1.0Seymour Duncanhttps://www.seymourduncan.comSarvesh Tiwarihttps://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/author/seymourduncanWhat are the specifications for a patent applied for humbucker? - Seymour Duncanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bbGCPoo02A"><a href="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd/what-are-the-specifications-for-a-patent-applied-for-humbucker">What are the specifications for a patent applied for humbucker?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd/what-are-the-specifications-for-a-patent-applied-for-humbucker/embed#?secret=bbGCPoo02A" width="600" height="338" title="“What are the specifications for a patent applied for humbucker?” — Seymour Duncan" data-secret="bbGCPoo02A" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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This is the nickname given to the original Gibson Humbucking pickup designed by Seth E. Lover. The patent was filed on June 22, 1955 and granted on July 28, 1959. The actual pickup patent number for the pickup is 2,896,491. On the patent application it’s called a “MAGNETIC PICKUP FOR STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT”. Some of...