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After the Burial, the band known for their technical eight string guitar proficiency, is releasing a new album. This much anticipated work of brutal art entitled In Dreams will be available on Nov. 23. Guitar masters Justin and Trent some how managed to out do themselves again in creating a masterpiece that will wake the…

Check out Hedras Ramos Jr. who took second place in the Ziua Chitarelor 3 guitar competition. For those of you who don’t know, the Ziua Chitarelor competition in Romania is one of the greatest guitar competitions in Europe. This 18 year old guitar prodigy hails from Guatemala and has caught the attention of guitar greats…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups   Hedras Ramos Jr. Hedras Ramos Jr. is an 18 year old guitar prodigy from Guatemala. His playing style and technique has caught the attention of many great players including Michael Lee Firkins and Jennifer Batten. Recently Hedras took second place in the guitar competition Ziua Chitarelor 3 held Bucharest.  He plays 7 string Halo guitars out…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Kenny Lewis Superstar Brad Paisley has delivered one of the year’s hottest country events with his H2O World Tour. Now Paisley’s live chops are on display as performances from the tour are featured on the new double-disc Hits Alive which hits the streets November 2, 2010. The album includes…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Vernon Neilly Multi award winning guitarist/producer/actor and long time Seymour Duncan endorser Vernon Neilly recently returned from a successful South America tour where he performed concerts, did TV performances, and taught master classes. He is pictured above performing and giving a master class on recording and production techniques to…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Patrick – Weezer From the seminal hits “Buddy Holly” and “Beverly Hills” to their latest album Hurley, Weezer has been been making great music to rock out for more than 15 years. With a worldwide following of dedicated fans, their sound has, to many, become the definition of what…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Paul Popov – Defect Designer   A conversation with Paul Popov from across the globe. Do you prefer passive or active pickups? PP: “Actually I am rather a fan of active pickups. My playing style and style of music I play is prioritized using active pickups… but this time…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Lukas Previn – Thursday   Lukas Previn is one hard working musician. As the touring bassist for Thursday to touring and recording with The United Nations and Acid Tiger, and soon embarking on La Dispute’s October/November tour, Lukas needs versatility in his tone and chooses the Seymour Duncan SH-4…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Silverstein   Neil Boshart of Silverstein knows that great electric guitar tone starts with the pickups. Of course he went straight to Seymour Duncan for his pickups. “My guitars would never sound as good without my Duncans,” exclaims Neil. “If my guitars were living beings, my Duncans would be…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Slash Returns to America   After months of playing nightly sold out gigs all over Asia and Australia, on a cool night in late-August 2010, Slash & Company brought their hard hitting guitar show back to American terra firma and the historic Warfield Theater. Evan Skopp, our Head of…