Alnico II Pro™ HB

$115.00

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Iconic voiced humbucker pickups (APH-1) that deliver classic rock and blues tones loved by millions.

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Magnet: Alnico 2

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Description

Our Alnico 2 Pro humbucker pickups will instantly turn your guitar into a true bluesbreaker. The Alnico 2 Pro Humbucker neck uses the soft treble attack and low string pull of an alnico 2 bar magnet, combined with a special vintage output coil wind to create a warm, sweet tone that is smooth and full, with tons of natural sustain. The highs sound thick and really sing, while the lows are warm and buttery, giving you a pickup that is very sensitive to pick attack.

 

The Alnico 2 Pro bridge humbucker’s highs are articulate and smooth, and the lows are warm and spongy. Combined with a high gain tube amp, the overdriven tone is expressive and soulful. For over 25 years Slash has been the champion of this pickup and used them exclusively on Appetite for Destruction, which has gone on to become the biggest selling debut album of all time.

 

Hand built in Santa Barbara, CA, the Alnico 2 Pro humbucker pickups use an alnico 2 bar magnet, nickel silver bottom plate, 4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options, and are wax potted for squeal free operation. The bridge humbucker is available in standard humbucker or Trembucker spacing.

Wiring & Dimensions

Dimensions specs: 6-String Humbucker

Dimensions specs: 6-String Trembucker

For wiring diagrams, click here.

The E.Q. chart gives you a general idea as to the bass, mids and treble of each pickup position

Trembucker

  • B

  • M

  • T

Neck

  • B

  • M

  • T

Bridge

  • B

  • M

  • T

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Hand Built in California. Period Correct. Every Time.

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If you’re not 100% pleased with the sound of your Seymour Duncan pickups, you can exchange them for up to 21 days after purchase. This offer applies to any pickups bought from an authorized Seymour Duncan dealer in the USA.



Customer Reviews

5
Based on 48 reviews
Lawn G.

I love Seymour Duncan pickups

I love Seymour Duncan pickups as they have the best tone and clear sound.

Published date
01/15/25
Mark A.

Haven't assembled the guitar yet. . .

Haven't assembled the guitar yet. . .

Published date
12/23/24
Jackson S.

Simply put, these are the

Simply put, these are the quintessential humbuckers. All those tones that made us want to play guitar in the first place. These pick ups will get you there. For me that was Appetite For Destruction as a 12 year-old kid, these pick ups are it.

Published date
11/04/24
David A.

The Alinco II Pro™HB’s are

The Alinco II Pro™HB’s are a great addition to my PRS SE. The stock pickups just didn’t cut it and made it an unplayable guitar and put it on the bench. After installing the Alinco II Pro™ HB this guitar is on fire! I love it!

Published date
10/30/24
Carter L.

Love the Alnico 2 Pro’s.

Love the Alnico 2 Pro’s. They sound absolutely amazing and look so cool in Zebra and reverse zebra in my Trans Amber LP. And a BIG thank you to Dennis and the guys who helped me trouble shoot some wiring issues I was having.

Published date
04/26/24
David B.

Had these pickups in another

Had these pickups in another of my guitars so I wanted to have them consistent across my guitars

Published date
04/22/24
Michael h.

Sound great very bright I

Sound great very bright I think they'll work for me they sound really good

Published date
03/26/24
Duane T.

Installed them on my PRS

Installed them on my PRS SE Custom 22 Semi Hollowbody. Instant tone upgrade. Love them!

Published date
03/11/24
Jason R.

I’ve got this in several

I’ve got this in several guitars and it’s balance , clarity and warmth is perfect

Published date
01/09/24
Mark B.

Exactly what I was wanting to hear

I put the APH-1n and the TB APH-1B in a Schecter C-1 FR. Amazing sounds, rocking and clean. Excellent natural sustain. I used the pup height suggestion under the Forum and it was just the right balance. The 14" neck radius is really fast, but the notes are very articulated. I was surprised at how it brings out the subtle dynamics in the delay settings. Easy to install, should've done this years ago.

Published date
12/04/23
Samuel A.

Fabulous and very natural sound

I have tried many brands and models and I definitely stick with these. Sound with very rich natural compression. Personally, I would have liked the one on the bridge to have more output.

Published date
11/14/23
Wesley G.

Love these pickups... Added to

Love these pickups... Added to my SG and they sound great. This is my second install of Alnico 2 Pro Humbuckers. Great sound.... Excellent install instructions and documentation, as well.

Published date
10/09/23
James P.

It is perfect! Just the

It is perfect! Just the thing I needed. Thank you.

Published date
08/24/23
Damian S.

Awesome pickup

Awesome pickup

Published date
07/19/23
David C.

Fit my sg clone with

Fit my sg clone with no problems a little more towards the bass end of the spectrum then I had expected but still sounds great. Clean sounds really good as well as a nice classic rock sound I have paired it with a dimebucker so I have a nice range of tone to play with

Published date
07/03/23
Rick T.

My new Go-To Pickups!

I'm a long time Hot Rodded Humbucker set guy when I build guitars. They are great, reliable and "used" to be my favorite until I ended up with a used set of Alnico II Pro's. WOW! The sustain on these things are insane! I describe them as "Hairy" HrH's. Now I only want to use these in builds!

Published date
05/26/23
Derrick S.

Awesome

Awesome

Published date
05/15/23
Flavio F.

Aph -1 the best

Partendo dal fatto che . Ogni pick up seymour duncan ,è una garanzia di qualità . Ma questi in particolare sono i miei preferiti . Molto orientati verso gli anni 80. Super definiti . Meglio anche degli aph-2 secondo me . E li ho entrambi . Mi sono così tanto piaciuti che ho preso 3 set per le mie chitarre , e ad ognuna a cui li ho montati ,hanno fatto un enorme salto di qualità . Sono pickup che suonano proprio da Appetite for Destruction

Published date
04/15/23
Nick F.

SD Alnico II Pro HB

SD Alnico II Pro HB neck is a great pick up. It is a bit more rounded than the "59 (which also sounds great, but the '59 definitely has more note separation). The Pro II has more rounded notes so jazz runs tend to blend together much better than the '59. Pick up height is also important to get the most out of any PU, for the Pro II I run them down almost even with the mounting ring. I also remove the 6th string pole screw, and that evens out the bass a lot better, for me any way. Based on the quality of the product and quality of the sound, Seymour got these two pick ups right, you can't go wrong.

Published date
02/11/23
William L.

Love this in the neck

Love this in the neck of my PRS Santana SE - far superior to the OEM pup.

Published date
01/01/23
Jeff H.

Warmth, sustain with clarity

I play mostly clean guitar and these pickups have the perfect soundscape for the kind of music I play - worship, jazz, R&B, etc. They also sound great with overdrive. The Alnico II magnets also impart a tube like slight compression that works very well with solid state amps.

Published date
12/25/22
Kenneth B.

Versatile pickups with low string

Versatile pickups with low string pull as advertised. Seems to result in a natural sound.

Published date
11/17/22
William W.

Buttery rich leads, which is

Buttery rich leads, which is what I want out of the neck pickup in a Les Paul.

Published date
09/12/22
Jack W.

Please pick up deliver the

Please pick up deliver the tone I was looking for

Published date
09/08/22
Raul F.

Great Pickup

Great Pickup

Published date
08/02/22
Gabriel C.

Sounds great! Simple to understand

Sounds great! Simple to understand even with odd wiring configurations.

Published date
05/11/22
David M.

Killer tone !!!!

Killer tone !!!!

Published date
03/11/22
Hiroshi V.

Worth every penny.

Worth every penny.

Published date
03/10/22
derik

blusey eiyh warm

great sustain

Published date
01/08/22
Alfredo S.

Great website and pickups. Don’t

Great website and pickups. Don’t like brand name showing on some pickups.

Published date
01/04/22
Matthew D.

Amazing!!!

I fought finding a tone I liked for months with a new guitar and after a couple different sets of pickups landed on these and holy hell these things are SWEET!

Published date
01/01/22
C.L. S.

SD Alnico 2 Pro set

I purchased the set of the Alnico 2 Pro for one of my ESP LTD EC-256 guitars.Sweet thick soulful tone oozes out of these pickups!!! Warm, articulate but not shrill.Great for clean Jazz and Blues tones but can get thick soulful searing lead tones........ala Gary Moore "Still got the Blues" type of tones. These are awesome pickups and will do any guitar justice for upgrades.

Published date
12/31/21
Louie C.

I have loved your products

I have loved your products ever since I purchased my first pickup in 1997.

Published date
12/16/21
Simon F.

Delicious and sophisticated pickup... adults

Delicious and sophisticated pickup... adults only.

Published date
12/12/21
James M.

A very clean/bright pickup to

A very clean/bright pickup to replace the stock pickup that came in my Hagstrom Viking Dlx.

Published date
12/06/21
Ethan R.

They are good

They are good

Published date
10/13/21
Athel C.

The neck pickup is real

The neck pickup is real boomey on the e and a string and the bridge pickup is super bright. Not really the sound I am looking for but now I will have to make do. Probably the guitar as much as the pickups.

Published date
09/18/21
Roger W.

Faster shipping than during the

Faster shipping than during the pandemic

Published date
08/01/21
Mark1 B.

Great pickup that thing ROCKS!THANKS

Great pickup that thing ROCKS!THANKS

Published date
07/26/21
Kemel T.

Great service! The pickups delivered

Great service! The pickups delivered exactly what I expected!

Published date
04/23/21
Keith V.

Really like this pickup for

Really like this pickup for the neck. Clean and clear - almost a strat-like clean sound with more depth. Classy. I find I'm really enjoying alnico II pickups.

Published date
04/09/21
Jay G.

Sounds great! A little darker

Sounds great! A little darker than the Slash pickups. Could be the covers or the guitar but rolls the highs off just a little. Better in my opinion.

Published date
03/20/21
Matthew B.

I haven't put the pickup

I haven't put the pickup in, yet. I bought it to hot rod my new "Fire Fly LP", But they looks great. I got the gold mesh cover. And I know it will sound amazing, It's a Seymour Duncan.

Published date
03/17/21
Desi

Perfect For a PRS

I bought these pickups from Reverb but wanted to leave a review here. I tried several different kinds of pickups in my PRS DGT before settling on the APH1 set. The original DGT pickups are great and part of what sold me on the guitar, but over time I realized they weren’t ideal for me. They were too hot and too thick. I wanted something with lower output, something that sounded more traditional, and something that would fit in a mix better. The DGT pickups might accomplish this better with the volume rolled back and played through real amps, but I use the Kemper Profiling Amplifier exclusively and I wasn't satisfied with how the Kemper and DGT worked together. I tried various Seymour Duncan pickups. The 59 set was too thin, the JB/Jazz combo was too hot and too spikey in the upper mids, but the Alnico II Pro APH1 set was just right. I found my Goldilocks pickups and I couldn’t be happier. I play classic rock, blues, pop, and worship music. These pickups work well for all these styles. I can’t comment on how well they work for metal because I don’t play metal. I chose the APH1s over the Slash’s APH2s because I didn’t want the Slash set’s added mids. By the way, I put the SH-1 59 pickups in my PRS McCarty 594 and they sound fantastic. I think the two-piece bridge on the 594 gives the sound more depth. The trem system on the DGT lacks that depth which is why I didn’t like the 59s in the DGT. The APH1s pair very nicely with the PRS trem system, in my option. They don’t sound too bright and they fill in nicely with the perfect amount of mids.

Published date
01/18/21
Richard

Appetite for Duncan

This pickup really nails the Sweet Child o Mine lead tone. Crisp, warm, smooth and rich, this is an excellent choice for a neck pickup.

Published date
12/18/20
Brian E.

Best PUP for my HSS Strat

I tried Pearly Gates cause I’d heard so much about that one, and the lil 59, and the JB but they all have too much top end sizzle. I called SD and explained what I was looking for and Dennis steared me right 🙂 SO NICE WHEN I GET TO TALK WITH REAL PEOPLE. This pickup blends really well (very PAF) with the hot Texas special at the neck.

Published date
12/04/20
Justin B.

Exactly what I was looking for

This humbucker leaves nothing to be desired.

Published date
12/04/20
Jody C.

I’ve purchased Seymour Duncan pickups

I’ve purchased Seymour Duncan pickups for every guitar I’ve ever owned. Duncan Custom ( strat bridge) JB ( G&L bridge) AFD Slash set ( Les Paul ) and now a set of Alnico II pro ( PRS ) love them all. All lefty

Published date
10/10/20

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