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Seymour Duncan makes a great pickup even better as it gives the Phat Cat P-90 the Silencer treatment
By Jonathan Horsley published
Available in Vintage and Hot bridge pickup configurations, with nickel or gold coverings, these would make for a compelling non-invasive mod to the Les Paul or SG in your life

Gibson wants to give you a good excuse to upgrade your guitar with 7 new pickup options
By Rob Laing published
Additions to the Modern and Original series

Seymour Duncan launches alt.metal Blackout humbucker – the ultimate mod for low-end riffmongers?
By Jonathan Horsley published
Available for six or seven-string guitars, the alt.metal Blackout is literally built to chug, for players who tune to C# or lower

“The Nomads can get super heavy without any unwanted spikiness, but also respect the original early ‘50s tele tones”: Rabea Massaad and Bare Knuckle team-up again for signature Telecaster pickup set
By Jonathan Horsley published
Massaad’s Nomad single-coils are for the Telecaster player that wants to split the difference between modern high-gain and clean and classic

4 guitar upgrades we're considering in Fender's mod-friendly official parts and pickups sale - save up to 20%
By Matt McCracken published
Looking to make some upgrades to your current guitar? This is what we'd pick from this limited-time sale at the official Fender shop

Someone put Gibson's $1,000 PAF humbucker pickups in a $400 guitar
By Rob Laing published
An interesting comparison

NAMM 2024: LR Baggs launches lightweight sticker-mounted HiFi Duet acoustic guitar pickup and mic system, promising “a new era in acoustic guitar amplification”
By Jonathan Horsley published
This year's NAMM has been good for the modders already, and now the acoustic player has a top-quality non-invasive option for amplified performance from the latest in the Hi-Fi series

NAMM 2024: "The most accurate recreations of the legendary Patent Applied For humbucker pickups ever made" – Gibson is selling '1959' PAFs
By Rob Laing published
The '59 sound for $999

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
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Black Dahlia Murder guitarist says the Dyad “offers a chewier, mid-range focused sound for guitarists looking for more body out of their instrument in standard tunings”
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