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Fine-Tuning the Adjustment of Passive Humbuckers
It’s been said that the best things in life are free, and I find that saying is never more true than when applied to getting a better tone from our guitars. With so many products on the market that claim … Continue reading
Posted in The Tone Garage
Tagged adjusting pickups, adjustment, advice, beginner, bobbins, coils, db meter, electric guitar, guidance, guide, help, hex poles, how to, humbucker, output, passive, pickups, pole pieces, screw poles, string balance, waveform
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Digging Out of the Hole You’re In: Breaking Out of Playing Ruts
We’ve all been there before: when we’re uninspired and everything we play sounds, well, the same. Playing ruts, or more accurately named plateaus, are problems every instrumentalist faces and has to work through. In this article, let’s look at some … Continue reading
Posted in The Players Room
Tagged active, Allan Holdsworth, deep purple, Eric Clapton, hot rails, jon lord, Les Paul, p90, passive, phat cats, Richie Blackmore, Slash, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Yngwie Malmsteen
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Seven-String Pickup Options
One thing 7-string players continually cite as an attraction to the extended range of the seven is that they can still play everything that they could play on a six-string guitar – as well as getting down into much lower musical territory. And that’s true of tone too: the sounds you get out of your six-string pickups are also available from 7-string versions. Many of our popular models are available in versions for 7-string players, and even if we don’t offer a production 7-string version of a six-string pickup you’ve just gotta have on your seven, the Custom Shop may be able to help! Continue reading
Posted in Product News
Tagged '78 model, 7 string, active, ahb-1, AHB-3 Mick Thomson, Blackouts, custom shop, djent, Formvar, keith merrow, passive, Phase I, Phase II, screamin demon, Sh-1, sh-10, SH-12, sh-16, sh-2, Sh-4, sh-5, SH-6, sh-8, slipknot, SSL-1, stratocaster, telecaster, Wes Hauch
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Introducing the Gus G. FIRE Blackouts System
Hard rock and metal guitarists no longer need to choose between the power of active pickups and the response of passive pickups. The Gus G. FIRE Blackouts System blends the best aspects of both. “This system combines the massive tone, … Continue reading
Posted in New Product, Product News
Tagged active, ahb-1, AHB-11S, ahb-2, Blackouts, firewind, gus g, metal, ozzy osbourne, passive
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Trevor Bolder, Legendary bassist from Bowie to Mick Ronson and Uriah Heep shares his thoughts on Musicianship and Seymour Duncan
Trevor Bolder is a bassist, producer, composer, and singer known for making music combining hard rock with lots of melody and harmonies. He’s a heavy rock bass player who plays fast, hard, and with a lot of melodic bass runs. In 1971 … Continue reading
