New Guitar Pickups 2022: ’78 Model, Green Magic and High Voltage Pickups!

Last Updated on October 5th, 2022

Seymour Duncan, a leading manufacturer of pickups, pedals, and pedal amps, is proud to showcase the best selling: the ‘78 Model, Green Magic and High Voltage humbucker pickups. These are available for order right now at seymourduncan.com and at your favorite dealer. These new guitar pickups for 2022 are quite special and have an interesting story at Seymour Duncan. Let’s dive in and read more about them.

 

’78 Model

 

Seymour Duncan '78 Model humbucker pickup in red Kramer guitar

 

In the late 70s, Seymour Duncan was well known as the go-to guy for the tone-chasers that needed something custom. Sometime in ‘78 he was given a P.A.F. with the instructions to rewind it and make it more sensitive to natural and artificial harmonics. In other words, give it the Duncan “hot wind” with a little extra. 

 

The Seymour Duncan ‘78 is loaded with an Alnico 2 magnet, wound to the exact same hot specs as that original P.A.F. rewind. The magnet and output combination lend themselves to a warm crunch with biting leads and overtone-laden tapped runs. 

 

If you’re a tone-chasing player who wants the classic hard rockin’ rhythm crunch, articulate picked harmonics for your tapped solos and whammy bar acrobatics, the ’78 Model is what you need. 

 

Order the ’78 Model here.

 

Green Magic

 

Seymour Duncan Green Magic humbucker pickup set with nickel covers in sunburst Les Paul guitar

 

Guitarists have long sought out the lonesome hollow blues rock tones that emerged in the late 60’s. For one guitarist, his signature tone was achieved as the result of a fortunate accident – a pickup with a magnet installed backwards and out of phase.  

 

With these humbuckers you’ll get the classic neck and bridge tones as expected, but when you activate both Green Magics you’ll get the clarity and expressiveness generally associated with single coils. The Green Magic set recreates this magical out of phase sound by flipping the neck pickup’s magnet to reverse the phase when combined with the bridge pickup. They are also voiced for the classic era, warm and expressive with the perfect balance of clarity. 

 

For any guitarist wanting to expand the versatility of their guitar and capture the authentic tones of blues rock’s golden era with a touch of the supernatural, get the Green Magic set. 

 

Order the Green Magic here.

 

High Voltage

 

Seymour Duncan High Voltage humbucker pickup set with nickel covers in red Gibson SG guitar

 

The Seymour Duncan High Voltage pickups were designed for players that are looking for the perfect balance between hard rocking tone and crystal clear cleans. Powerful chords, low end legato riffage and generally expressive tight rhythms on one end and screaming, sustaining leads on the other.  

 

The High Voltage humbuckers are a nod to the old school with the familiar Alnico 2 magnets, but they are wound for a bit more aggressive voicing that creates a noticeable sonic distance. The bridge pickup is degaussed in this calibrated set that delivers a very balanced tone. 

 

If you’re looking for your full gamut of classic hard rocking tone to come from your pickups and amps more so than pedals, this is the set for you! 

 

Order the High Voltage here.

 


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Founded in Santa Barbara in 1976 by Seymour and Cathy Duncan, Seymour Duncan makes guitar & bass pickups, effects pedals and pedal amps for musicians around the globe.

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