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Tinkering with Pickups 102 – The Humbucker Magnet Swap
In Tinkering with pickups 101 we went through some fairly simple modifications that can alter the tone of humbucker pickups. These were fairly simple, and didn’t really risk damaging the pickup. The following modifications do carry some risk of damage, but only if you are not careful.
Please understand that performing the next modification is something that you are doing of your own risk. We cannot be held responsible for any damages caused as a result. Continue reading
Posted in The Tone Garage, Tips and Tricks
Tagged Alnico 5, Alnico 8, alnico II, Alnico III, ceramic, DIY, humbucker, magnet, pickup, swap
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Tinkering with Pickups 101
Opening up and pulling apart magnets may seem a little daunting to some, so I thought I would talk about a few things you can do to adjust your pickups to achieve the sort of sound you are after without any extensive surgery. If you can use a screw driver or allen key, and have basic soldering skills you can achieve some pretty remarkable results. Continue reading
Posted in The Tone Garage, Tips and Tricks
Tagged capacitor, DIY, fillister head, high pass filter, pickup, socket head cap screw
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Tone-tweaking your guitar with a screwdriver?
For many people adjusting the height of the pickup or the polepiece is an unknown procedure and some players are even scared to adjust the height of their pickup or polepiece! Continue reading
Posted in The Tone Garage
Tagged APH-1, height, pickup, pickup height, polepiece, polepieces, tone
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Whether writing for a music magazine, lecturing, or performing live, Ravi’s strive for perfection leads him to Seymour Duncan for his guitars.
Ravi is a singer/songwriter who shot to worldwide fame at a young age as the guitarist for the ’90′s band Hanson, playing guitar in front of millions of screaming teenage fans in scenes reminiscent of “Beatlemania.” Hanson’s triple Grammy nominated … Continue reading
Posted in Artist Interview, Backstage Pass, Seymour Duncan Artists
Tagged alnico II, AOPA, Berklee, guitarist, hanson, hum cancelling, humbucker, JB, NAMM, pickup, punchy, pure, ravi, Simon & Schuster, STHR-1, strat, Vintage
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Whether for television, film, or his albums – Anthony Terrezza chooses Seymour Duncan for Perfection
I was in search of tone/feel for playing in studio sessions and for concert/live environments. My first guitar pickup was changed around 1985/86. I installed a JB Humbucker! Continue reading
Posted in Backstage Pass, Seymour Duncan Artists
Tagged alnico, anthony terrezza, Anthony Terrezza & Triple Espresso, blue knight studio, contemporary jazz, Country, funk, guitar, higher ground, hum cancelling, JB, JB Jr., music row, pickup, R&B, return to spirit, richard elliot, Rock, Seymour Duncan, SH-14, single coil, stratocaster, The Springsteen Experience, tower of power, tv, VH1, vintage rails
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Seymour Duncan Underground – Immune
At Seymour Duncan, we are all about the players and their quest for the right sound. For every band that has achieved critical mass, there are thousands more who are putting in their dues at local bars and coffee shops. … Continue reading
Posted in Artist Interview, Backstage Pass, Seymour Duncan Underground
Tagged 3 feet deep, bass, drew, esp ec-10, framus dragon, guitar pickups, hot rails, humbucker, immune, indie, Les Paul, line 6, Los Angeles, mayhem fest, mike, musician, ozzfest, p-bass, Phat Cat, pickup, prs se, rob, scream all i want, seymour duncan underground, sph90-1
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Seymour Duncan Live – “How to Change a Pickup”
Livestream begins at 2pm PT. Ask your questions in the chat box below.
Posted in Seymour Duncan LIVE
Tagged acoustic, bass, changing a pickup, live, pickup, Seymour Duncan, seymour duncan live, seymour duncan tv, tone, youtube
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Seymour Duncan Welcomes Joe Gore of Tone Fiend
When we made the decision to create a new blog that would cover a host of tone oriented topics, we knew that it would all come down to finding the right individual to take on the task. We found that … Continue reading
Posted in Seymour Duncan Company
Tagged 2011, aimee mann, axe hacker, blog, clubbo, dj shadow, guitar, jack dangers, joe gore, john cale, julieta venegas, les claypool, meat beat manifesto, pickup, pj harvey, primus, Seymour Duncan, tom waits, tone, tone fiend
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Seymour W. Duncan will be featured on Cox 8 Santa Barbara BackBeat show in May
Our very own Seymour Duncan is keeping busy! Seymour and other members of the team will be featured in a segment incorporated in the Cox 8 Santa Barbara BackBeat show. It will be a 10 minute segment describing the process … Continue reading
Posted in Pickup Reviews, Seymour Duncan Company, Seymour W. Duncan, Video
Tagged 2011, BackBeat Show, Cox, electric bass, electric guitar, humbucker, pedal, pickup, pickups, potentiometer, Santa Barbara, Seymour Duncan
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Schecter Guitar has announced the release of the $YNYSTER GATE$ SPECIAL!
This guitar made its highly anticipated debut at the recent Frankfurt Musik’ Messe Trade Show in Germany. While slightly subdued in its appearance compared to Syn’s infamous ‘pimp-striped’ Custom model, the new Special delivers the style and tone demanded by … Continue reading
