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Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Gus G. Checks In from Ozzfest Our Head of Artist Relations, Evan Skopp, caught up with Gus backstage at Ozzfest recently. While playing with Ozzy, Gus is rocking with Blackouts pickups in all of his guitars including the new Gus G Signature Model. About these amazing pickups Gus says,…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups C.J. Pierce Drowning Pool has been an Ozzfest mainstay over the last decade. And Seymour Duncan pickups have been a mainstay in guitarist and backing vocalist C.J. Pierce’s B.C. Rich guitars for years. C.J. rocks with a Custom Custom in the bridge position and a ’59 Model in the…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Metal Mike Chlasciak of HALFORD   Head of Artist Relations, Evan Skopp, spends some time with Metal Mike backstage at Ozzfest 2010. How’s Ozzfest been going so far? Any stories? MM: Ozzfest is incredible! I mean there is so much talent all in one day. You get Zakk’s BLS,…

  Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Ryan Wombacher, bassist for Bleeding Through, on Basslines Ryan Wombacher, bassist for Bleeding Through, talks about using the Basslines SJB-5s in all of his custom basses. “I am using the SJB-5 passive single coil pickups for a 5 string jazz bass,” says Ryan. “They are a great thick…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Big Head Todd and the Monsters This Colorado-based band has been around for over 24 years playing their blues-based rock to legions of loyal audiences. According to singer-songwriter-guitarist Todd Park Mohr, “I still use the Twin Tube Blue as the only overdrive in my very simple board: Twin Tube…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Clif Norrell – Producer, Engineer & Mixer (Sting, Weezer, Rush, Miley Cyrus) “I mix a lot of live recordings where the only acoustic guitar track provided to me is a horrible sounding DI, and the Mama Bear is the only way I can get a result I am happy…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Nate Morris – (Guitarist for Polar Bear Club) Nate, guitarist for Polar Bear Club knows what it takes to get good tone…Seymour Duncan pickups. “All I need to get the tone I love is a JB Model in the bridge and a Jazz Model in the neck. It’s a…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Filter Platinum rockers, Filter will drop their fifth studio album, The Trouble With Angels, in August, 2010. Filter founder Richard Patrick has taken Angels to the next level both lyrically and musically, employing some of the best in the business for the upcoming tour. The live band features Patrick…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Jeri Jones / Blame Sally Blame Sally is the mostly all-female San Francisco-based collection of singer-songwriter-musicians. According to Dirty Linen magazine, they combine, “…lush electric and acoustic instrumental textures with sensuous harmonies and intriguing original compositions.” According to Evan Skopp, who caught their recent concert in the park show…

Seymour Duncan Artist and Their Pickups Steve Miller and Los Lobos in Santa Barbara Steve Miller at the Santa Barbara Bowl Both David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos, as well as the legendary Steve Miller, have been long time customers of the Seymour Duncan company and the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop in particular….