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Introducing the Fugly Bucker – An SD Forum Creation
If you’re a regular forum visitor you may already know that the Custom Shop will sometimes build a limited run of pickups just for forum members. Best of all, forum members get to participate in the design of them! Past pickups have included the medium output Brobucker, the Crazy Eight (SD’s first ever Alnico 8 pickup), and the StraBro90 (a Strat pickup wound to sound like a P90). This time out, MJ at the Custom Shop has graced us with the Fugly Bucker. No, I’m not joking. That’s it’s real name. Continue reading
Posted in Pickup Reviews, Product News
Tagged Alnico 2, Alnico 8, Brobucker, Crazy 8, custom shop, custom shop pickups, El Diablo, forum, fugly bucker, Hawkbucker, MJ, parallel axis trembucker, PATB-1, Scott Ian, seymour duncan forum, StraBro90
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The Philosophy of the Fat Strat: Single Coils and Humbuckers At Peace
Some people call them HSS Strats. Others call them Fat Strats. Some people don’t care for them, others don’t know what they’d do without them. Either way, you can’t deny the appeal of a guitar that combines the feel and mechanics of a Strat with the chunky kick of a bridge position humbucker. Continue reading
Posted in The Tone Garage
Tagged Custom staggered, Full Shred, Hot for Strat, HSS, humbucker, PATB-1, Pearly Gates, Quarter Pound Staggered, Sh-1, Sh-4, sh-5, SH-6, single coil, stratocaster
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Parallel Axis Trembucker: my experiences
One of my Les Pauls was in need of new pickups, and I decided to step out of my comfort zone. I usually get PAF-style pickups and I occasionally go a bit hotter, but I decided to try the Seymour Duncan PATB-1 and PATB-2 pickups. I asked Seymour Duncan to change the magnets though. Instead of the Alnico 5 for the PATB-1 and the ceramic for the PATB-2, I chose Alnico 8 magnet bars for both. Continue reading
Posted in Pickup Reviews, Product News
Tagged 59, alnico, Alnico 8, Alnico V, hybrid, Les Paul, Parallel axis, PATB, PATB-1, PATB-2, Premier Guitar, Sh-1, trembucker
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String Spacing Explained: Humbuckers vs Trembuckers
If you’re upgrading your guitar’s pickups for the very first time, here’s a tip which will help you maximize your tone and get the most out of your investment: Seymour Duncan offers most humbucker models in two sizes: Humbucker and … Continue reading
Posted in The Tone Garage, Tips and Tricks
Tagged Floyd Rose, PATB-1, PATB-2, PATB-3, Sh-13, SH-15, Sh-4, TB-15, trembucker
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