by patricia

By Seymour Duncan Tech Guru Scott Miller Have you ever tried to solder to the back of a volume pot, only to watch the joint pop off like a champagne cork? Though we may not want to admit it, we’ve … Continue reading →

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Soldering 101: Keep It Clean

Posted on November 29, 2010 by patricia

By Seymour Duncan Tech Guru Scott Miller When it comes to soldering, messy is not the way to go. Keep it clean—the tip of the soldering iron, that is. This will help the tip transfer heat more easily, and enable you … Continue reading →

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Mod Squad: When Volume Controls Act Like Tone Controls

Posted on November 22, 2010 by patricia

By Seymour Duncan Tech Guru Scott Miller On some electric guitars, when you turn down the volume control, the treble response decreases, leaving you with a bassy sound. Some people dig this, but some don’t. If you’re in the latter group, and … Continue reading →

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Mod Squad: Muddy sounding neck pickup?

Posted on November 15, 2010 by patricia

Muddy sounding neck pickup? Try Seymour’s quick tech fix By Seymour Duncan Tech Guru Scott Miller People often call and ask how to fix a muddy sounding neck pickup. Some years ago, Seymour taught me a cool trick to fix … Continue reading →

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Why do we use nickel silver baseplates?

Posted on November 10, 2010 by patricia

By Frank Falbo, Seymour Duncan VP of Product Have you noticed that the baseplates on all of our passive humbuckers are silver in color? They’re made of nickel silver—and there’s a reason. Seth Lover used nickel-silver baseplates when he invented … Continue reading →

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Tips & Tricks – Adjusting Your Pickups: Fine-Tune Your Sound

Posted on October 26, 2010 by patricia

This is the first of a series of Tips & Tricks from our resident Seymour Duncan experts.  Stay tuned for many more! — Adjusting Your Pickups: Fine-Tune Your Sound By Frank Falbo, Seymour Duncan VP of Products Most guitars have … Continue reading →

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