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Seymour Duncan teams up with Dino Cazares for signature Machete humbuckers – and their versatility might surprise you
By Jonathan Horsley published
Available for six or seven-string guitars, the Machete is the same high-powered heavy-hitter Cazares uses in his signature Ormsby guitar, and is all about power and clarity

Best acoustic guitar pickups 2025: electrify your acoustic for stage, studio and sound fx – our top picks for all budgets
By Simon Fellows last updated
Looking to perform live, record in a studio or hook up your acoustic guitar to some dazzling effects? Then fitting a quality pickup is the best upgrade you can make

Gibson cooks up “holy grail” PAF mojo with the 1959 Humbucker Collector’s Edition Series 3 – the ultimate Les Paul tone hack?
By Jonathan Horsley published
Limited to 1,000 units, available exclusively direct from Gibson, this PAF humbucker set has been reverse engineered to give you golden era tone – and they even ship in a brown Lifton case

“The legendary JB tone, now reimagined for Telecasters”: Seymour Duncan might just have dropped this year’s must-have Tele mod
By Jonathan Horsley published
One of the greatest rock humbuckers of all all-time, slimmed down to single-coil size to drop into your Tele's bridge position. Meet the JB Jr For Tele

Seymour Duncan expands Joe Bonamassa range with humbucker set based on pickups from his ‘Bolin Burst’ Les Paul
By Jonathan Horsley published
Like JoBo says, got a cheap Les Paul? Give it a high-end power-up with a pair of replica humbuckers from his iconic Bolin Burst, fresh out the custom shop – and the first 500 sets come signed

"It's unlike any humbucker I've tried before": Gibson Tony Iommi Signature Humbucker review
By Rob Laing published
Gibson's first-ever signature pickup artist returns with a humbucker that could be a dark horse

Seymour Duncan celebrates Spinal Tap sequel with custom pickup that has an “eye-watering” 111K DCR
By Jonathan Horsley published
But what will this monster one-off pickup sound like – and will we ever see it in production?

“It’s analogous to Napster”: Brian Wampler on threat of digital disruption to pedal and tube amp market
By Jonathan Horsley published
One of the most respected names in pedal designs wrestles with the threat of digital disruption and says stompbox brands need to move with the times
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