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Here is a sampling of some of the new guitars announced at NAMM that feature Seymour Duncan pickups. From Schecter, the Blackjack SLS series: From Godin Guitars, the CORE featuring a model with Seymour Duncan P90’s. From Jarrell Guitars, the Monte Pittman Signature line. CJ Pierce of Drowning Pool shows us his new Eagle Gold…

Preston Reed has long been recgnoized as a pioneering acoustic guitar player, with his two handed integrated percussive approach turning a guitar into a symphony and amazing people who are surprised that so many sounds could be created at once, by one man. As with many things, seeing and hearing is believing. At a young age,…

We had a great time at NAMM this year being able to meet so many people, having some great jams and showing off some of our new products! Here was our booth: Over to the left of this picture is the tone bar, which can be seen in more detail below. It was stocked and…

Bruce Kulick, who was the lead guitarist for KISS spanning 12 years, has returned to Australia for a series of clinics celebrating the music of KISS and bringing some great songs from Revenge and other albums that were never played live in Australia. Bruce is seen here signing autographs for fans. Jamming out a KISS…

Tone Fiend has just announced a new website designed to be a place where you can share and learn closely guarded tone secrets. In preperation of its launch, Joe Gore went out to many well known artists and asked them to share some of their closely held tone secrets. Once players submit a secret, they…

After nearly 30 years since his last national TV appearance, blues legend Johnny Winter has returned to television with his guitarist Paul Nelson for a performance on the Late Show with David Letterman. Check out the video below to watch the performance. Johnny Winter uses SM-1n and SM-1b Vintage Mini Humbuckers in the Firebird®, SSL-1 Vintage Staggered…

Prestigious music publication Vintage Guitar has announced that our co-founder, Seymour W. Duncan, will be the 2011 Hall of Fame inductee in the “Innovator” category. The results will be announced in the magazine’s March, 2012 issue. Seymour is joining the ranks of such industry pioneers as Leo Fender of Fender Musical Instruments, Orville Gibson of…

We would like to welcome our new artists for November who have joined the quest for perfect tone. Brandon Ellis (guitar): Arsis Eddie Heedles (guitar), Eric Morgan (bass): A Pale Horse Named Death Rob Espinosa (guitar): It’s a Beautiful Day

On November 26th, the next stage of interplanetary exploration is set to take place with the launch of the Mars Science Laboratory. Following the successful rover steps of Spirit & Opportunity, the Mars Science Laboratory is a vastly upgraded and larger rover that is designed to peer deeper into the mysteries of the red planet. While Spirit & Opportunity descended using parachutes and…

Ola Englund is no stranger to the brutal sounds of high output metal and has become a well known shredder from his powerful YouTube videos, large online following and his band Feared who have just released a new album. This week, we talk with Ola about his music and what inspires him to write. How…