<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Seymour-duncan ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tag/seymour-duncan Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:23:24 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Seymour Duncan unveils MortalCoil active humbucker set, a multi-voiced pairing featuring the crushing new MC1 plus classic JB and Jazz humbucker voicings – will it dethrone Fishman as metal’s state-of-the-art pickup? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/seymour-duncan-mortal-coil-multi-voiced-active-humbuckers scJV63BU4MSyfFrRk8AAun Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:23:24 +0000 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The SG that I had at the Ozzy gig, that guitar needed a louder pickup but I still wanted that true-to-life guitar sound that I like”: Slash and Seymour Duncan dial up the raunch with the Guns N’ Roses legend’s signature 3.0 humbuckers ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/seymour-duncan-slash-3-0-signature-humbucker-pickups C6tr2JqtBpXnRrU4j9BTt8 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:13:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When we were finished gouging it with screwdrivers, spraying blops of paint on it, dragging it around the yard, and banging it on the driveway, we hung it up in a tree”: Adrian Belew on how he and Seymour Duncan made one of the first relic’d guitars ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/adrian-belew-seymour-duncan-first-relicd-guitar-stratocaster XFRMTKQDYGdf3b8yqgSukn Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:30:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The legendary JB tone, now reimagined for Telecasters”: Seymour Duncan might just have dropped this year’s must-have mod for your Fender Telecaster ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/seymour-duncan-jb-jr-for-tele-electric-guitar-pickup JbZdSUGiD64Dbi2q3vPBBZ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:53:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can turn an Epiphone into the Tommy Bolin Burst!”: Seymour Duncan expands Joe Bonamassa signature pickup range with a humbucker set based on the PAFs from his 1960 ‘Bolin Burst’ Les Paul Standard ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/seymour-duncan-custom-shop-joe-bonamassa-bolin-burst-humbucker-pickup-set a7zaasBf5AtKXqsHZwbM3F Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:19:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It has one of the highest outputs of any passive humbucker, ever”: Seymour Duncan celebrates imminent release of Spinal Tap sequel with a custom pickup – and it has an “eye-watering” DCR reading of 111K ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/spinal-tap-seymour-duncan-humbucker-pickup ZXGJ3beQVFaeRiSVJ5YppS Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:49:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Under the cover is a new hum-cancelling technology that preserves that single-coil Jazzmaster tone with no noise”: Seymour Duncan unveils the Jazzmaster Silencer, drop-in pickups to soup up your offset ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/seymour-duncan-jazzmaster-silencer-hum-cancelling-pickups-available-in-vintage-or-hot 2MTtEpMACshaWfRLpjFQ3N Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:59:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The ‘gray bottoms’ have a little more high output – they have a punchier sound to them”: Joe Bonamassa and Seymour Duncan put pre-CBS tones on the menu with “Greenburst” Stratocaster pickup set ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/joe-bonamassa-seymour-duncan-greenburst-stratocaster-pickup-set K8JB4sGDVCP6nwuw8FJwKd Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:28:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Each C-1 Ink Bomb is uniquely hand-splattered, making every guitar a one-of-a-kind masterpiece”: Schecter drops a Jackson Pollock-inspired electric with Seymour Duncan Blackouts for alt-metal adventure ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/each-c-1-ink-bomb-is-uniquely-hand-splattered-making-every-guitar-a-one-of-a-kind-masterpiece-schecter-drops-a-jackson-pollock-inspired-electric-with-seymour-duncan-blackouts-for-alt-metal-adventure wysEzVdbpKeaHKjziVPu96 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:30:43 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “These are very touch-sensitive and very dynamic”: Give your Tele a tone makeover fit for a blues superstar with the Seymour Duncan Joe Bonamassa 1950 Broadcaster pickup set ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/these-are-very-touch-sensitive-and-very-dynamic-give-your-tele-a-tone-makeover-fit-for-a-blues-superstar-with-the-seymour-duncan-joe-bonamassa-1950-broadcaster-pickup-set tj2CZZyDW2mx2QRBftMuwe Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:49:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “From scorching lead guitar to his own line of hot sauces, Billy Gibbons has never been afraid of a little extra heat”: Seymour Duncan and the ZZ Top frontman team up for some blazing new pickups for your Telecaster and Les Paul ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/from-scorching-lead-guitar-to-his-own-line-of-hot-sauces-billy-gibbons-has-never-been-afraid-of-a-little-extra-heat-seymour-duncan-and-the-zz-top-frontman-team-up-for-some-blazing-new-pickups-for-your-telecaster-and-les-paul DTRRS3g2S2AfaJPmJbKR3J Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:21:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Supercharged to meet the needs of the world’s most demanding players”: Jackson expands American Series with the Virtuoso HT – a high-performance bolt-on electric with a Hipshot hardtail bridge and Seymour Duncan humbuckers ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jackson-virtuoso-hardtail-usa-made-electric-guitar HSrCknRfVcXvzJ3sGSKn94 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:41:22 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Enjoy classic P-90 tone without the noise and without major guitar surgery!”: Seymour Duncan makes a great pickup even better as it gives the humbucker-sized Phat Cat the Silencer treatment ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/seymour-duncan-launches-phat-cat-p90-silencer-electric-guitar-pickups nPrTEsAWHiT8KERpg2VcH6 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:13:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Whether laying down scorching leads or simmering rhythm licks, these pickups ensure fiery country tone without the vintage hum”: Seymour Duncan serves up tasty Hot Chicken Strat and Tele pickups for modern country players ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/seymour-duncan-launches-hot-chicken-strat-and-tele-single-coil-sets-for-contemporary-country-guitar X56kMKyQDVRWbEwq4bcjuS Tue, 14 May 2024 14:47:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Enhance the low-end tightness, along with adding top-end bite without harshness”: Seymour Duncan launches alt.metal Blackout humbucker – the ultimate mod for low-end riffmongers? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/seymour-duncan-launches-the-alt-metal-blackout-humbucker-pickup vAB8PMQqUfQjtoD4q8CnaK Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:48:13 +0000 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:48:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I can only say I am 1,000% happy with the end result”: Seymour Duncan and Eric Gales team up for a pickup set to give your S-style a “perfect balance of vintage warmth and modern clarity” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/seymour-duncan-eric-gales-signature-strat-single-coil-pickup-set qWwZJjv5MNDp8rkYia9Zj4 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:20:38 +0000 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:47:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seymour Duncan and Brandon Ellis team up for the Dyad Parallel Axis, a high-output humbucker that proves you don’t need active pickups for gnarly metal tone ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/seymour-duncan-releases-brandon-ellis-signature-dyad-parrallel-axis-humbucker Kg2rV6Djy5znTDG7FrRDnU Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:37:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jackson's second guitar in its American Series is the new Virtuoso ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jacksons-second-guitar-in-its-american-series-is-the-virtuoso 2wzbY6mAE9TZmLr8PxYCc8 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:48:01 +0000 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:28:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Epiphone and Adam Jones unveil ‘Sensation’ – the latest Silverburst Les Paul Custom from the Tool guitarist’s Art Collection series ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/epiphone-adam-jones-les-paul-custom-art-collection-sensation-korin-fraught TTmNf79za9guugDghWxHyP Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:35:51 +0000 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:28:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2023: Give your electric guitar the ultimate GNR pickup upgrade with Seymour Duncan’s new Slash 2.0 humbucker set ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/seymour-duncan-slash-v2-signature-humbuckers diBGgT8s8V2BY9QjrcnKET Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:41:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2023: Create custom pickup configurations on your phone and mod your guitar in real time with the Seymour Duncan HyperSwitch ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/seymour-duncan-hyperswitch TXfy8Dt9meZQXoyzWpBrFk Wed, 12 Apr 2023 12:05:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seymour Duncan unveils a trio of humbuckers to help you nail Eddie Van Halen, Angus Young and Peter Green’s tone ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/seymour-duncan-eddie-van-halen-peter-green-acdc enqiHq6569UVWgYwxY4DZ4 Fri, 06 May 2022 13:45:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail Deluxe ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/seymour-duncan-vapor-trail-deluxe egzcNdtvepEhEboe9QYgUc Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:50:42 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:06:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seymour Duncan winds Brad Paisley a secret weapon for his Esquire ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/seymour-duncan-winds-brad-paisley-a-secret-weapon-for-his-esquire wdKRqhbFBAp3xLB2kHurs9 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:42:04 +0000 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:44:29 +0000