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The Kramer Chronicles, Volume I: The ’59 Set
When I was a kid first starting out on guitar, there was no widespread “DIY” market to speak of. That was just beginning. You basically took what you could get at your local music store, and liked it. Unless you … Continue reading
Posted in Guitar Builders, Pickup Reviews
Tagged Boogie Bodies, Charvel, Floyd Rose, FU-Tone, Kramer, PAF, StewMac, TB 59, The Bomber, trembucker
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The Duncan Custom – Pumped Up and Pushed to 11
I want my bridge pickup to be able to cut through the mix. It needs to really crunch, have a percussive quality when playing muted parts, and have a fast response. The other thing is that I need the pickup to not be too hot, it needs to retain some organic qualities. I mostly aim for bridge pickups that are in the ball-park of medium to high output, where there is enough on tap to get some really heavy tones, but not so much that you lose that “woody” sound. Continue reading
Posted in Pickup Reviews, Product News
Tagged Basswood, ceramic, Floyd Rose, PAF, Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4, rosewood fretboard, sh-5, tb-5
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Charlie Christian: Guitar Hero and Pickup Name-Giver
The most unique pickup when it comes to name giving is perhaps, in my idea, the big single coil pickup that is now being linked to the unique and amazing Charlie Christian. Continue reading
Posted in Product News
Tagged charlie christian, custom shop, ES125, p-90, PAF, seymour w. duncan, single coil
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Introducing the Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Signature Pickup Set
The Seymour Duncan Custom Shop has teamed up with blues-rock virtuoso Joe Bonamassa to produce the Joe Bonamassa Signature Pickup Set. This immaculately crafted and calibrated dual-humbucker set accurately replicates the P.A.F. pickups in Joe’s beloved 1959 sunburst Les Paul®. … Continue reading
Posted in New Product, Product News, Seymour Duncan Company
Tagged Blues, custom shop, Dust bowl, humbucker, Joe Bonamassa, Les Paul, PAF
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