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Choosing Pickups to Match Your Guitar’s Wood
We’ve discussed choosing pickups according to your style before. We’ve also had a bit of a look at choosing pickups with respect to the wood: what wood works best with which pickup for which style? In this article I want to explore some possible guitar, pickup, style and tone choices. What goes good with what? Continue reading
Posted in The Tone Garage
Tagged Alnico II Pro, APH-1, dimebucker, distortion, invader, Jazz, Les Paul, p-90, Pearly Gates, pickups, screamin demon, Sh-1, SH-12, Sh-13, sh-2, SH-6, timber
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Viewing Your Band As A Business: Introduction
The music industry is a difficult industry to break into. For every successful band, there are thousands of failed ones. Many young musicians sit in their rooms dreaming of making it big, like the idols covering their walls. They see the money, the girls, and the larger than life lifestyle and want it all. The problem lies in that they have no clue how to obtain it or even where to start. Continue reading
Posted in The Players Room, Tips and Tricks
Tagged Avenged Sevenfold, dave mustaine, dimebag, DIY, endorsement, LW-MUST, Megadeth, music business, pantera, Sh-13, SH-8SG, synyster gates
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The Story Of George Lynch’s Screamin’ Demon Humbucker
George Lynch’s Screamin’ Demon humbucker has been a mainstay of his sound for decades, across many different musical styles, amp rigs and guitar configurations. It’s a moderate output P.A.F. -style humbucker with extra growl. And surprisingly for a pickup that has been used to record some pretty scorching riffs, it’s actually not particularly high in output. Continue reading
Posted in Artist Interview, Backstage Pass, How
Tagged Alnico V, Dokken, ESP, George Lynch, LTD, Lynch Mob, screamin demon, Sh-1, SH-12, Sh-13, SH-14, Souls of We
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Reinventing The Steel: Dimebag Darrell’s SH-13 Dimebucker
Pantera and Damageplan’s Dimebag Darrell was one of a kind. At a time when many players were using rack systems or tube heads to achieve warm, smooth tones, he blasted out of Texas with a jagged, aggressive sound based on a solid state amplifier, an EQ and a hell of a lot of attitude. As he refined his equipment needs, Dimebag put the results of his discoveries and preferences into various pieces of signature gear. And the SH-13 Dimebucker was a key part of his search for the ultimate metal tone. Continue reading
Posted in Product News, Seymour Duncan Artists
Tagged '59 Model, Damageplan, Dean, dimebag darrell, dimebucker, pantera, Sh-1, Sh-13, Washburn
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Monte Pittman on World Tour with Madonna
When people hear about Monte Pittman the first thing they usually think is Madonna AND Prong? Monte has established himself as an incredibly versatile artist and his primary secret weapon is the guitar he designed with Jarrel Guitars called the MPS. Continue reading
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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Ultimate High-Output Pickup Comparsion
If you are looking for a high-output pickup for rock or metal, check out this comparsion demo where you can see 12 of our most popular models compared in side by side demos. Distortion 0:06 – 1:02 Full Shred 1:03 … Continue reading
Posted in Pickup Reviews, Product News
Tagged ahb-1, ahb-2, ahb-3, dimebag, keith merrow, sh-10, Sh-13, sh-16, Sh-4, sh-5, SH-6, sh-8, slipknot
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Jason Hale, founding member of Chiodos
Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Jason Hale – Chiodos Why did you choose Seymour Duncan pickups, and how did you decide what to choose? I chose Seymour Duncan pickups because I used to read a lot of guitar … Continue reading
Posted in Backstage Pass, Seymour Duncan Artists
Tagged chiodos, dimebucker, jason hale, JB, Sh-13, Sh-4
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Anberlin – Fully loaded with Duncan Pickups
Florida rockers Anberlin, known for songs like “Feel Good Drag” and “Impossible”are up to it again with the release of their fifth studio album entitled Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place. And, they are hitting the road fully … Continue reading
