Category Archives: History

Just in time for Halloween, the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop has created ten sets of “Boo-Bucker” pickups. Throughout the weekend, ten lucky winners will receive a set of these brilliant humbuckers—a Custom Shop ’78 humbucker for the bridge and a Pearly Gates humbucker for the neck—wound by the legendary Maricela “MJ” Juarez of Seymour Duncan…

The Seymour Duncan Band Gets Around The Seymour Duncan Band gets around. We’ve played all over USA, North America, Europe, Japan and Australia. But some of our most enjoyable shows are right here in our own backyard of Santa Barbara, California. Every year Santa Barbara hosts Old Spanish Days  (aka "Fiesta"), which is the biggest…

Ultimate World Guitar Exhibition, Bologna, Italy The free concert featured a bevy of world class guitarists, including our own Seymour W. Duncan along with Yngwie Malmsteen, George Lynch, Jennifer Batten, Glenn Hughes, Doug Aldrich, Ricky Portera, and Stef Burns; along with Neil Murray on bass and Gregg Bissonette on drums. Over 30,000 rabid guitar fans…

Seymour W. Duncan Clinics in Italy In May 2010, I took part in the Ultimate World Guitar Exhibition in Bologna, Italy where I performed for 30,000 people along with Yngwie Malmsteen, George Lynch, Jennifer Batten, Glenn Hughes, Doug Aldrich, Ricky Portera, and Stef Burns; with Neil Murray on bass and Gregg Bissonette on drums. As…

Cathy Carter Duncan, Seymour Duncan and Philip Gilley Philip Gilley, Executive Director of Notes for Notes, presents Seymour W. Duncan and Cathy Carter Duncan with a "Gold Record" in recognition of the Seymour Duncan company’s work with this worthy local charity. Notes for Notes operates inside the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara and…

Seymour W. Duncan Working At The Custom Shop .   Seymour W. Duncan repairs the pickups for Mexican artist Cesar Vampiro Lopez from Jaguares. Click here to watch the video.

Experience Hendrix is a biennial concert tour featuring an all-star line up of music greats paying homage to the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix. This very special concert launched on March 4, 2010, in Santa Barbara, in our own backyard. Some of the artists who performed music written and inspired by Jimi Hendrix included…

I think we have the best forum on the Internet with the best members. It’s been going strong since 1996, and the guys keep it real and keep it respectful. Lately, we’ve had guest luthiers and artists make appearances and do live question and answers with the forum members. Here’s what’s upcoming: Blues Saraceno July…

Seymour W. Duncan & Friends at NAMM 2010 .

Seymour Visits G&L Guitars in Fullerton, California .   On February 4, 2010, I had a chance to visit my friends at G&L Guitars in Fullerton, California. As most of you probably know, “G&L” stands for “George and Leo”: George is George Fullerton and Leo is the legendary Leo Fender. After Leo sold Fender to…