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Finding a guitar tech can be a daunting process. Have you ever gone into a music store as a newbie and asked a question about something about your guitar, only to be met with a snarky response? This is quite a common occurrence in the guitar world, sadly. I remember buying a BC Rich Warlock…

Find the perfect gift for the guitarist in your life.   Need tone for the holidays? You aren’t alone. Buying guitar pickups for a loved one (or even for yourself) can be a daunting task. However, that’s why we at Seymour Duncan have put together this Holiday Gift Guide for 2022. Using the information in…

The current world of guitar is a strange one indeed. The charts are dominated by synthesizers – even the rock charts – yet guitar is as popular as ever. Some might even say more popular. There are even more guitar heroes than ever before. Don’t see them? You’re still looking for them on MTV, the…

There really is only one guitar tone that defines hard rock. The sound straddles the line between bluesy clarity and cranked Marshall grind. It wrote the book on anthemic riffs, electrifying solos, and a no-nonsense attitude. And it’s the heart and soul of the Seymour Duncan High Voltage humbucker set. Inspired by the tones roaring…

To say our dealer network is important would be a massive understatement. We couldn’t do what we do without them. From one-on-one interactions to their excellent online content, they ensure you always have access to your favorite Seymour Duncan products. In honor of their hard work, we wanted to spotlight a few of our friends,…

Learning how to use the Seymour Duncan PowerStage pedal amplifiers will help you get the most from your tone. With a few simple – and familiar – connections, these diminutive tone machines push out a ton of musical power while simplifying complicated setups. They are as useful for straight-in guitar players as pedalboard users and…

Legendary guitar tones often come by breaking the rules. A perfect example was when a 1960s guitarist – with an incorrectly installed magnet in the neck humbucker – stumbled upon a genre-changing, hollow, mid-forward sound. That sound is still iconic, and we captured it in the Seymour Duncan Green Magic humbucking pickup set. At their…

Guitar tone was in the middle of a massive shift throughout the 1970s. Especially the late ‘70s. With the advent of hard rock and metal, players were pushing their amps harder than ever before. They wanted more distortion, more harmonics, longer sustain, and electrifying touch response. It wasn’t long before they needed new pickups to…

We’re fortunate to be able to say we’ve built quite a few pickups since moving into our first 12x15ft. warehouse in Santa Barbara in the 1970s. It’s our pleasure to help generations of guitar heroes achieve their sound in rock, blues, jazz, punk, prog, psychedelic and country music, plus all the subgenres—math rock, metalcore, fusion,…

Strings don’t always get a lot of love—there aren’t too many demo videos about the best guitar strings, and you can’t flip ‘em on the secondhand market like guitars, pedals and amps—but stringing your instrument with the ideal materials and gauge for your needs is an easy way to improve the sound and feel of…